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Philadelphia2000 block of E Auburn StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2050 E Auburn St

Vacant · assessed $42K. On the 2000 block of E Auburn St.

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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

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

$6,433 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.

Who's behind it

Imi Realty LLC

• Owns 42 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $5.2M combined

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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
$42K
Price / sq ft
block $152 ·
Appreciation
+404%
+16%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$42K
+16%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$585
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
0

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

$0$100K$200K2020: L&I violation2021: L&I violation2023: 2 L&I violations2024: 2 L&I violations$42K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violation
The paper trail

L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024).

  1. 2020 L&I violationL&I
  2. 2021 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2023 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: $6K back taxes (1997–2016, $3K of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Run the numbers

What owning 2050 E Auburn 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.

$42K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — 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: 2048 E Auburn St  ·  2052 E Auburn 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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