2026 taxable assessment $1,071,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $970,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
4 stories · 3,500 sqft · CMX3 · built 1900
Entity-held · assessed $1.1M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $970K · sold 1×. On the 200 block of S 16th St.

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2026 taxable assessment $1,071,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $970,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 8815473002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
Addition and/or Alteration permit recorded in 2022.
View supporting records →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.
View supporting records →The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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 fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.
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.
Gateway LP · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 5 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $8.9M combined
• Tax bills mail to 117 W 72nd St Ste 5w, New York NY, 10023 — outside Philadelphia
Every fetched annual City assessment for this building, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
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Addition and/or Alteration permit recorded in 2022.
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Certification BC-2026-001224 · Certified
Expires 2027-01-14
Case CF-2025-114929 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case CF-2025-114929 · Violation VI-2025-082826 · Code A-301.1/1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2025-114929 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Certification BC-2025-027636 · Certified
Expires 2026-09-30
Certification BC-2025-003505 · Certified
Expires 2026-02-10
Certification BC-2024-033675 · Certified
Expires 2025-08-15
Certification BC-2024-019890 · Certified
Expires 2025-07-09
Certification BC-2023-021597 · Certified
Expires 2024-10-10
Certification BC-2024-014356 · Certified
Expires 2024-08-16
Permit EP-2022-010164 · Expired
Temporary lightning for outside eateries as per 2017 nec
Case 636191 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 636191 · Violation 4688787 · Code LR-1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 636191 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 563819 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 737222 · COMPLETED
ROUGH AND FINISH WIRE OLD WORK FOR KITCHEN,WASHER,DRYER AND HVAC *NO SERVICE WORK*PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)CC DISTRICT
Case 563819 · Violation 4146835 · Code 9-3902 (2) · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 563819 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Permit 733235 · COMPLETED
NEW WATER AND DRAINS FROM EXISTING; WATER CLOSET, LAVATORY, BATHTUB, WASHING MACHINE BOX TO NEW LAYOUT
Permit 731618 · COMPLETED
INSTALL (1) HEAT PUMP WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY) APPROVED BY PHC.
Permit 729457 · COMPLETED
APARTMENT RENOVATION: RENOVATE KITCHEN, ADD WASHER DRYER AND HVAC.
Permit 664699 · COMPLETED
REMOVE ALL EXISTING CEILING FIXTURES AND REINSTALL ALL NEW FIXTURES WITHIN CEILING WITH USE OF ALL PRE-EXISTING CIRCUITS PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)CC DISTRICT
Permit 658103 · COMPLETED
LEVEL I MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY HALLWAYS (COMMON AREA); WORK TO INCLUDE:REMOVE TRIM, LAMINATE WALLS AND CEILINGS W/ 5/8" TYPE 'X' DRYWALL, INSTALL NEW TRIM AND PAINT. (NO PARTITION WORK OR MODIFICATION ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT APPLICATION.)
Permit 614980 · COMPLETED
SASH REPLACEMENTS AND WINDOW REPLACEMENTS IN EXISTING OPENINGS AS PER APPROVED DRAWINGS APPROVED BY THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION(20 UNITS)
Case 453785 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 453785 · Violation 3335728 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 453785 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
License 556842 · Inactive
GATEWAY LP · Expires 2026-02-28 · Inactive 2026-04-29
License 548529 · Active
LA VIOLA WEST INC · Expires 2027-06-30
License 539761 · Inactive
LA VIOLA INC (T/A BISTRO LA VIOLA RISTORANTE) · Expires 2013-07-31
Case 167167 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 167167 · Violation 1003026 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPEXCP
Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city.
Case 167167 · Violation 1003028 · Code 09-208.1/1 · COMPEXCP
Case 167167 · Violation 1003027 · Code LR-1 · COMPEXCP
Case 167167 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
License 205653 · Active
LA VIOLA · Expires 2027-04-30
License 218099 · Inactive
HOFFMAN CRAIG · Expires 2012-02-29 · Inactive 2012-03-06
What this record suggests
The City file documents 8 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, drywall / interior finishing, electrical work. 7 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
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.
What owning 253 S 16th 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 the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.
253 S 16th St sits on the 200 block of S 16th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 251 S 16th St · 255 S 16th St
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 1:57 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: 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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