House report

2527 N 17th St

4 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,518 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Entity-held · assessed $182K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $146K. On the 2500 block of N 17th St.

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Property summary

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$866/year

2026 taxable assessment $61,868 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $146,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 161156500
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption — basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $61,868 of $182,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$2,548/year

Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,095.37 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2009$21.35 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2010$44.82 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2011$45.44 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2012$167.14 total · $48.80 principal · $49.90 interest · $23.08 penalty2013$511.83 total · $341.60 principal · $97.35 interest · $23.91 penalty2014$494.84 total · $300.50 principal · $58.59 interest · $21.04 penalty2015$466.18 total · $300.50 principal · $31.55 interest · $21.04 penalty2016$343.77 total · $231.81 principal · $3.48 interest · $2.32 penalty

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 record
Finding

New construction

Record summary

new construction appears in a 2014 permit with a reduced taxable assessment shown.

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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

Verify the current tax bill and exemption

The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $866/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $2,548/yr — $1,682/yr more. OPA's assessment split does not establish the exemption program, expiration, or buyer eligibility. Verify the basis and live bill with OPA and Revenue.

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 and shared-name parties. 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

$2,095 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1915: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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.

Who's behind it

Philadelphia Lotus 6 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$182,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $146,300 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$96
block $63 · above block
Assessment change
+916%
+23%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -20% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$866
0.48% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Times sold
0
latest deed has shared-name parties

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$100K$200KZIP 19132 median$146K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19132 medianAssessment

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

The paper trail

new construction appears in a 2014 permit with a reduced taxable assessment shown.

  1. 2014 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2019 Major alterationPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermit

Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $866/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$2,548/year$1,682/year more. That is a scenario, not a forecast: the assessment split alone does not identify the exemption program, approval date, expiration, transfer treatment, or live Tax Center balance.

2016: ~$202/yr2017: ~$202/yr2018: ~$202/yr2019: ~$316/yr2020: ~$326/yr2021: ~$326/yr2022: ~$326/yr2023: ~$643/yr2024: ~$643/yr2025: ~$935/yr2026: ~$866/yr20162026
2026~$866/yrestimated from assessment

2026: ($182,000 assessed − $120,134 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $866/yr full-assessment scenario: $182,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $2,548/yr The OPA amount does not prove a ten-year abatement or any other specific program. Obtain the approval history and verify the current Tax Center account; a buyer should not assume the seller's relief transfers or restarts.

The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,518 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,035 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
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 2527 N 17th 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.

$146K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

2527 N 17th St sits on the 2500 block of N 17th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2525 N 17th St  ·  2529 N 17th St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 11:16 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. “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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