The Block Report

House report

2833 S Beulah St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,336 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Investor / LLC · assessed $281K · sold 3×. On the 2800 block of S Beulah St.

Street view of 2833 S Beulah St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$281KCity assessed value Last sale$223KRecorded 2023 Est. annual tax$4K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Shown 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 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.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1925: 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

Ocean Wave LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $692K combined
• Tax bills mail to 306 S Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr PA, 19010 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

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
$281K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$210
block $210 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+57%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$281K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
6.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
3
kept in the family

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2001: Sold $65K 2005: Sold $158K 2009: 4 L&I violations 2009: Inspection failed ×3 2011: 2 L&I violations 2011: L&I: 3 failed, 3 passed2016: Inspection failed2023: Sold $223K$281K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermitInspection

The paper trail

Frequently traded

Traded 3×: $65K in 2001 → $223K in 2023 (+243%).

  1. 2001 $65KSold
  2. 2005 $158KSold
  3. 2009 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
  4. 2011 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 3 passedL&I visit
  5. 2016 Inspection failedL&I visit
  6. 2023 $223KSold

Flags: active rental license · 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
1,336 sqft
livable area
Lot
879 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
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 2833 S Beulah 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.

$223K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — 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

2833 S Beulah St sits on the 2800 block of S Beulah St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 2831 S Beulah St  ·  2835 S Beulah 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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