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House report

2447 N 29th St

4 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 2,082 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Investor / LLC · assessed $195K · sold 3×. On the 2400 block of N 29th St.

Property summary

Assessment$195KCity assessed value Last sale$60KRecorded 2019 Est. annual tax$3K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits4Dated events in report Violations4Open when report assembled

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 2447 N 29th St
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From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

What stands out

From the public record

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 flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: 4 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024, 2025

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 598% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $32,800 to $229,000 · 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.

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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 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 own it

4 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

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

Clhr 4 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 4387 W Swamp Rd #515, Doylestown PA, 18902 — outside Philadelphia
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

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
$195K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$93
block $63 · above block
Appreciation
+913%
+23%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$197K
+23%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
—
Gross yield
-4113110.5%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3
kept in the family

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

$0$125K$250K2016: Sold $10K2019: Sold $60K2021: Addition and/or Alteration 2021: Addition and/or Alterations 2021: Addition and/or Alteration 2021: Alterations2023: 2 L&I violations 2023: Inspection failed ×32024: Inspection failed2025: 4 L&I violations 2025: Inspection failed 2025: Appeal withdrawn$195K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $10K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

  1. 2016 $10KSold
  2. 2019 $60KSold
  3. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit
  4. 2023 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
  5. 2024 Inspection failedL&I visit
  6. 2025 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visitAppeal withdrawnZoning

Flags: 4 open L&I violations · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · 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.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
2,082 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,120 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
0
city code
Central air
No
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
withdrawn 2025

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2447 N 29th 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.

$195K
20%
6.875%
$700/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.

Block context

2447 N 29th St sits on the 2400 block of N 29th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2445 N 29th St  ·  2449 N 29th St

Where this comes from
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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