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Philadelphia12000 block of Bustleton AveJuly 9, 2026

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12001-09 Bustleton Ave

6 stories · 81,799 sqft · RSD1 · built 1986

Investor / LLC · assessed $12M. On the 12000 block of Bustleton Ave.

Street view of 12001-09 Bustleton Ave
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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

Zoned RSD1: one household by right

Single-family detached, large lot. 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

Construction next door (12006-08 Bustleton Ave, 2024)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

If you’re the landlord

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.

Who's behind it

Arbor House INC · corporate / LLC owner

• Holds an active rental license for this address

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

The good part · AI research analyst

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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
$12M
built 1986
Price / sq ft
$153
block $153 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+92%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$13M
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$175K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0
licensed rental

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

$0$10M$20MBefore this chart — 2012: 3 L&I violations 2012: Appeal granted 2013: Appeal granted with conditions 2013: L&I violation 2014: Major alteration 2015: Plumbing 2015: Administrative 2015: Suppression 2015: Electrical 2015: Mechanical 2015: Plumbing 2015: Suppression$12M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2015.

  1. 2012 3 L&I violationsL&IAppeal grantedZoning
  2. 2013 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningL&I violationL&I
  3. 2014 Major alterationPermit
  4. 2015 PlumbingPermitAdministrativePermitSuppressionPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitSuppressionPermit

Flags: active rental license · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. 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.

Stories
6
Interior
81,799 sqft
livable area
Lot
78,408 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
B+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
granted with conditions 2013

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

Run the numbers

What owning 12001-09 Bustleton Ave 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.

$12M
20%
6.875%
$90K/mo

When this house last sold (1985) a 30-year mortgage ran about 12.43% — 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.

Next door: 12021 Bustleton Ave  ·  12021 Bustleton Ave

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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