2026 taxable assessment $63,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $67,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2517 N 29th St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,276 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Owner-occupied · assessed $63K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $67K · sold 2×. On the 2500 block of N 29th St.
Property summary
Assessment$63,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $67,300
Last sale$45KRecorded 2005 · later nominal deed
Est. tax bill$883/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open15 historical across 7 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
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OPA 2811679002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Eric G Williams
- Tax mailing address
- 2517 N 29TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19132
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 281167900
Permits1Every dated permit
Violation cases715 violation records · 0 open
Investigations2212 failed · 5 passed · 5 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses20 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status1
MechanicalPermit 850077
Feb 6, 2018 COMPLETED Completed Aug 20, 2018
INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK (SFD)
Violation cases15 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible7
Case 340054CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 23, 2012 · completed Oct 14, 2014
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 3318350Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 340058CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 23, 2012 · completed Nov 2, 2018
- EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTSViolation 2512765Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 2512766Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
- VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNTViolation 2512767Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 343016CLOSED
UNSAFE · Opened Aug 8, 2012 · completed Jul 16, 2015
- ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSEDViolation 2614252Aug 6, 2012 COMPLIED
- ROOF DETERIORATEDViolation 2614251Aug 6, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 401542CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 11, 2013 · completed Jul 20, 2016
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 3109975Sep 11, 2013 COMPLIED
- EXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVEViolation 3109976Sep 11, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 401560CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 11, 2013 · completed Jul 20, 2016
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 3289070Sep 11, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 467591CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Feb 3, 2015 · completed Mar 12, 2015
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 3462480Jan 30, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 654373CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 13, 2018 · completed Oct 19, 2018
- VENTILATION- COOKING PROHIBViolation 4812804Sep 12, 2018 COMPLIED
- PROHIBITED OCCUPANCYViolation 4812805Sep 12, 2018 COMPLIED
- CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-COViolation 4812802Sep 12, 2018 COMPLIED
- VENTILATION - BATHROOMSViolation 4812803Sep 12, 2018 COMPLIED
- PERM Z- NEW USEViolation 4812801Sep 12, 2018 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes22
HCEU INSPCase 340058
Jul 19, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 340054
Jul 19, 2012 FAILED
CSUINITIALCase 343016
Aug 6, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 340058
Aug 27, 2012 CLOSED
CSUINITIALCase 343016
Oct 18, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 401560
Sep 11, 2013 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 401542
Sep 11, 2013 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 401560
Jan 28, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 401542
Jan 28, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 401560
Mar 12, 2014 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 401542
Mar 12, 2014 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 401560
Aug 11, 2014 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 401542
Aug 21, 2014 PASSED
PRECOURTCase 401560
Aug 21, 2014 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 340054
Sep 8, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 340054
Oct 9, 2014 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 467591
Jan 30, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 467591
Mar 12, 2015 PASSED
CSUINITIALCase 343016
Jul 15, 2015 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 654373
Sep 12, 2018 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 654373
Sep 17, 2018 CLOSED
CEASE INSPCase 654373
Oct 19, 2018 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 retained2
RentalLicense 243739
J C BUSH
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 1, 2004 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2006 Inactive Dec 22, 2012
RentalLicense 655692
ERIC G WILLIAMS
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Feb 19, 2015 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2026 Inactive Jun 29, 2026
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.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 resolve before relying
2 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe history also contains “CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO.”
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition12 failed, 5 passed, and 5 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 19, 2018.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 15 historical violations across 7 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
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.
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
$63,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $67,300 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$53
block $72 · below block
Appreciation
+385%
+17%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$68K
+17%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$883
1.31% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
15.2%
≈$850/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018.
- 2002 $10KSold
- 2005 $45KSold
- 2012 6 L&I violationsL&I
- 2013 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2014 L&I: 4 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2015 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2018 MechanicalPermit5 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,276 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,015 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 2517 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.
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
2517 N 29th St sits on the 2500 block of N 29th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2515 N 29th St · 2519 N 29th St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:49 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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