House report

2944 Cecil B Moore Ave

3 bd · 3 ba · 2 stories · 1,518 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $335K · sold 2×. On the 2900 block of Cecil B Moore Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$335KCity assessed value Last sale$399KRecorded 2024 Est. annual tax$2K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency$1KCity snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits6Dated events in report ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

Report assembled Jul 9, 2026 “Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Historical tax record

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$1K was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

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What stands out

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Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $104K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $399K in 2024.

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Records to verify together

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Dated record flagPost-purchase work pattern

A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.

Evidence: purchase recorded in 2024 · permit activity in 2024

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

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 114% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $156,800 to $335,000 · no permit shown in 2026-2028

Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

The current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $2,195/yr under a 10-year abatement. The estimate steps up every year and reaches about $4,689/yr in 2037 — $2,494/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

Built 1915: 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 own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2037 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

$1,285 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.

Construction next door (2943 Cecil B Moore Ave, 2025)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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

$335K

built 1915

Price / sq ft

$221

block $156 · above block

Appreciation

+1209%

+26%/yr, city 6.5%

In 5 years (~2031)

~$339K

+26%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast

Est. tax / yr

$2K

0.66% effective, abated

Jun 2022 tax snapshot

$1K

delinquency recorded then · verify current

Gross yield

-2388059.7%

≈$-667M/mo rent

Times sold

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

This houseBlock median & rangeSale

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $104K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $399K in 2024.

2023 $104KSoldInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.PermitNew construction, addition, GFA changePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit
2024 Addition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit$399KSold

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · $1K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $2,195/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2037 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$4,689/yr — a step up of $2,494/yr, 10 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2027~$2,195/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($335,000 assessed − $178,192 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,195/yr 2037: $335,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $4,689/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2027) — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Stories

Interior

1,518 sqft

livable area

Lot

1,040 sqft

Basement

Full, finished

city code A

Heat

Forced hot air

city code A

Central air

Yes

Exterior condition

Above average

city code 3

Above averageBelow average

Interior condition

New / rehabbed

city code 2

New / rehabbed

Quality grade

assessor's grade

ABCDE

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 2944 Cecil B Moore Ave 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.

Purchase price$399K

Down payment20%

Mortgage rate6.875%

Monthly rent$700/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Price it at the post-abatement bill (~$5K/yr from 2037)

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 from this parcel's record (with the abatement toggle above).

Block context

2944 Cecil B Moore Ave sits on the 2900 block of Cecil B Moore Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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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

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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Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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