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Philadelphia2500 block of S Front StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2501 S Front St

36,180 sqft · ICMX · built 1940

Owner-occupied · assessed $2.7M · sold 1×. On the 2500 block of S Front St.

Street view of 2501 S Front St
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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 1940: 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. 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

$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.

7 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.

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
$2.7M
built 1940
Price / sq ft
$76
block $258 · below block
Appreciation
+77%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$2.8M
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$38K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$2.5M$5.0MBefore this chart — 2009: Plumbing 2009: L&I violation2019: 4 L&I violations2025: L&I violation2026: Sold $4.7M 2026: Appeal complete 2026: 7 L&I violations$2.7M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $4.7M in 2026. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009.

  1. 2009 PlumbingPermitL&I violationL&I
  2. 2019 4 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2025 L&I violationL&I
  4. 2026 $4.7MSoldAppeal completeZoning7 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: 7 open L&I violations · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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
36,180 sqft
livable area
Lot
81,457 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
ICMX
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
complete 2026

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2501 S Front 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.

$2.8M
20%
6.875%
$20K/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: 2525 S Front St  ·  2504 S Front 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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