House report

2168 E Cumberland St

5 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 1,713 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $299K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $293K · sold 1×. On the 2100 block of E Cumberland St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$4,185/year

2026 taxable assessment $299,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $293,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 314011400
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$6,943.18 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$4,908.43 principal$474.16 interest$318.56 penalty$1,242.03 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2019-08-29last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $155,500 total assessment, $155,500 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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Fetched L&I and zoning records

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Recorded owner
Phcb Group LLC
Tax mailing address
2168 E CUMBERLAND ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125
L&I district
CENTRAL EAST
Building ID (BIN)
OPA account
314011400
Permits10Every dated permit
Violation cases1134 violation records · 0 open
Investigations3418 failed · 10 passed · 6 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses10 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status10
ZoningPermit 832102

Nov 9, 2018 COMPLETED Completed Nov 9, 2018

KITCHEN ADDITION AND 2 FLOORS UP TO EXPAND BEDROOM SIZE, NEW FASADE & SIDING NEW STEPS, HARDWOOD FLOORS, NEW WINDOWS & DOORS, BUILD DECKS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR REAR ACCESSED VIA SLIDING DOORS - ADDITOANL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL,PLUMBING & HVAC

Addition and/or AlterationPermit 832105

Dec 11, 2018 Completed Completed Dec 14, 2022

FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION WITH ROOF DECK AND INTERIOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.

Major alterationPermit 1005420

Oct 11, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Oct 21, 2019

MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SISTER JOISTS ON THE REAR 2ND FLOOR AS PER ENGINEER'S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #688875. TARP TO BE PLACED IN REAR WALL OPENING TO PREVENT INTERIOR DAMAGE FROM EXPOSURE TO ELEMENT. AP#832105 COMPLETED TO CONSTRUCT REAR ADDITION. A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER PROVIDED A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION IF REPAIRS MENTIONED IN STRUCTURAL REPORT WERE COMPLETED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS. PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. MAKE SAFE PERMIT ONLY.

Addition and/or AlterationPermit 1026410

Dec 5, 2019 Completed Completed Dec 14, 2022

RENOVATION AND ADDITION OF ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE AS PER ATTACHED PLANS. Amendment change framing added in the basement and (Detail H adding 1 courses of brick )

ZoningPermit 1026402

Dec 5, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Dec 5, 2019

SFD ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE

Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2020-005175

Aug 18, 2020 Completed Completed Nov 21, 2022

full house re-wire. 35 spot lights, 20 switches, 40 outlets

New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2020-005639

Sep 4, 2020 Completed Completed Dec 14, 2022

For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

New ConstructionPermit MP-2020-003870

Sep 17, 2020 Completed Completed Oct 27, 2023

install goodman 3 ton 13 seer ac install goodman 3 ton coil' install goodman 92% gas furnace install goodman 2.5 ton 13 seer ac install goodman 2.5 ton coil install goodman 92% gas furnace

Addition and/or AlterationsPermit MP-2020-003894

Sep 23, 2020 Completed Completed Dec 14, 2022

EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

AlterationsPermit PP-2021-017584

Sep 24, 2021 Completed Completed Mar 22, 2022

Replace water service

Violation cases34 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible11
Case 372203CLOSED

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES · Opened Mar 12, 2013

  • PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTIONViolation 2962553Mar 11, 2013 CLOSEDCASE
Case 568156CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Dec 28, 2016 · completed Jul 24, 2017

  • VACANT AND OPENViolation 4183497Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
  • VACANT STRUCTURE AND LANDViolation 4183498Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
  • EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONViolation 4183499Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
  • EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation 4183500Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 568157CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Dec 28, 2016

  • DOOR AND WINDOW VACANTViolation 4283238Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
  • VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4283237Dec 27, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 595537CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Jul 24, 2017 · completed Dec 7, 2019

  • VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4567350Jul 24, 2017 CLOSEDCASE
  • DOOR AND WINDOW VACANTViolation 4567351Jul 24, 2017 CLOSEDCASE
Case 610168CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Oct 31, 2017 · completed Jun 27, 2022

  • PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTIONViolation 211941565Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PARTViolation 211941566Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFOViolation 211941561Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 611808CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Nov 13, 2017 · completed Jun 27, 2022

  • PERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYSViolation 211944002Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMITViolation 211944004Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMBViolation 211944001Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PARTViolation 211944000Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTIONViolation 211943999Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
  • PERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIREViolation 211944003Oct 30, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 634265CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened May 16, 2018 · completed Jul 6, 2020

  • VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 211949410May 16, 2018 COMPLIED
Case 688875CLOSED

UNSAFE · Opened Jun 5, 2019 · completed Oct 21, 2019

  • EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7Violation 5146898Jun 4, 2019 COMPLIED
  • UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation 5146897Jun 4, 2019 COMPLIED
  • ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICESViolation 5146896Jun 4, 2019 COMPLIED
Case INCLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Nov 16, 2019 · completed Mar 28, 2022

  • PERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONSViolation 211978280Nov 15, 2019 COMPLIED
  • CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTSViolation 211978278Nov 15, 2019 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- INSTALL ROOF TRUSSESViolation 211978277Nov 15, 2019 COMPLIED
  • SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMITViolation 211978279Nov 16, 2019 COMPLIED
  • STOP WORK ORDERViolation 211978281Nov 16, 2019 COMPLIED
  • BLDG PERMIT REQUIREDViolation 211979035Nov 16, 2019 COMPLIED
Case 716320CLOSED

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES · Opened Nov 18, 2019 · completed Dec 2, 2019

  • CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTSViolation 5247417Nov 18, 2019 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- INSTALL ROOF TRUSSESViolation 5247416Nov 18, 2019 COMPLIED
  • BLDG PERMIT REQUIREDViolation 5247418Nov 18, 2019 COMPLIED
  • PERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONSViolation 5247415Nov 18, 2019 COMPLIED
  • SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMITViolation 5247419Nov 18, 2019 COMPLIED
Case CF-2021-048715CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jun 7, 2021 · completed Sep 15, 2021

  • VACANT PROPERTIESViolation VI-2021-035696Jun 4, 2021 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes34
BP_BLDGCase 372203

Mar 11, 2013 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 372203

Apr 23, 2013 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 372203

May 31, 2013 CLOSED

PRECOURTCase 372203

Oct 8, 2013 FAILED

VAC INSPCase 568157

Dec 27, 2016 FAILED

HCEU INSPCase 568156

Dec 27, 2016 FAILED

HCEU INSPCase 568156

Jan 11, 2017 PASSED

VAC INSPCase 568157

Mar 6, 2017 FAILED

VAC INSPCase 568157

Apr 19, 2017 CLOSED

PRECOURTCase 568157

Jul 24, 2017 PASSED

VAC INSPCase 568156

Jul 24, 2017 PASSED

HCEU INSPCase 595537

Jul 24, 2017 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 610168

Oct 30, 2017 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 611808

Nov 14, 2017 FAILED

HCEU INSPCase 595537

Dec 4, 2017 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 610168

Dec 5, 2017 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 611808

Jan 3, 2018 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 610168

Jan 8, 2018 CLOSED

HCEU INSPCase 595537

Jan 23, 2018 CLOSED

BP_BLDGCase 611808

Feb 13, 2018 CLOSED

HCEU INSPCase 634265

May 16, 2018 FAILED

HCEU INSPCase 634265

Jul 17, 2018 FAILED

HCEU INSPCase 634265

Sep 12, 2018 CLOSED

CSUINITIALCase 688875

Jun 4, 2019 FAILED

CSUINITIALCase 688875

Aug 14, 2019 FAILED

CSUINITIALCase 688875

Oct 21, 2019 PASSED

BP_BLDGCase 716320

Nov 16, 2019 FAILED

BP_BLDGCase 716320

Dec 2, 2019 PASSED

L&I investigationCase 634265

Jul 6, 2020 PASSED

L&I investigationCase CF-2021-048715

Jun 7, 2021 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2021-048715

Sep 15, 2021 PASSED

L&I investigationCase IN

Mar 28, 2022 PASSED

L&I investigationCase 610168

Jun 27, 2022 PASSED

L&I investigationCase 611808

Jun 27, 2022 PASSED

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 retained1
RentalLicense 948295

Rafal Leszczynski

Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 3, 2024 Inactive Expiration Apr 2, 2025 Inactive Jun 1, 2025

AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0

No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

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

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 29% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $232,100 to $299,000 · no permit shown in 2024-2026

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

Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.

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.

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.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.

If you own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$6,943 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.

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
$299,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $293,300 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$171
block $208 · below block
Appreciation
+71%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$294K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,185
1.43% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$7K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
8.2%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500K2019: Major alteration 2019: Addition and/or Alteration 2019: Zoning2020: Inspection passed 2020: Addition and/or Alteration 2020: New Construction or Additions 2020: New Construction 2020: Addition and/or Alterations2021: L&I violation 2021: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2021: Alterations2022: Inspection passed ×3$299K201620212026
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

built new under a 2019 permit.

  1. 2019 Major alterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitZoningPermit
  2. 2020 Inspection passedL&I visitAddition and/or AlterationPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit
  3. 2021 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAlterationsPermit
  4. 2022 Inspection passed ×3L&I visit

Flags: $7K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. 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
5
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,713 sqft
livable area
Lot
4,500 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
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 2168 E Cumberland 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.

$293K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo
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

2168 E Cumberland St sits on the 2100 block of E Cumberland St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:01 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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