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Philadelphia6500 block of N 7th StJuly 9, 2026

House report

6508 N 7th St

3 stories · 3,858 sqft · RSA2 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $355K · sold 1×. On the 6500 block of N 7th St.

Street view of 6508 N 7th St
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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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 RSA2: one household by right

Single-family (semi-detached). 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

$21,421 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$355K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$92
block $138 · below block
Appreciation
+55%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$356K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
1.01% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $82K2019: 2 L&I violations2020: 2 L&I violations2021: 2 L&I violations2024: Alterations 2024: L&I violation$355K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $82K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

  1. 2000 $82KSold
  2. 2019 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2020 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2021 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2024 AlterationsPermitL&I violationL&I

Flags: $21K back taxes (2006–2016, $5K of it interest & penalties, lien filed). 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.

Stories
3
Interior
3,858 sqft
livable area
Lot
5,591 sqft
Central air
No
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
B+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 6508 N 7th 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.

$355K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo

When this house last sold (2000) a 30-year mortgage ran about 8.05% — 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.

Next door: 6510 N 7th St  ·  6512-18 N 7th St

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. 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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