House report
2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,272 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Investor / LLC · assessed $163K · sold 1×. On the 1700 block of N 59th St.
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2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); Inspection failed (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); Inspection failed (2020); Inspection passed (2022); sold $224K (2024); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed (2025).
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The assessment jumped 76% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $90,300 to $159,300 · no permit shown in 2024-2026
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
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The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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.
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.
The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)
If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.
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.
Ttl Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 5415 W Jefferson St, Philadelphia PA, 19131
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); Inspection failed (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); Inspection failed (2020); Inspection passed (2022); sold $224K (2024); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed (2025).
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The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 1709 N 59th 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.
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.
1709 N 59th St sits on the 1700 block of N 59th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1707 N 59th St · 1711 N 59th St
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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