House report

757 S Cleveland St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,086 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Absentee individual · assessed $629K · sold 1×. On the 700 block of S Cleveland St.

Street view of 757 S Cleveland St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

What stands out

From the public record

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 tax bill is temporary

Today's $5,765/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $8,810/yr in 2033 — $3,045/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

Built 1915: 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 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’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1915: 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 record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$629K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$580
block $484 · above block
Appreciation
+178%
+10%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$632K
+10%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$6K
0.92% effective, abated
Gross yield
5%
≈$3K/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0M2017: 4 L&I violations 2017: Major alteration 2017: Inspection failed ×2 2017: Plumbing2018: Zoning 2018: Addition 2018: Administrative 2018: 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2018: L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed 2018: Electrical 2018: Plumbing 2018: Mechanical$629K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violation

The paper trail

built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2017 4 L&I violationsL&IMajor alterationPermitInspection failed ×2L&I visitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2018 ZoningPermitAdditionPermitAdministrativePermit2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermit

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

The abatement clock

This house pays about $5,765/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2033 the bill reaches its full ~$8,810/yr — a step up of $3,045/yr, 6 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$3,172/yr2017: ~$3,172/yr2018: ~$3,172/yr2019: ~$1,369/yr2020: ~$1,337/yr2021: ~$1,337/yr2022: ~$1,337/yr2023: ~$4,213/yr2024: ~$4,213/yr2025: ~$4,534/yr2026: ~$4,534/yr2027: ~$5,765/yr2028: ~$6,273/yr (projected)2029: ~$6,780/yr (projected)2030: ~$7,288/yr (projected)2031: ~$7,795/yr (projected)2032: ~$8,303/yr (projected)2033: ~$8,810/yr (projected)2034: ~$8,810/yr (projected)201620332034
2027~$5,765/yrfrom the record

now: ($629,400 assessed − $217,555 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $5,765/yr 2033: $629,400 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $8,810/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2023) — 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.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,086 sqft
livable area
Lot
696 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 757 S Cleveland 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.

$629K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — 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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Block context

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

See the whole block →

Next door: 755 S Cleveland St  ·  759 S Cleveland St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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.

Official city record ↗  ·  L&I history ↗  ·  See the whole block  ·  Download this record (JSON)