History
Why it matterssold $180K (2002); Inspection failed (2003); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); Appeal complete (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026).
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1621 Gregg St
3 bd · 2 ba · 1 story · 1,788 sqft · RSA3 · built 1978
Owner-occupied · assessed $480K · sold 1×. On the 1600 block of Gregg St.
Property summary
Assessment$480KCity assessed value
Last sale$180KRecorded 2002
Est. annual tax$5K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits0Dated events in report
Violations1Open when report assembled
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 1 open L&I violation · failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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If you’re buying
Zoned RSA3: one household by right
Single-family attached. Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
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.)
If you own it
1 open violation: the clock matters
L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.
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 record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$480K
built 1978
Price / sq ft
$269
block $269 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+82%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$481K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
1.11% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
3.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
kept in the family
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trail
Historysold $180K (2002); Inspection failed (2003); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); Appeal complete (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026).
- 2002 $180KSold
- 2003 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2024 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2025 Appeal completeZoning
- 2026 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
Flags: 1 open L&I violation · 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.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
1
Interior
1,788 sqft
livable area
Lot
5,698 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
complete 2025
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1621 Gregg 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.
Mortgage
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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.
Block context
1621 Gregg St sits on the 1600 block of Gregg St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1619 Gregg St · 1623 Gregg 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
Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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