Improved
Why it mattersBought for $107K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009.
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2151 S Hicks St
3 stories · 2,448 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Investor / LLC · assessed $445K · sold 1×. On the 2100 block of S Hicks St.
Property summary
Assessment$445KCity assessed value
Last sale$107KRecorded 2009
Est. annual tax$6K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits4Dated events in report
ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled
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Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 46% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $297,900 to $434,100 · no permit shown in 2022-2024
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
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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.
Multiple units in RSA5, a single-family district
The building's use almost certainly predates today's code — a "legal nonconforming" use. That status survives a sale but can lapse if the use is abandoned or the building sits vacant; verify the registered use with L&I before pricing it as multiple rents.
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
Djj Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.0M combined
• Tax bills mail to 3413 Trevi CT, Philadelphia PA, 19145
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
$445K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$182
block $217 · below block
Appreciation
+228%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$447K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$6K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
3.7%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangePermitInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $107K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009.
- 2009 $107KSoldMajor alterationPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit
- 2010 7 L&I violationsL&I
- 2011 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2014 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2015 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2017 Inspection passed ×2L&I visit
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The house, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Stories
3
Interior
2,448 sqft
livable area
Lot
963 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 2151 S Hicks 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.
When this house last sold (2009) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.04% — 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 from this parcel's record.
Block context
2151 S Hicks St sits on the 2100 block of S Hicks St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2149 S Hicks St · 2147 S Hicks 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
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia 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
Methodology & freshness
Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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