Mixed-use report

7442 Oxford Ave

2,310 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $328K · sold 1×. On the 7400 block of Oxford Ave.

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Street view of 7442 Oxford Ave
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What stands out

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Finding

New construction

Why it matters

built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $345K in 2021.

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Records to verify together

Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.

Dated record flagPost-purchase work pattern

A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.

Evidence: purchase recorded in 2021 · permit activity in 2026

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

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 74% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $240,200 to $418,800 · no permit shown in 2022-2024

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

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

The current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $0/yr under a 10-year abatement. The estimate steps up every year and reaches about $4,591/yr in 2036 — $4,591/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

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.

Multiple units in RSA3, a single-family district

The building's use almost certainly predates today's code — a "legal nonconforming" use. That status survives a sale but can lapse if the use is abandoned or the building sits vacant; verify the registered use with L&I before pricing it as multiple rents.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2036 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

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 building 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
$328K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$142
block $200 · below block
Appreciation
+9%
+1%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$328K
+1%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$0
0% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
3.6%
≈$979/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2011: Alteration2021: Sold $345K2024: L&I violation 2024: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed2025: 2 L&I violations 2025: L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed2026: Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.$328K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $345K in 2021.

  1. 2011 AlterationPermit
  2. 2021 $345KSold
  3. 2024 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2025 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  5. 2026 Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.Permit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $0/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2036 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$4,591/yr — a step up of $4,591/yr, 9 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$4,218/yr2017: ~$4,218/yr2018: ~$3,147/yr2019: ~$3,330/yr2020: ~$3,362/yr2021: ~$3,362/yr2022: ~$3,362/yr2023: ~$5,862/yr2024: ~$5,862/yr2025: ~$4,838/yr2026: ~$0/yr2027: ~$0/yr2028: ~$510/yr (projected)2029: ~$1,020/yr (projected)2030: ~$1,530/yr (projected)2031: ~$2,040/yr (projected)2032: ~$2,551/yr (projected)2033: ~$3,061/yr (projected)2034: ~$3,571/yr (projected)2035: ~$4,081/yr (projected)2036: ~$4,591/yr (projected)2037: ~$4,591/yr (projected)201620362037
2027~$0/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($328,000 assessed − $328,000 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $0/yr 2036: $328,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $4,591/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2026) — 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.

Interior
2,310 sqft
livable area
Lot
10,335 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 7442 Oxford 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.

$328K
20%
6.875%
$975/mo
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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Block context

7442 Oxford Ave sits on the 7400 block of Oxford Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 7438 Oxford Ave  ·  7450 Oxford Ave

Where this comes from

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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