2026 taxable assessment $142,600 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $203,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2543 Nicholas St
2 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 996 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Owner-occupied · assessed $243K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $203K · sold 4×. On the 2500 block of Nicholas St.
Property summary
Assessment$242,6002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $203,000
Last sale$192KRecorded 2020
Est. tax bill$1,996/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits4Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open12 historical across 4 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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OPA 3240322002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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 recordNew construction
Why it mattersBought for $3K in 2014, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $192K in 2020.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Diamond P Kenney
- Tax mailing address
- 2543 NICHOLAS ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 324032200
Permits4Every dated permit
Violation cases412 violation records · 0 open
Investigations137 failed · 3 passed · 3 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses20 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status4
Addition and/or AlterationPermit 999680
Aug 9, 2019 Expired Completed Apr 13, 2024
EZ ALTERATIONS- To include alterations throughout to include drywall, new windows and doors in existing openings, paint and finishes, non structural work will be performed at this property.. For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans…. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. STRUCTURAL WORK NOT ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT *STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT)****NO EMPLOYEES***
New ConstructionPermit 1002158
Aug 14, 2019 Expired Completed Oct 24, 2022
200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE AND REWIRE SWITCHES, LIGHTS & OUTLETS & SMOKES DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2014
AlterationsPermit 1008719
Sep 9, 2019 Expired Completed Oct 21, 2022
INSTALL 6 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC
New ConstructionPermit 1012850
Sep 27, 2019 Expired Completed Oct 21, 2022
INSTALL 80,000 BTU HEATER 2 1/2 TON CONDENSER
Violation cases12 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible4
Case 400874CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 6, 2013 · completed Feb 27, 2014
- EXT S-ROOF REPAIRViolation 2924372Sep 5, 2013 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-RES SFD/2FDViolation 2924371Sep 5, 2013 COMPLIED
- INT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SANViolation 2924373Sep 5, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 420305CLOSED
HAZARDOUS · Opened Feb 27, 2014 · completed May 22, 2014
- UNFIT PROP STANDARDViolation 3097649Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- INT-WATER MAINTAIN HEAT-RESViolation 3097650Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- HEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RESViolation 3097653Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- FLUE/SMOKE PIPE DEFECTIVE-RESViolation 3097652Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- FUEL BURN FAC PROP CONNECT-RESViolation 3097651Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 420310CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Feb 27, 2014 · completed Jul 20, 2016
- SD-REQD EXIST GROUP RViolation 3444402Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- INT S-FLOOR REPAIRViolation 3444404Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-RES SFD/2FDViolation 3444403Feb 26, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 466643CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 22, 2015
- ONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)Violation 4820071Mar 27, 2018 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes13
HCEU INSPCase 400874
Sep 5, 2013 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 400874
Feb 26, 2014 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 420305
Feb 26, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 420310
Feb 26, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 420305
May 22, 2014 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 420310
May 30, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 420310
Aug 4, 2014 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 420310
Jan 12, 2015 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 420310
Jan 22, 2015 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 466643
Mar 27, 2018 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 466643
Jun 6, 2018 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 466643
Sep 22, 2018 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 466643
Dec 12, 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 229491
ROULSTON ROBERT
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Mar 23, 2003 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2014 Inactive Dec 24, 2013
RentalLicense 662365
SHAHAR PROPERTIES LLC
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 27, 2015 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2019 Inactive Jun 29, 2019
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 relyingA permit row needs file-level verification4 permits not marked completed: 999680 (Expired), 1002158 (Expired), 1008719 (Expired), 1012850 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition7 failed, 3 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 12, 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 ↗VerifyHomestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deedOPA shows the Homestead Exemption.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.
Verify nextA buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 12 historical violations across 4 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.
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.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 383% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $42,800 to $206,600 · no permit shown in 2022-2024
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
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.
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
$242,600
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $203,000 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$204
block $132 · above block
Appreciation
+1825%
+34%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$207K
+34%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,996
0.98% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-3940886.7%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
4
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $3K in 2014, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $192K in 2020.
- 2014 L&I: 3 failed, 2 passedL&I visit$3KSold
- 2015 $75KSoldInspection failedL&I visit
- 2018 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2019 $140KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermitNew ConstructionPermitAlterationsPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2020 $192KSold
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
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
996 sqft
livable area
Lot
756 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 2543 Nicholas 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.
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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
2543 Nicholas St sits on the 2500 block of Nicholas St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2541 Nicholas St · 2539 Nicholas 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, 1:56 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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