House report

1817 Brunner St

Vacant · assessed $15K · sold 3×. On the 1800 block of Brunner St.

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If you’re buying

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). 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.

If you own it

$1,755 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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.

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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

$15K

Price / sq ft

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block $77 ·

Appreciation

-63%

-9%/yr, city 6.5%

In 5 years (~2031)

~$15K

-9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast

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Gross yield

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Times sold

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

This houseBlock median & rangeSaleTeardownL&I violationPermit

The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $12K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $125K in 2018 (+942%).

2008 10 L&I violationsL&I
2013 6 L&I violationsL&I
2014 $12KSold
2015 Major alterationPermit$10KSold
2018 $125KSold
2025 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
2026 City DemolitionPermitAlterationsPermitDemolishedTeardown9 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: $2K back taxes (2015–2016, $124 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Run the numbers

What owning 1817 Brunner 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.

Purchase price$25K

Down payment20%

Mortgage rate6.875%

Monthly rent$700/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage

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P&I · 30-yr fixed

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+ taxes & insurance

Cash to close

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down + ~4% costs

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rent − all costs · /mo

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NOI ÷ price

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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: 1815 Brunner St · 1819 Brunner 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
Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of 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

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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