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Philadelphia200 block of S 8th StJuly 9, 2026

House report

225 S 8th St

3 stories · 4,872 sqft · CMX3 · built 1787

Absentee individual · assessed $3.9M · sold 1×. On the 200 block of S 8th St.

Street view of 225 S 8th 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 1787: 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.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

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.

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
$3.9M
built 1787
Price / sq ft
$792
block $172 · above block
Appreciation
+62%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$3.9M
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$54K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$2.5M$5.0MBefore this chart — 2013: 2 L&I violations 2014: 2 L&I violations2017: Operations2019: Alteration 2019: Use2020: Zoning/use 2020: Addition and/or Alteration2022: Lot Line Relocation 2022: Sold $6.6M2023: Change of Use 2023: 3 L&I violations2024: Alterations$3.9M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $6.6M in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

  1. 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2014 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2017 OperationsPermit
  4. 2019 AlterationPermitUsePermit
  5. 2020 Zoning/usePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  6. 2022 Lot Line RelocationPermit$6.6MSold
  7. 2023 Change of UsePermit3 L&I violationsL&I
  8. 2024 AlterationsPermit

Flags: long-held within one family. 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.

Stories
3
Interior
4,872 sqft
livable area
Lot
13,041 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
2
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 225 S 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.

$3.9M
20%
6.875%
$28K/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 from this parcel's record.

Next door: 233-55 S 8th St  ·  220 S 8th 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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