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136 Master St

3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,854 sqft · RSA5 · built 2016

Owner-occupied · assessed $635K · sold 3×. On the 100 block of Master St.

Property summary

Assessment$635KCity assessed value Last sale$490KRecorded 2017 Est. annual tax$5K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits8Dated events in report ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

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Street view of 136 Master St
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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $270K in 2015, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $490K in 2017.

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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

The current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $5,333/yr under a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $8,889/yr in 2027 — $3,556/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

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

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2027 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

Construction next door (138 Master St, 2026)

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.

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
$635K
built 2016
Price / sq ft
$343
block $245 · above block
Appreciation
+14011%
+57%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$653K
+57%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
0.84% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
4.6%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3
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 — 2011: Zoning/use 2015: Zoning admin review 2015: Land $270K 2015: L&I violation 2015: New construction 2015: New construction 2015: Plumbing 2015: Electrical 2015: Plumbing2016: Suppression 2016: Sold $450K2017: Sold $490K$635K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $270K in 2015, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $490K in 2017.

  1. 2011 Zoning/usePermit
  2. 2015 Zoning admin reviewPermit$270KLand buyL&I violationL&INew constructionPermitNew constructionPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
  3. 2016 SuppressionPermit$450KSold
  4. 2017 $490KSold

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

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $5,333/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2027 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$8,889/yr — a step up of $3,556/yr. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$63/yr2017: ~$1,827/yr2018: ~$1,827/yr2019: ~$2,009/yr2020: ~$1,995/yr2021: ~$1,995/yr2022: ~$1,995/yr2023: ~$1,946/yr2024: ~$1,946/yr2025: ~$1,946/yr2026: ~$1,946/yr2027: ~$5,333/yr2028: ~$8,889/yr (projected)201620272028
2027~$5,333/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($635,000 assessed − $254,017 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $5,333/yr 2027: $635,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $8,889/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2017), 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
3
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,854 sqft
livable area
Lot
776 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
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

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

Run the numbers

What owning 136 Master 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.

$635K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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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).

Block context

136 Master St sits on the 100 block of Master 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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