2026 taxable assessment $2,400,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $2,661,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Apartment building report
1309 Spruce St
4 stories · 11,430 sqft · CMX4 · built 1946
Apartment building · 14 units · Wp Spruce Jg LLC · assessed $2.4M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $2.7M. On the 1300 block of Spruce St.
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Property summary
Assessment$2,400,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $2,661,000
Last sale$3.8MRecorded 2005
Est. tax bill$33,595/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits7Every fetched City permit
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.
A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 8810135152026 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 recordNew construction
Record summary$3.8M transfer recorded in 2005; new construction appears in a 2014 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $78K in 2006.
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Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $2,661,000; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$2.1M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$2.1M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$2.4M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$2.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$2.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$2.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$2.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$2.6M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$2.6M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$2.4M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$2.4M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$2.7M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2005Deed / sale $3.8MA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2006Deed / sale $78KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2014-03-26Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-10-08New constructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-11-12SuppressionThis permit category usually covers fire-suppression systems or related life-safety work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-12-23PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-04-08PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-05-19ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-06-03MechanicalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2004-08-05RentalA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-09-27RentalA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitMechanical
- PermitElectrical
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitSuppression
- PermitNew construction
- PermitZoning/use
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $78K
- LicenseRental
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $3.8M
- LicenseRental
Apartment buildingBuilding report
This is a apartment building, recorded under the city's apartments category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
What it is
Apartment building
Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Wp Spruce Jg LLC
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $2.4M
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$233
above the $151 median for 3,983 apartments parcels citywide
Corridor
Broad and South
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
14
active rental license
Assessed value
$2,400,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $2,661,000
Interior area
11,430 sqft
Lot size
4,156 sqft
Stories
4
Built
1946
Zoning
CMX4
Records behind the chart
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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 11 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- PermitMechanical
Permit 614642 · COMPLETED
INSTALLATION OF (4) 2 TON HEAT PUMPS SYSTEMS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK/ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SELF-CONTAINED UNITS. NO PENETRATION OF FIRE RATED WALLS. FOUR APARTMENTS
- PermitElectrical
Permit 603103 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 400AMP SERVICE, & WIRE & CAT5 PHONE LINES & 8-RGG LINE AS PER NEC 2008 & FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72 CC DISTRICT
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 601259 · COMPLETED
5" LATERAL AND TRAP. 2" FIRE SERVICE. 1" DOMESTIC SERVICE AND METER
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 575708 · COMPLETED
INTERIOR PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION TO A POINT 5'-0" OUTSIDE ONLY FOR A NEW (4)FAMILY DWELLING - NOTE: ADDITIONAL PERMIT(S) REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR PLUMBING & SEWER WATER CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY MAINS (NEW CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES NEW WATER SERVICE/DISTRIBUTION, HOUSE TRAP & HOUSE DRAIN) - WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
- PermitSuppression
Permit 570072 · COMPLETED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE W. BACKFLOW PREVENTOR (BFP) ASSEMBLY AND FOR INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS. *ANY DEVIATIONS FROM PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS THAT CAN AFFECT THE REMOTE AREA AND REDUCE THE SAFETY FACTOR WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED PERMIT*
- PermitNew construction
Permit 546568 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A TYPE B DWELLING UNIT AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION.
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 512826 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE (4 UNITS) ON THE SAME LOT AS AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH USE AS MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS (14 UNITS) AS PREVIOUS APPROVED.
- Recorded transfer$78K transfer
2006
- LicenseRental
License 338587 · Active
WP SPRUCE JG LLC (WM PENN REALTY GROUP AGENT) · Expires 2027-02-28
- Recorded transfer$3.8M transfer
2005
- LicenseRental
License 218923 · Inactive
LENOX CORP APTS INC · Expires 2005-02-28 · Inactive 2006-03-22
What this record suggests
The City file documents 7 permits touching electrical work, plumbing. 7 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.
Who's behind it
Wp Spruce Jg LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $8.2M combined
• Tax bills mail to 19 S 21st St, Philadelphia PA, 19103
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
1309 Spruce St sits on the 1300 block of Spruce St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1307 Spruce St · 1311 Spruce 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
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 12:08 PM 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: unavailable. “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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