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Philadelphia100 block of Diamond StJuly 9, 2026

House report

102 Diamond St

Vacant · assessed $53K · sold 2×. On the 100 block of Diamond St.

Street view of 102 Diamond St
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From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar
The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house 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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$53K
Price / sq ft
block $172 ·
Appreciation
+1327%
+27%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$54K
+27%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$739
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
2
kept in the family

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2008: 2 L&I violations 2015: Sold $4K2016: L&I violation2017: Sold $39K2018: Appeal granted2019: Zoning/use2025: L&I violation$53K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $4K in 2015. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019.

  1. 2008 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2015 $4KSold
  3. 2016 L&I violationL&I
  4. 2017 $39KSold
  5. 2018 Appeal grantedZoning
  6. 2019 Zoning/usePermit
  7. 2025 L&I violationL&I

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Lot
503 sqft
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2018

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 102 Diamond St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$53K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
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, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Next door: 104 Diamond St  ·  106 Diamond St

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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