New construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2022.
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1500 E Berks St
4 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,010 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Investor / LLC · assessed $682K · sold 1×. On the 1500 block of E Berks St.
Property summary
Assessment$682KCity assessed value
Last sale$270KRecorded 2022
Est. taxes$4K/yearAnnual city record
Permits8Shown 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 $4,143/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $9,542/yr in 2036 — $5,399/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
Built 1925: 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.
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’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1925: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
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.
Who's behind it
Tana Homes LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 1005 Pontiac Rd Ste 348, Drexel Hill PA, 19026 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
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
$682K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$339
block $295 · above block
Appreciation
+309%
+14%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$686K
+14%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
0.61% effective, abated
Gross yield
2.9%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2022.
- 2022 $270KSold
- 2023 Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.PermitNew construction, addition, GFA changePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit
- 2024 Addition and/or AlterationsPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2025 Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…Permit
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 $4,143/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2036 the bill reaches its full ~$9,542/yr — a step up of $5,399/yr, 9 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($681,700 assessed − $385,729 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,143/yr
2036: $681,700 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $9,542/yr
The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2026) — 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
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,010 sqft
livable area
Lot
840 sqft
Basement
Partial, unfinished
city code G
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 1500 E Berks 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 (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — 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
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
1500 E Berks St sits on the 1500 block of E Berks St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1502 E Berks St · 1504 E Berks 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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Built 1925. Every deed, permit, L&I visit, tax bill and sale for this house — plus its whole block.
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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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