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1246 E Fletcher St

4 bd · 3 stories · 2,160 sqft · RSA5 · built 2015

Owner-occupied · assessed $571K · sold 4×. On the 1200 block of E Fletcher St.

Property summary

Assessment$571KCity assessed value Last sale$514KRecorded 2020 Est. annual tax$8K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits7Dated events in report ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

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Street view of 1246 E Fletcher St
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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $400K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $514K in 2020.

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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

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 own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

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.

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
$571K
built 2015
Price / sq ft
$264
block $273 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+43%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$572K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$8K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
3.8%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4
kept in the family

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2014: Zoning/use 2014: 5 L&I violations 2014: Inspection failed 2014: New construction 2014: Electrical 2014: Plumbing 2014: Plumbing 2014: Mechanical 2014: Suppression 2015: Sold $400K 2015: Inspection passed2020: Sold $514K$571K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $400K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $514K in 2020.

  1. 2014 Zoning/usePermit5 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visitNew constructionPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitSuppressionPermit
  2. 2015 $400KSoldInspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2020 $514KSold

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. 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
Stories
3
Interior
2,160 sqft
livable area
Lot
882 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
B
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2014

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1246 E Fletcher St 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 the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$571K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — 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

1246 E Fletcher St sits on the 1200 block of E Fletcher St. 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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