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Philadelphia2100 block of N 5th StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2139 N 5th St

4 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,813 sqft · RM1 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $385K · sold 3×. On the 2100 block of N 5th St.

Street view of 2139 N 5th 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.

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.

Who's behind it

Scioto Properties Sp16 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

Nothing beyond the deed name in the assessor's record — ask the AI below to trace this owner citywide.

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
$385K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$212
block $150 · above block
Appreciation
+735%
+21%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$389K
+21%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2001: Sold $9K 2010: Electrical2019: Sold $115K2020: Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.2021: 2 L&I violations2024: Sold $450K 2024: Alterations$385K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $9K in 2001, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $450K in 2024 (+4900%).

  1. 2001 $9KSold
  2. 2010 ElectricalPermit
  3. 2019 $115KSold
  4. 2020 Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.Permit
  5. 2021 2 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2024 $450KSoldAlterationsPermit

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
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,813 sqft
livable area
Lot
778 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2139 N 5th 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.

$450K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — 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: 2137 N 5th St  ·  2141 N 5th 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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