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Philadelphia7200 block of Rising Sun AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

7256 Rising Sun Ave

2 stories · 4,200 sqft · CMX2 · built 1929

Absentee individual · assessed $1.1M · sold 1×. On the 7200 block of Rising Sun Ave.

Street view of 7256 Rising Sun Ave
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From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar
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 1929: 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

$6,710 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.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1929: 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 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
$1.1M
built 1929
Price / sq ft
$254
block $127 · above block
Appreciation
+182%
+10%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.1M
+10%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$15K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$1.0M$2.0M2018: L&I violation2025: 11 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2026: Sold $979K$1.1M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violation
The paper trail

L&I violation (2018); 11 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025); sold $979K (2026).

  1. 2018 L&I violationL&I
  2. 2025 11 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  3. 2026 $979KSold

Flags: active rental license · $7K back taxes (2016, $152 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
2
Interior
4,200 sqft
livable area
Lot
8,688 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 7256 Rising Sun 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.

$979K
20%
6.875%
$8K/mo

When this house last sold (2026) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — 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: 7254 Rising Sun Ave  ·  7248 Rising Sun 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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