House report

2629 S Sartain St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,090 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $294K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $230K · sold 4×. On the 2600 block of S Sartain St.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,717/year

2026 taxable assessment $194,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $229,700; 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 394210400
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 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.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $116K in 2006, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $265K in 2018.

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What to do with this

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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.

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: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$294,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $229,700 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$211
block $211 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+43%
+3%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -22% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$271K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,717
1.18% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
8.9%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4

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

$0$250K$500KZIP 19148 median$230K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record7 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitNew Construction
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $265K
  3. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $191K
  5. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $213K
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $116K

The paper trail

Bought for $116K in 2006, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $265K in 2018.

  1. 2006 $116KSold
  2. 2007 $213KSold
  3. 2017 $191KSold
  4. 2018 $265KSold
  5. 2019 New ConstructionPermit

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Browse 7 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1006958 · Completed

    RACKING AND ELECTRIC INSTALLATION PER SOLAR PV SYS STANDARD AND MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS-4.41 KW DC SYSTEM CONSISTING OF 8 YINGLI 315W PANELS, 14 SOLAR EDGE P340 OPTIMIZERS, INVERTER SE3000-H-US AS PER 2014 NEC.

  2. Recorded transfer$265K transfer

    2018

  3. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 747108 · Inactive

    C/O WELLS FARGO BANK NA · Expires 2018-07-28 · Inactive 2018-09-26

  4. Recorded transfer$191K transfer

    2017

  5. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 564972 · Closed

    HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT) · Expires 2013-02-28

  6. Recorded transfer$213K transfer

    2007

  7. Recorded transfer$116K transfer

    2006

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching electrical work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,090 sqft
livable area
Lot
708 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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 2629 S Sartain 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.

$230K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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

2629 S Sartain St sits on the 2600 block of S Sartain St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2627 S Sartain St  ·  2631 S Sartain St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:04 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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