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Philadelphia2600 block of Deacon StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2661 Deacon St

Vacant · assessed $11K · sold 2×. On the 2600 block of Deacon St.

Street view of 2661 Deacon St
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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

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.

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 own it

$14,284 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$11K
Price / sq ft
—
block $96 ·
Appreciation
-64%
-9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$11K
-9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$148
1.4% effective
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$50K$100KBefore this chart — 2014: Alteration2017: Sold $1K2018: Sold $5K 2018: Major alteration2019: 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2022: 4 L&I violations2024: Alterations 2024: City Demolition 2024: Demolished2025: Appeal filed 2025: 2 L&I violations2026: 2 L&I violations$11K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleTeardownL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $1K in 2017. Owner pulled a city demolition permit in 2024.

  1. 2014 AlterationPermit
  2. 2017 $1KSold
  3. 2018 $5KSoldMajor alterationPermit
  4. 2019 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  5. 2022 4 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2024 AlterationsPermitCity DemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardown
  7. 2025 Appeal filedZoning2 L&I violationsL&I
  8. 2026 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: $14K back taxes (1994–2013, $7K of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. 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.

Lot
700 sqft
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
on record

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 2661 Deacon 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.

$25K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — 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.

Next door: 2659 Deacon St  ·  2663 Deacon St

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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