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Philadelphia2500 block of Cecil B Moore AveJuly 9, 2026

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2522 Cecil B Moore Ave

5 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 1,884 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $295K · sold 3×. On the 2500 block of Cecil B Moore Ave.

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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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $838/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $4,135/yr in 2033 — $3,297/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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.

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2033 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

$1,497 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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
$295K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$157
block $127 · above block
Appreciation
+779%
+22%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$299K
+22%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$838
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2009: 12 L&I violations 2014: Sold $35K2017: Sold $72K2020: Sold $147K 2020: Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. 2020: Addition and/or Alterations 2020: Addition and/or Alteration 2020: Addition and/or Alteration 2020: Alterations$295K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailNew construction

Bought for $35K in 2014, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $147K in 2020.

  1. 2009 12 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2014 $35KSold
  3. 2017 $72KSold
  4. 2020 $147KSoldInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.PermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · $1K back taxes (2015–2016, $115 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $838/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2033 the bill reaches its full ~$4,135/yr — a step up of $3,297/yr, 6 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$470/yr2017: ~$470/yr2018: ~$470/yr2019: ~$643/yr2020: ~$664/yr2021: ~$664/yr2022: ~$664/yr2023: ~$966/yr2024: ~$966/yr2025: ~$1,024/yr2026: ~$1,024/yr2027: ~$838/yr2028: ~$1,388/yr (projected)2029: ~$1,937/yr (projected)2030: ~$2,487/yr (projected)2031: ~$3,036/yr (projected)2032: ~$3,586/yr (projected)2033: ~$4,135/yr (projected)2034: ~$4,135/yr (projected)201620332034
2027~$838/yrfrom the record

now: ($295,400 assessed − $235,534 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $838/yr 2033: $295,400 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $4,135/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2023) — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,884 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,022 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2522 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.

$295K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — 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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 2520 Cecil B Moore Ave  ·  2524 Cecil B Moore Ave

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