History
Why it mattersL&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026).
View supporting records →House report
2551 S Wanamaker St
3 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 1,174 sqft · RM1 · built 1925
Owner-occupied · assessed $141K. On the 2500 block of S Wanamaker St.
Property summary
Assessment$141KCity assessed value
Last sale$39KRecorded 1997
Est. annual tax$575/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits0Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat 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 1925: 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.
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 record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$141K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$120
block $114 · above block
Appreciation
+122%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$142K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$575
0.41% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-5669737.8%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026).
- 2011 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2012 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2026 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The house, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
1
Interior
1,174 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,072 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 S Wanamaker 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.
When this house last sold (1997) a 30-year mortgage ran about 7.6% — 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.
Block context
2551 S Wanamaker St sits on the 2500 block of S Wanamaker St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2549 S Wanamaker St · 2553 S Wanamaker 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
Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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This is 2551 S Wanamaker St,
on paper.
Built 1925. Every deed, permit, L&I visit, tax bill and sale for this house — plus its whole block.
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What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the story of the house, its paper trail drawn on the value chart, and run-the-numbers, a calculator seeded with this house's actual tax bill.
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