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2120 Pierce St

2 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,044 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $176K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $289K · sold 2×. On the 2100 block of Pierce St.

Property summary

Assessment$176,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $289,200 Last sale$310KRecorded 2023 Est. tax bill$1,064/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits5Every fetched City permit Violations0 open10 historical across 2 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 2120 Pierce St
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,064/year

2026 taxable assessment $76,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $289,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 363160000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $1,603.58 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$1,603.58 total · $1,083.78 principal · $113.80 interest · $75.86 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $118K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $310K in 2023.

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Records to verify together

Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 64% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $176,000 to $289,200 · no permit shown in 2026-2028

Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.

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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

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 own it

$1,604 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.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. 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
$176,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $289,200 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$277
block $190 · above block
Appreciation
+147%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$291K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,064
0.37% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-2766251.7%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2012: Inspection failed ×2 2013: Inspection failed2019: 7 L&I violations 2019: Inspection failed 2019: Sold $118K 2019: Addition and/or Alteration 2019: New Construction 2019: Alterations 2019: New Construction2020: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed2022: Addition and/or Alteration2023: Sold $310K$176K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermitInspection
Highlight

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $118K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $310K in 2023.

  1. 2012 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2013 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2019 7 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit$118KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermitNew ConstructionPermitAlterationsPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  4. 2020 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  6. 2023 $310KSold

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
CENTRAL WEST
OPA account
363160000

What this record suggests

The City file documents 5 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 5 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. Recorded transfer$310K transfer

    2023

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2022-002744 · Completed

    FOR THE CONSTRUCTION /ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE AN EGRESS WIDOW WELL IN BASEMENT. FOR A SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. *************************NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRICAL WORK. ********************************************

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 715948 · PASSED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 715948 · FAILED

  5. ViolationBLDG PERMIT REQUIRED

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978861 · COMPLIED

  6. ViolationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978863 · COMPLIED

  7. ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978862 · COMPLIED

  8. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978860 · COMPLIED

  9. ViolationPERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978859 · COMPLIED

  10. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978858 · COMPLIED

  11. ViolationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL

    Case 715948 · Violation 211978857 · COMPLIED

  12. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1020947 · Completed

    INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE AND REWIRE ALL OF THE BUILDING WITH LIGHTS,SWITCHES,RECEPTS AND SMOKES AS PER 2014 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  13. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1019990 · Completed

    REPLACEMENT OF FIXTURES ONLY IN 2 BATH 1KITCHEN 1LAUNDRY AND ONE WATER HEATER PER 2004 PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE

  14. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1019199 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans.STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT)

  15. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1019318 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans.

  16. Recorded transfer$118K transfer

    2019

  17. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 336056 · FAILED

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 336056 · CLOSED

  19. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS

    Case 336056 · Violation 2841930 · CLOSEDCASE

  20. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 336056 · Violation 2841931 · CLOSEDCASE

  21. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 336056 · Violation 2841929 · CLOSEDCASE

  22. LicenseRental

    License 264914 · Inactive

    GREGORY JACKSON (ALICE M. RAYNOR AGENT) · Expires 2006-02-28 · Inactive 2012-12-22

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections 5 on this property

This property’s file includes Residential Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical permit records. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,044 sqft
livable area
Lot
662 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 2120 Pierce 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.

$310K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

2120 Pierce St sits on the 2100 block of Pierce St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2118 Pierce St  ·  2122 Pierce St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 9:07 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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