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Philadelphia1300 block of Unity StJuly 8, 2026

House report

1365 Unity St

1 story · 1,980 sqft · RM1 · built 1935

Owner-occupied · assessed $173K · sold 3×. On the 1300 block of Unity St.

Street view of 1365 Unity St
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From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar
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

Built 1935: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

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
$173K
built 1935
Price / sq ft
$87
block $97 · below block
Appreciation
+71%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$174K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.59% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2001: Sold $16K 2002: Sold $48K 2005: Sold $63K$173K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailFrequently traded

Traded 3×: $16K in 2001 → $63K in 2005 (+294%).

  1. 2001 $16KSold
  2. 2002 $48KSold
  3. 2005 $63KSold

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
1
Interior
1,980 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,500 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1365 Unity 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.

$173K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2005) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.87% — 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: 1363 Unity St  ·  1361 Unity 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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