2026 taxable assessment $74,700,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $71,538,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Apartment building report
1616-26 Walnut St
25 stories · 274,250 sqft · CMX5 · built 1929
Apartment building · 206 units · 1616-26 Walnut Street · assessed $75M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $72M. On the 1600 block of Walnut St.
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Property summary
Assessment$74,700,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $71,538,300
Last sale$28MRecorded 2012
Est. tax bill$1,045,651/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits8Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
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Property tax
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OPA 8810122602026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.
View supporting records →The property record, over time
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 $71,538,300; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$48M 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$48M 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$79M 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$82M 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$83M 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$83M 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$83M 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$83M 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$83M 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$75M 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$75M 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$72M 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2012-04-18RB_LIRBA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2013-05-29Building standards appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2015-01-21Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentAppeal
Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.
Every dated record3 events · exact dates, newest first
- AppealZoning board appeal
- AppealBuilding standards appeal
- AppealRB_LIRB
Apartment buildingBuilding report
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What it is
Apartment building
Apts 100+ Units Masonry
Owner
1616-26 Walnut Street
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $75M
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$261
above the $151 median for 3,983 apartments parcels citywide
Corridor
Market West
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
206
active rental license
Assessed value
$74,700,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $71,538,300
Interior area
274,250 sqft
Lot size
15,950 sqft
Stories
25
Built
1929
Zoning
CMX5
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 3 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 24238 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions
SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT IN SPACE # 'C' AND EXISTING DWELLING UNIT IN THE GROUND FLOOR, EXISTING FINANCIAL INSTITUTE ON SPACE 'D' AND EXISTING RETAIL SALES OF WEARING APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES WITH ACCESSORY SIGNS IN
- AppealBuilding standards appeal
Appeal 20295 · OPEN · APPROVED
ON 4/12/13 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #456109.
- AppealRB_LIRB
Appeal 17235 · CLOSED · Withdrawn
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE THE COMMISSION FAILED TO CONSIDER THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S "STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION AND GUIDELINES FOR REHABILITATING HISTORIC BUILDINGS", WHICH DO N
What this record suggests
The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.
Block context
1616-26 Walnut St sits on the 1600 block of Walnut St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1608-14 Walnut St · 1608-14 Walnut 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, 2:50 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. “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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