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2971 Weikel St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,134 sqft · RSA5 · built 1910

Owner-occupied · assessed $150K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $159K · sold 1×. On the 2900 block of Weikel St.

Property summary

Assessment$150,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $159,200 Last sale$38KRecorded 2000 Est. tax bill$2,104/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open5 historical across 3 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 2971 Weikel St
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,104/year

2026 taxable assessment $150,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $159,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 252383000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

History

Why it matters

sold $38K (2000); 3 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed ×5 (2007); Inspection passed (2009); 2 L&I violations (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2016).

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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 1910: 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

$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 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.

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
$150,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $159,200 · built 1910
Price / sq ft
$140
block $140 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+108%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$160K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,104
1.32% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
12.6%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $38K 2007: 3 L&I violations 2007: Inspection failed ×5 2009: Inspection passed 2015: 2 L&I violations 2015: Inspection failed ×22016: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$150K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangePermitInspection

The paper trail

History

sold $38K (2000); 3 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed ×5 (2007); Inspection passed (2009); 2 L&I violations (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2016).

  1. 2000 $38KSold
  2. 2007 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×5L&I visit
  3. 2009 Inspection passedL&I visit
  4. 2015 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  5. 2016 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
CENTRAL EAST
OPA account
252383000

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.

  1. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 504343 · PASSED

  2. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 504343 · FAILED

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 504343 · CLOSED

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 504343 · Violation 3808394 · COMPLIED

  5. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 504343 · Violation 3808393 · COMPLIED

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 110325 · PASSED

  7. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 102951 · CLOSED

  8. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 102951 · FAILED

  9. ViolationEXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAIN

    Case 110325 · Violation 553960 · COMPLIED

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 110325 · FAILED

  11. ViolationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT

    Case 102951 · Violation 611989 · CLOSEDCASE

  12. ViolationPERMB- CREATE WALL BREACH

    Case 102951 · Violation 611988 · CLOSEDCASE

  13. Recorded transfer$38K transfer

    2000

How Philadelphia’s property system works

These explainers are free because the record only helps if you know what it can—and cannot—prove. Use the linked City guidance for the controlling rule.

Permits and inspections

A permit is the City’s authorization and review pathway for construction or repair work. No fetched permit is not proof that no work ever happened.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

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
2
Interior
1,134 sqft
livable area
Lot
867 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
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 2971 Weikel 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.

$159K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2000) a 30-year mortgage ran about 8.05% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
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

2971 Weikel St sits on the 2900 block of Weikel St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2969 Weikel St  ·  2973 Weikel St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:24 AM 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. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “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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