Multi-family report

7808 Limekiln Pike

4 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,312 sqft · RSA5 · built 1950

Absentee individual · assessed $219K · 2 licensed units · sold 2×. On the 7800 block of Limekiln Pike.

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Street view of 7808 Limekiln Pike
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What stands out

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Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $90K in 2005, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $150K in 2011 (+67%).

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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

Built 1950: 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.

2 units in RSA5, 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 2 rents.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1950: 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 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
$219K
built 1950
Price / sq ft
$167
block $158 · above block
Appreciation
+63%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$219K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
-3661327.2%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2
licensed rental

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $90K 2011: Electrical 2011: Sold $150K 2014: 4 L&I violations 2014: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed2017: 2 L&I violations2023: 2 L&I violations 2023: Inspection failed ×2$219K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Bought for $90K in 2005, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $150K in 2011 (+67%).

  1. 2005 $90KSold
  2. 2011 ElectricalPermit$150KSold
  3. 2014 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2023 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit

Flags: active rental license. 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
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,312 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,776 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
B-
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 7808 Limekiln Pike 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 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$219K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — 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.

Block context

7808 Limekiln Pike sits on the 7800 block of Limekiln Pike. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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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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