Mixed-use report

2128 S 7th St

2,490 sqft · CMX2.5 · built 1915

Investor / LLC · assessed $303K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $311K · 2 licensed units · sold 3×. On the 2100 block of S 7th St.

Property summary

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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$4,240/year

2026 taxable assessment $302,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $311,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 871555870
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,594.48 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$2,594.48 total · $2,060.50 principal · $30.90 interest · $20.61 penalty

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $190K in 2013, use permit in 2019, sold for $271K in 2019 (+101%).

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Fetched L&I and zoning records

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Recorded owner
You Jia Investment LLC
Tax mailing address
817 SNYDER AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19148
L&I district
Building ID (BIN)
OPA account
871555870
Permits0Unavailable
Violation cases0Unavailable
Investigations0Unavailable
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses0Unavailable
Appeals1CLOSED · Granted with conditions
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0

No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0

No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0

No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0

No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained0

No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
Zoning board appealAppeal 7920

Apr 7, 2009 CLOSED Granted with conditions

CERTIFICATE FOR EAT-IN AND TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR IN AN EXISTING BUILDING WITH ONE APARTMENT ABOVE.

City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.

Records to verify together

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Dated record flagRecords to verify together

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

Evidence: a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2024

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

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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 1915: 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.

If you own it

$2,594 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

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1915: 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 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.

Who's behind it

You Jia Investment LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 817 Snyder Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19148
• Holds an active rental license for this address

The investment read

How this building 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
$302,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $311,200 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$125
block $147 · below block
Appreciation
+143%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$313K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,240
1.36% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
5%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
3
licensed rental

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2008: Inspection failed ×3 2009: Appeal granted with conditions 2009: Use 2010: 4 L&I violations 2010: L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed 2013: Sold $190K2019: Sold $271K 2019: Use 2019: Use2024: 11 L&I violations 2024: Change of Use 2024: L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed$311K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Bought for $190K in 2013, use permit in 2019, sold for $271K in 2019 (+101%).

  1. 2008 Inspection failed ×3L&I visit
  2. 2009 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningUsePermit
  3. 2010 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  4. 2013 $190KSold
  5. 2019 $271KSoldUsePermitUsePermit
  6. 2024 11 L&I violationsL&IChange of UsePermitL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Flags: active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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.

Interior
2,490 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,099 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2.5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted with conditions · 2009

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2128 S 7th 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 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$311K
20%
6.875%
$2K/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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

2128 S 7th St sits on the 2100 block of S 7th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2126 S 7th St  ·  2130 S 7th St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 1:40 PM 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. “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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