The Block Report

House report

2757 N Garnet St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,170 sqft · RSA5 · built 1939

Owner-occupied · assessed $117K · sold 1×. On the 2700 block of N Garnet St.

Street view of 2757 N Garnet St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$117KCity assessed value Last sale$65KRecorded 2009 Est. annual tax$2K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits8Shown in this report ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases

What stands out

From the public record

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 1939: 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.

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

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

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
$117K
built 1939
Price / sq ft
$100
block $71 · above block
Appreciation
+63%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$118K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
—
Gross yield
12.5%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2008: Demolition 2008: Fast form building 2009: Appeal granted 2009: Zoning 2009: Zoning 2009: Mechanical 2009: Major alteration 2009: Plumbing 2009: Electrical 2009: Sold $65K$117K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $65K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009.

  1. 2008 DemolitionPermitFast form buildingPermit
  2. 2009 Appeal grantedZoningZoningPermitZoningPermitMechanicalPermitMajor alterationPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit$65KSold

Flags: 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,170 sqft
livable area
Lot
690 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2009

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

Run the numbers

What owning 2757 N Garnet 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.

$117K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
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

2757 N Garnet St sits on the 2700 block of N Garnet St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 2755 N Garnet St  ·  2753 N Garnet 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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