New construction
Why it mattersBought for $10K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $493K in 2017.
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1444 N Orkney St
3 bd · 3 ba · 1 story · 2,084 sqft · RM1 · built 2017
Absentee individual · assessed $548K · sold 3×. On the 1400 block of N Orkney St.
Property summary
Assessment$548KCity assessed value
Last sale$496KRecorded 2017
Est. taxes$5K/yearAnnual city record
Permits7Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat 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 $4,604/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $7,674/yr in 2029 — $3,070/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
If you own it
Construction next door (1445 N Orkney St, 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.
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
$548K
built 2017
Price / sq ft
$263
block $314 · below block
Appreciation
+12082%
+55%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$563K
+55%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
0.84% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3
kept in the family
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleZoningPermit
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $10K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $493K in 2017.
- 2002 $10KLand buy
- 2014 $56KLand buy
- 2016 Appeal grantedZoningZoningPermitZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermit
- 2017 SuppressionPermitPlumbingPermit$493KSold
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · 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 abatement clock
This house pays about $4,604/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2029 the bill reaches its full ~$7,674/yr — a step up of $3,070/yr, 2 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($548,200 assessed − $219,296 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,604/yr
2029: $548,200 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $7,674/yr
Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2019), 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
1
Interior
2,084 sqft
livable area
Lot
720 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2016
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1444 N Orkney 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.
When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — 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).
Block context
1444 N Orkney St sits on the 1400 block of N Orkney St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1446 N Orkney St · 1440 N Orkney St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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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What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the story of the house, its paper trail drawn on the value chart, and run-the-numbers, a calculator seeded with this house's actual tax bill.
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