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Philadelphia2500 block of N Front StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2551 N Front St

5 bd · 3 stories · 3,135 sqft · RM1 · built 2020

Investor / LLC · assessed $845K · sold 2×. On the 2500 block of N 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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $2,365/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $11,823/yr in 2035 — $9,458/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. 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’re the landlord

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 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.

Who's behind it

2547 Front St Holding · corporate / LLC owner

• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

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
$845K
built 2020
Price / sq ft
$269
block $141 · above block
Appreciation
+10327%
+53%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$867K
+53%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
2
kept in the family

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2010: Land $1K 2014: 2 L&I violations2018: Land $45K 2018: Suppression2019: Zoning/use 2019: New construction 2019: Plumbing 2019: Mechanical 2019: Electrical$845K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeLand buyPermit
The paper trailNew construction

Bought for $1K in 2010, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2010 $1KLand buy
  2. 2014 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2018 $45KLand buySuppressionPermit
  4. 2019 Zoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $2,365/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2035 the bill reaches its full ~$11,823/yr — a step up of $9,458/yr, 8 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$113/yr2017: ~$276/yr2018: ~$276/yr2020: ~$1,568/yr2021: ~$1,568/yr2022: ~$1,568/yr2023: ~$775/yr2024: ~$775/yr2025: ~$2,452/yr2026: ~$2,452/yr2027: ~$2,365/yr2028: ~$3,547/yr (projected)2029: ~$4,730/yr (projected)2030: ~$5,912/yr (projected)2031: ~$7,094/yr (projected)2032: ~$8,276/yr (projected)2033: ~$9,459/yr (projected)2034: ~$10,641/yr (projected)2035: ~$11,823/yr (projected)2036: ~$11,823/yr (projected)201620352036
2027~$2,365/yrfrom the record

now: ($844,600 assessed − $675,647 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,365/yr 2035: $844,600 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $11,823/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2025) — 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
Stories
3
Interior
3,135 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,120 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
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 2551 N 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.

$845K
20%
6.875%
$6K/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 (with the abatement toggle above).

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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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