House report
2147 N 8th St
3 stories · 2,501 sqft · RM1 · built 2023
Investor / LLC · assessed $571K · sold 3×. On the 2100 block of N 8th St.
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
Today's $1,597/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $7,991/yr in 2036 — $6,394/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
If you own it
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.
If you’re the landlord
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 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
Glass Estates LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.9M combined
• Holds an active rental license for this address
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
Bought for $10K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated).
- 2018 $10KLand buy$53KLand buy2 L&I violationsL&IZoning/usePermit
- 2020 New ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit$85KLand buy
- 2022 New ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitL&I violationL&I
- 2023 New Construction or AdditionsPermit
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $2K back taxes (1996–2016, $620 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $1,597/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2036 the bill reaches its full ~$7,991/yr — a step up of $6,394/yr, 9 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($570,900 assessed − $456,812 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,597/yr
2036: $570,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $7,991/yr
The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2026) — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.
The house, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2147 N 8th 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.
When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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 (with the abatement toggle above).
Next door: 2145 N 8th St · 2149 N 8th St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
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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