Mixed-use report

2338 Cecil B Moore Ave

2,792 sqft · CMX2 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $209K. On the 2300 block of Cecil B Moore Ave.

Street view of 2338 Cecil B Moore Ave
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

What stands out

From the public record

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 own it

Construction next door (2340 Cecil B Moore Ave, 2024)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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

Sho Sho Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $543K combined
• Tax bills mail to 6949 Sherman La, Pennsauken NJ, 08110 — outside Philadelphia

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
$209K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$75
block $75 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+59%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$210K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
4.8%
≈$845/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$125K$250K2018: 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2019: 10 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 2019: Inspection failed ×72020: Addition and/or Alteration 2020: L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed2021: Inspection passed 2021: Change of Use 2021: Addition and/or Alteration2025: 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE SHARED RETAINING WALLS 2025: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$209K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.

  1. 2018 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  2. 2019 10 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&IInspection failed ×7L&I visit
  3. 2020 Addition and/or AlterationPermitL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  4. 2021 Inspection passedL&I visitChange of UsePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2025 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE SHARED RETAINING WALLSL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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.

Interior
2,792 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,440 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2338 Cecil B Moore Ave 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.

$209K
20%
6.875%
$850/mo

When this house last sold (2016) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.65% — 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.

Block context

2338 Cecil B Moore Ave sits on the 2300 block of Cecil B Moore Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 2336 Cecil B Moore Ave  ·  2340 Cecil B Moore Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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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