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Philadelphia7100 block of Grays AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

7118 Grays Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,280 sqft · RM1 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $242K · sold 4×. On the 7100 block of Grays Ave.

Street view of 7118 Grays Ave
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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 1920: 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.

If you own it

Construction next door (7117 Grays Ave, 2024)

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$242K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$189
block $130 · above block
Appreciation
+169%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$243K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.82% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
4

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2001: Sold $29K 2010: Sold $55K2019: Sold $65K 2019: Sold $150K2026: Addition and/or Alterations$242K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail

Bought for $29K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026.

  1. 2001 $29KSold
  2. 2010 $55KSold
  3. 2019 $65KSold$150KSold
  4. 2026 Addition and/or AlterationsPermit

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
1,280 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,000 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 7118 Grays Ave 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.

$242K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — 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: 7116 Grays Ave  ·  7120 Grays Ave

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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