House report

1907 W Bristol St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 672 sqft · RSA5 · built 1930

Absentee individual · assessed $64K · sold 1×. On the 1900 block of W Bristol St.

Street view of 1907 W Bristol St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Verify the current balance before relying on it.

$3K was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $829 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

History

Why it matters

sold $17K (2005); L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2019).

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What the record is signaling

Early patterns mined across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows what triggered it and where the inference stops.

elevated signalPublic-record pressure

More than one public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: $2,512 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Transparent record rules, not a machine-learning forecast. A signal is a prompt to verify the cited record, not a prediction or allegation.

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 1930: 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 own it

$829 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

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
$64K
built 1930
Price / sq ft
$96
block $84 · above block
Appreciation
+266%
+13%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$65K
+13%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$901
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$3K
delinquency recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
24%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$50K$100KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $17K2018: L&I violation 2018: Inspection failed ×22019: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$64K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

sold $17K (2005); L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2019).

  1. 2005 $17KSold
  2. 2018 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  3. 2019 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Flags: $3K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $829 with a lien entry. 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
1
Stories
2
Interior
672 sqft
livable area
Lot
735 sqft
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1907 W Bristol 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.

$64K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2005) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.87% — 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.

Block context

1907 W Bristol St sits on the 1900 block of W Bristol St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1905 W Bristol St  ·  1909 W Bristol St

Where this comes from

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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