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Property Report

253 S 12TH ST

Philadelphia, PA 19107

91.0/100

This property at 253 S 12TH ST, Philadelphia, PA 19107 has no open violations, no outstanding tax debt, 13 recorded ownership transfers. View the full property report for detailed violation history, ownership records, title risk analysis, and neighborhood safety data.

Property Details

Market Value$725,000
Year Built1860
Property TypeAPARTMENTS > 4 UNITS
Exterior Condition4
OwnerNautica Investments Inc
NeighborhoodWashington Square West

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusA
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryD
Property ConditionC

Property summary

253 S 12th St is a 1860-built apartments > 4 units in the Washington Square West section of 19107, last assessed at $725,000. Constructed before 1900, the building is among Philadelphia's older housing stock and may carry pre-modern materials such as knob-and-tube wiring or cast-iron plumbing. The property has been transferred 13 times, most recently a nominal $1 transfer in 2000. All 3 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Nautica Investments Inc, a corporation with a portfolio of 2 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 102 days (citywide median: 54 days). That places this owner in the slower quartile for code-violation response relative to peers.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
210 S 12th St2024Apartments > 4 Units$118,371,000D
254 S 12th St1985Commercial$2,415,000D
201 S 12th St1895Multi Family$1,400,000A
250 S 12th St1920Multi Family$798,000A
252 S 12th St1920Mixed Use$752,000A

Recent activity

  1. 2025-04-23Complaint closed
  2. 2024-06-12Complaint filed — Vendor Complaint
  3. 2024-06-05Complaint filed — Property Maintenance Complaint Exterior
  4. 2023-09-05Transferred
  5. 2019-08-19Complaint closed
  6. 2019-08-05Complaint closed
  7. 2019-08-05Complaint filed — Maintenance Residential
  8. 2019-08-02Complaint filed — Building Dangerous Occupied
  9. 2019-02-15License issued
  10. 2018-11-26Complaint closed

Owner portfolio

Nautica Investments Inc is an corporation that holds 2 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19107
$379,000median value
4.6%with open violations
4,737properties tracked

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