House report

747 S 7th St

4 bd · 4 ba · 3 stories · 3,519 sqft · RSA5 · built 2020

Owner-occupied · assessed $1.7M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $1.7M · sold 3×. On the 700 block of S 7th St.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$4,638/year

2026 taxable assessment $331,320 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $1,703,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 022177700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption — basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $331,320 of $1,656,600 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$23,189/year

Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.

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Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

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What stands out

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Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $438K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1.4M in 2020.

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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

Verify the current tax bill and exemption

The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $4,638/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $23,189/yr — $18,551/yr more. OPA's assessment split does not establish the exemption program, expiration, or buyer eligibility. Verify the basis and live bill with OPA and Revenue.

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

Verify which assessment relief applies

OPA shows a material assessment exemption, but this record does not identify its legal basis or transfer treatment. Ask OPA for the approval history; if the current treatment ends, an eligible owner-occupant may need to apply separately for Homestead relief.

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: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$1,656,600
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $1,703,000 · built 2020
Price / sq ft
$484
block $376 · above block
Appreciation
+3762%
+39%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +3% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$9.0M
+39%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,638
0.27% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
1.1%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$1.0M$2.0MZIP 19147 median$1.7M2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyAppeal

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.4M
  2. Land buyLand record $620K
  3. AppealZoning board appeal
  4. Land buyLand record $438K

The paper trail

Bought for $438K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1.4M in 2020.

  1. 2018 $438KLand buyAppeal grantedZoning
  2. 2019 $620KLand buyNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitPlumbingPermit
  3. 2020 New Construction or AdditionsPermit$1.4MSold
  4. 2023 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2025 AlterationsPermit

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Browse 4 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$1.4M transfer

    2020

  2. Land recordLand record

    2019

  3. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 35152 · OPEN · Granted

    PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE; FOR USE A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE (1) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE, ACCESSED FROM S. WOODSTO

  4. Land recordLand record

    2018

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.

Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $4,638/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$23,189/year$18,551/year more. That is a scenario, not a forecast: the assessment split alone does not identify the exemption program, approval date, expiration, transfer treatment, or live Tax Center balance.

2016: ~$617/yr2017: ~$2,969/yr2018: ~$2,969/yr2019: ~$2,969/yr2020: ~$2,969/yr2021: ~$2,969/yr2022: ~$5,710/yr2023: ~$3,977/yr2024: ~$3,977/yr2025: ~$4,638/yr2026: ~$4,638/yr20162026
2026~$4,638/yrestimated from assessment

2026: ($1,656,600 assessed − $1,325,267 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,638/yr full-assessment scenario: $1,656,600 × 1.3998% ≈ $23,189/yr The OPA amount does not prove a ten-year abatement or any other specific program. Obtain the approval history and verify the current Tax Center account; a buyer should not assume the seller's relief transfers or restarts.

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
3,519 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,620 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · Granted · 2018

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

Run the numbers

What owning 747 S 7th 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.

$1.7M
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — 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 use this parcel's taxable assessment with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

747 S 7th St sits on the 700 block of S 7th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 1:38 PM 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. “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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