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Philadelphia1900 block of E Pacific StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1901 E Pacific St

2 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 962 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $118K · sold 5×. On the 1900 block of E Pacific St.

Street view of 1901 E Pacific St
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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

Built 1920: lead rules apply

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.

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’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1920: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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.

Who's behind it

521a Prime Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $555K combined
• Holds an active rental license for this address

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

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
$118K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$123
block $99 · above block
Appreciation
+37%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$118K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
15.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
5
licensed rental

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $500 2005: Sold $15K 2006: Sold $60K 2008: Appeal granted with conditions 2008: L&I violation 2008: Inspection failed 2009: Inspection passed 2009: Use2017: Sold $65K2019: Appeal filed2020: Use2025: Sold $154K$118K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleZoningPermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $500 in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $154K in 2025 (+30700%).

  1. 2005 $500Sold$15KSold
  2. 2006 $60KSold
  3. 2008 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningL&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  4. 2009 Inspection passedL&I visitUsePermit
  5. 2017 $65KSold
  6. 2019 Appeal filedZoning
  7. 2020 UsePermit
  8. 2025 $154KSold

Flags: active rental license · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. 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
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
962 sqft
livable area
Lot
650 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
on record

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1901 E Pacific 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.

$154K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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: 1903 E Pacific St  ·  1905 E Pacific 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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