Mixed-use report

2655 S 3rd St

1,362 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $200K · sold 2×. On the 2600 block of S 3rd St.

Street view of 2655 S 3rd St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $325K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $465K in 2022 (+43%).

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What the record is signaling

Early patterns mined across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows what triggered it and where the inference stops.

watch signalPost-purchase work pattern

A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.

Evidence: purchase recorded in 2022 · permit activity in 2022

Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.

Transparent record rules, not a machine-learning forecast. A signal is a prompt to verify the cited record, 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 1920: 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.

Multiple units in RSA5, a single-family district

The building's use almost certainly predates today's code — a "legal nonconforming" use. That status survives a sale but can lapse if the use is abandoned or the building sits vacant; verify the registered use with L&I before pricing it as multiple rents.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1920: 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

Sailor Partners 3rd Street LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 650 Sentry Parkway Suite 1, Blue Bell PA, 19422 — outside Philadelphia
• 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
$200K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$147
block $202 · below block
Appreciation
-19%
-2%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$200K
-2%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
6.6%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
licensed rental

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $325K 2008: L&I violation 2008: Inspection failed 2009: Use 2010: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed2017: 2 L&I violations 2017: Inspection failed2018: L&I violation 2018: L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed2021: Addition and/or Alteration2022: Addition and/or Alteration 2022: Sold $465K$200K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Bought for $325K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $465K in 2022 (+43%).

  1. 2005 $325KSold
  2. 2008 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2009 UsePermit
  4. 2010 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  6. 2018 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  7. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  8. 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermit$465KSold

Flags: active rental license. 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.

Interior
1,362 sqft
livable area
Lot
863 sqft
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 2655 S 3rd 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.

$200K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — 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

2655 S 3rd St sits on the 2600 block of S 3rd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 2653 S 3rd St  ·  2651 S 3rd St

Where this comes from

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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