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Philadelphia100 block of S Front StJuly 9, 2026

House report

134 S Front St

5 bd · 5 ba · 3 stories · 3,771 sqft · CMX3 · built 2017

Owner-occupied · assessed $2.5M. On the 100 block of S Front St.

Street view of 134 S Front St
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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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $6,992/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $34,966/yr in 2028 — $27,974/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2028 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$2.5M
built 2017
Price / sq ft
$662
block $516 · above block
Appreciation
+1041%
+28%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$2.5M
+28%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$7K
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0
licensed rental

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

$0$1.3M$2.5M2016: Administrative2017: Mechanical$2.5M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailNew construction

built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2016 AdministrativePermit
  2. 2017 MechanicalPermit

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

The abatement clock

This house pays about $6,992/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2028 the bill reaches its full ~$34,966/yr — a step up of $27,974/yr, 1 assessment year out. Drag the slider.

2017: ~$3,066/yr2018: ~$13,415/yr2019: ~$9,659/yr2020: ~$9,482/yr2021: ~$9,482/yr2022: ~$9,482/yr2023: ~$6,992/yr2024: ~$6,992/yr2025: ~$6,992/yr2026: ~$6,992/yr2027: ~$6,992/yr2028: ~$34,966/yr (projected)2029: ~$34,966/yr (projected)201720282029
2027~$6,992/yrfrom the record

now: ($2,497,900 assessed − $1,998,400 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $6,992/yr 2028: $2,497,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $34,966/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2018), 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.

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Stories
3
Interior
3,771 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,095 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Heat pump
city code D
Central air
Yes
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
B+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 134 S Front 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.

$2.5M
20%
6.875%
$18K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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: 132 S Front St  ·  136 S Front 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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