House report

2655 Mercer St

4 bd4 ba3 stories2,661 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$544K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$480K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record47 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRUSH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseRUSH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $400K
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. PermitSuppression
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. PermitElectrical
  9. LicenseMAREK RATAJCZAK: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionBP_BLDG
  11. PermitZoning
  12. PermitAddition
  13. PermitDemolition
  14. PermitUse
  15. L&I violationPERMB- CONST ADDITION
  16. L&I violationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)
  17. InspectionBP_BLDG
  18. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  23. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  33. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  34. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  35. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  45. InspectionL_INITIAL
  46. InspectionL_INITIAL
  47. LicenseMAREK RATAJCZAK: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,703/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $121,668 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $479,600. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 312102500
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $422,432 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
2,661 sqft livable area
Lot
1,229 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
Above average city code 3
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.

Block context

2600 block of Mercer St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2653 Mercer St  ·  2657 Mercer St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

RUSH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLCInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Mar 19, 2018 · Terminal license date May 17, 2019

MAREK RATAJCZAKInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Feb 25, 2002 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 47 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventRUSH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 769634 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. License issue eventRUSH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 769634 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  3. Recorded transfer$400K transfer

    2018

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 724187 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 1"WATER SERVICE,5"LATERAL,HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20162651109-"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  5. PermitSuppression

    Permit 705623 · COMPLETED

    AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH ONE (1) INCH COMBINED FIRE & DOMESTIC SERVICE LINE TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THREE (3) STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING (TOWNHOUSE). AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALL PER NFPA 13D.

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 692599 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 4 WATER CLOSETS, 4 LAVY SINKS, 1 BATH TUB, 2 SHOWERS, 1 KITCHEN SINK AND 1 LAUNDRY - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 692178 · COMPLETED

    CENTRAL AIR BASEMENT 2 1/2 TON A/C WITH 60,000 BTU OF HEAT ON 3RD FL WITH RELATED DUCT WORK,INSTALL 3 1/2 TON A/C WITH 80,000 BTU OF HEAT WITH RELATED DUCT WORK

  8. PermitElectrical

    Permit 690653 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200A SERVICE WITH 30- CIRCUITS. RE-WIRE THROUGHOUT PROPERTY. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING

  9. License terminal eventMAREK RATAJCZAK: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 274497 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  10. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 510375 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. PermitZoning

    Permit 673508 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ADDITION OF A REAR TWO STORY PORTION ABOVE EXISTING ONE STORY PORTION AND PILOT HOUSE FOR ACCESS TO A ROOF DECK. PART OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY SFD WITH CELLAR AS PER PLANS.

  12. PermitAddition

    Permit 673528 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY ADDITION AND ROOF DECK WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE ABOVE EXISTING ONE STORY PORTION OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY SFD WITH CELLAR AS PER PLANS. FOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  13. PermitDemolition

    Permit 660114 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  14. PermitUse

    Permit 649949 · COMPLETED

    USE REGISTRATION ONLY - REDUCE TO SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, NO ADDITIONS, MULTI-FAMILY USE PROHIBITED UNLESS VARIANCE GRANTED BY ZBA

  15. ViolationPERMB- CONST ADDITION

    Case 510375 · Violation 3770750 · Code A-301.1/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. ViolationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)

    Case 510375 · Violation 3770749 · Code A-504.1/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  17. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 510375 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 376029 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 376029 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 376029 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  21. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 375831 · Violation 2762536 · Code PM-102.0/1 · ERROR

  22. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 376029 · Violation 2861613 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 376029 · Violation 2861614 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 375831 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  25. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 351143 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 375831 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 376029 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351143 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351149 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351143 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351149 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  32. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 351143 · Violation 2665601 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 351143 · Violation 2665600 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 351149 · Violation 2625802 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  35. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 351149 · Violation 2625801 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351143 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 351149 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  40. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 95311 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 94172 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  45. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 25241 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  46. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 25241 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  47. License issue eventMAREK RATAJCZAK: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 274497 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 4:38 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. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “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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