2026 taxable assessment $1,237,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $1,276,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Mixed-use report
112 S 12th St
4 stories · 5,273 sqft · CMX5 · built 1900
Absentee individual · assessed $1.2M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $1.3M · 4 licensed units. On the 100 block of S 12th St.
Property summary
Assessment$1,237,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $1,276,000
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$17,318/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits11Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open2 historical across 1 case
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OPA 8710101502026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.
View supporting records →"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Why it mattersPhiladelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Singer David Tr
- Tax mailing address
- 1117 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- 1524805
- OPA account
- 871010150
Permits11Every dated permit
Violation cases12 violation records · 0 open
Investigations85 failed · 2 passed · 1 closed
Building certifications3Latest result: Certified
Business licenses71 active
Appeals1CLOSED · MOOT
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status11
Fast form buildingPermit 245691
Nov 2, 2009 COMPLETED Completed Dec 22, 2011
Major alterationPermit 403141
May 8, 2012 COMPLETED Completed May 23, 2012
MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH VIOLATION, CASE AP#305196 AS PER REPORT FROM ROBERT ROSEN P.EP DATED 5-2-12. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK OUTLINED WITHIN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT, THREE SET OF CONSTRUCTIOPN PLANS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND A SEPARATE ALTERATIONS PERMIT SHALL BE OBTAINED.
Major alterationPermit 419985
Oct 3, 2012 COMPLETED Completed Nov 18, 2013
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS. NO STRUCTURAL WORK TO BE DONE UNDER THIS PERMIT. ALL STRUCTURAL WORK WAS COMPLETED UNDER PERMIT#403131. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
PlumbingPermit 440073
Nov 28, 2012 COMPLETED Completed Nov 12, 2013
INSTALLATION OF TWO NEW WATER CLOSETS, ONE URINAL, AND TWO SINKS (RESTAURANT)
MechanicalPermit 440379
Jan 9, 2013 COMPLETED Completed Nov 12, 2013
INSTALLATION OF DUCTWORK AND HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS-RESTAURANT
ElectricalPermit 450285
Feb 26, 2013 COMPLETED
INSTALL A NEW MAIN PANEL 200A INSTALL WIRING FOR RECEPTACLES AND LIGHT FIXTURES AND DEVICES REPLACE PULL STATION, HORNS STROBES AND SMOKE DETECTORS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (MIXED USE)
Major alterationPermit 494009
Oct 7, 2013 COMPLETED Completed Nov 12, 2013
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW STORE FRONT SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO INCREASE IN GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR THE 1ST FLOOR.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit CP-2022-006755
Dec 26, 2022 Completed Completed Mar 24, 2023
FOR LEVEL II ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING BAR AND RESTAURANT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2023-001243
Feb 8, 2023 Completed Completed Mar 21, 2023
Install 12 New LED Light Fixtures, 6 New Switches, 15 New Outlets and 3 New Emergency Lights In 1st Floor Commercial Space (Existing Main Panel) To Nec 2017 code
Rough-InPermit PP-2023-001908
Feb 17, 2023 Completed Completed Feb 21, 2023
ROUGH-IN 7 FIXTURES
AlterationsPermit PP-2023-001845
Mar 1, 2023 Completed Completed Mar 24, 2023
3 kitchen, floor drain, 2 hub and grease interceptor
Violation cases2 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible1
Case 305196CLOSED
UNSAFE · Opened Nov 7, 2011 · completed May 23, 2012
- FLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGEDViolation 2415411Nov 7, 2011 COMPLIED
- WALL FIRE DAMAGEDViolation 2415410Nov 7, 2011 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes8
BC INSPCase 82225
Sep 28, 2006 CLOSED
BC INSPCase 84051
Oct 10, 2006 PASSED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
Nov 6, 2011 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
Dec 12, 2011 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
Jan 18, 2012 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
Mar 7, 2012 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
Apr 18, 2012 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 305196
May 22, 2012 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID3
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2025-006159
Inspected Mar 6, 2025 Certified Expires Mar 6, 2026
Special Hazards CertificationCertification BC-2025-018112
Inspected Jun 30, 2025 Certified Expires Jun 30, 2026
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2026-012716
Inspected May 4, 2026 Certified Expires May 4, 2027
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained7
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 204686
YUSEF R HAMIDEH
Revenue code 3120 · First issued May 8, 2000 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2001
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 208180
MAGDY R MAYGER
Revenue code 3120 · First issued May 5, 2004 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2005 Inactive Feb 2, 2010
RentalLicense 362197
SINGER MICHAEL
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Mar 30, 2006 Active Expiration Feb 28, 2027
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 385833
SAINT RITA,INC (PIZZA PALACE)
Revenue code 3120 · First issued Sep 26, 2006 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2012 Inactive Dec 22, 2012
Dumpster License - Private PropertyLicense 504734
SAINT RITA,INC (PIZZA PALACE)
Revenue code 3230 · First issued Jun 8, 2010 Inactive Expiration Jul 31, 2012
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 610038
GO POPCORN
Revenue code 3120 · First issued Nov 8, 2013 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2015 Inactive Jun 29, 2015
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 922369
Kichi Omakase
Revenue code 3120 · First issued Apr 28, 2023 Inactive Expiration Apr 27, 2026 Inactive Jun 26, 2026
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
RB_LIRBAppeal 16785
Aug 8, 2012 CLOSED MOOT Related permit 305196
REQUEST FOR MORE TIME
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
2 resolve before relying
7 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe record identifies more than one dwelling/use.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA life-safety certification appears expiredFire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 4, 2027; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jun 30, 2026
Why it mattersFire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.
Verify nextRequest the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential and business space run on separate compliance tracksOPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.
Why it mattersThe zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.
Verify nextMatch every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1900 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition5 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 22, 2012.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA historical business license is not current operating authorityFood Preparing and Serving #204686: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #208180: Inactive since Feb 2, 2010; Food Preparing and Serving #385833: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #504734: Inactive
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 3 permit events since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
What to do with this
The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
If you’re buying
Built 1900: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
The last transfer used nominal consideration
The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1900: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
The investment read
How this building has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$1,237,200
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $1,276,000 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$242
block $448 · below block
Appreciation
+46%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.3M
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$17,318
1.36% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
2.3%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
0
latest deed has shared-name parties
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.
- 2012 Major alterationPermitL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAppeal mootZoningMajor alterationPermitPlumbingPermit
- 2013 MechanicalPermitElectricalPermitMajor alterationPermit
- 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2023 Addition and/or AlterationPermitRough-InPermitAlterationsPermit
Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Stories
4
Interior
5,273 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,350 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
CMX5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · MOOT · 2012
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Where the record looks off
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
Run the numbers
What owning 112 S 12th St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at 4 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $2,800/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
112 S 12th St sits on the 100 block of S 12th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 114 S 12th St · 116 S 12th St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:22 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.
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