2026 taxable assessment $201,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $194,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
2853 Mascher St
3 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 2,984 sqft · RSA5 · built 1935
Investor / LLC · assessed $202K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $194K · 2 licensed units · sold 3×. On the 2800 block of Mascher St.
Property summary
Assessment$201,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $194,000
Last sale$77KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$2,826/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits4Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 0710998002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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What stands out
From the public recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $9K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $77K in 2024 (+806%).
View supporting records →Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Why it mattersAssessed at $194K, but it traded for $77,000 in 2024 — a 2.5× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
View supporting records →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 1935: 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.
The multi-unit use has a zoning appeal on record
Appeal #16673 was granted in 2012 for permit for a two (2) family dwelling in an existing structure on the front on the same lot with existing rear garage to remain vacant.; the City row still reports status CLOSED. Verify the registered use and certificate of occupancy with L&I instead of assuming the use predates the code.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1935: 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 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.
Who's behind it
2853 N Mascher St LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 2738 N 5th St, Philadelphia PA, 19133
• 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
$201,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $194,000 · built 1935
Price / sq ft
$65
block $80 · below block
Appreciation
+147%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$195K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,826
1.46% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
6%
≈$977/mo rent
Times sold
3
licensed rental
Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleAppeal
Deed / sale $77K
Highlight
Every dated record4 events · scroll to browse
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $77K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
- AppealZoning board appeal
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $9K
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $77K in 2024 (+806%).
- 2011 $9KSold
- 2012 Appeal grantedZoningPlumbingPermitUsePermit
- 2013 Major alterationPermitElectricalPermit
- 2018 $10KSold
- 2024 $77KSold
Records behind the chart
Browse the source ledger
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 4 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- Recorded transfer$77K transfer
2024
- Recorded transfer$10K transfer
2018
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 16673 · CLOSED · Granted
PERMIT FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT ON THE SAME LOT WITH EXISTING REAR GARAGE TO REMAIN VACANT.
- Recorded transfer$9K transfer
2011
What this record suggests
The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.
Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
2,984 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,719 sqft
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted · 2012
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Where the record looks off
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Assessed at $194K, but it traded for $77,000 in 2024 — a 2.5× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
Run the numbers
What owning 2853 Mascher 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 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
2853 Mascher St sits on the 2800 block of Mascher St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2851 Mascher St · 2855 Mascher St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 10:10 PM 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. “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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