New construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2021.
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2553 W Harold St
3 stories · 2,756 sqft · CMX2 · built 1915
Investor / LLC · assessed $163K · 2 licensed units · sold 4×. On the 2500 block of W Harold St.
Property summary
Assessment$163KCity assessed value
Last sale$75KRecorded 2021
Est. taxes$1K/yearAnnual city record
Permits8Shown 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
The tax bill is temporary
Today's $1,043/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $2,276/yr in 2035 — $1,233/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’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 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
Wise Holding Group LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.5M combined
• Tax bills mail to 645 N 36th St Unit C, Philadelphia PA, 19104
• Holds an active rental license for this address
The investment read
How this building 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
$163K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$59
block $67 · below block
Appreciation
+440%
+17%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$164K
+17%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.64% effective, abated
Gross yield
5.9%
≈$796/mo rent
Times sold
4
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2021.
- 2021 $75KSoldChange of UsePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2023 New ConstructionPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitNew ConstructionPermitAlterationsPermit6 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
- 2024 Inspection passedL&I visit
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $1,043/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2035 the bill reaches its full ~$2,276/yr — a step up of $1,233/yr, 8 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($162,600 assessed − $88,089 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,043/yr
2035: $162,600 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $2,276/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.
Stories
3
Interior
2,756 sqft
livable area
Lot
932 sqft
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted with conditions 2009
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2553 W Harold St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this building's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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).
Block context
2553 W Harold St sits on the 2500 block of W Harold St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2551 W Harold St · 2549 W Harold 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
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of 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
City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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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Built 1915. 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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