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Philadelphia200 block of S 52nd StJuly 9, 2026

House report

217 S 52nd St

1,480 sqft · CMX2.5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $141K · sold 1×. On the 200 block of S 52nd St.

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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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $984/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $1,968/yr by 2026 — $984/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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.

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2026 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 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
$141K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$95
block $90 · above block
Appreciation
+111%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$141K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$984
0.7% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2007: Sold $130K 2008: L&I violation 2014: 2 L&I violations 2015: Plumbing2024: 4 L&I violations2025: Addition and/or Alteration$141K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailNew construction

built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 2007.

  1. 2007 $130KSold
  2. 2008 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2014 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2015 PlumbingPermit
  5. 2024 4 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2025 Addition and/or AlterationPermit

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

The abatement clock

This house pays about $984/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. By 2026 the bill reaches its full ~$1,968/yr — a step up of $984/yr. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$722/yr2017: ~$722/yr2018: ~$686/yr2019: ~$643/yr2020: ~$651/yr2021: ~$465/yr2022: ~$465/yr2023: ~$829/yr2024: ~$829/yr2025: ~$878/yr2026: ~$878/yr2027: ~$984/yr201620262027
2027~$984/yrfrom the record

now: ($140,600 assessed − $70,304 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $984/yr 2026: $140,600 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,968/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2016), then the cliff — 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
1,480 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,061 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2.5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 217 S 52nd 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.

$141K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2007) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.34% — 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).

Next door: 215 S 52nd St  ·  219 S 52nd St

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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