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Philadelphia1800 block of Pine StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1808 Pine St

3 stories · 5,190 sqft · RM1 · built 1890

Absentee individual · assessed $1.1M · sold 1×. On the 1800 block of Pine St.

Street view of 1808 Pine St
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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 1890: 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.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. 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 you own it

Construction next door (1807 Pine 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.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1890: 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.

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
$1.1M
built 1890
Price / sq ft
$215
block $278 · below block
Appreciation
+19%
+2%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.1M
+2%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$16K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
1.9%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$1.0M$2.0MBefore this chart — 2011: 6 L&I violations 2011: Sold $1.2M 2012: Alteration 2012: L&I violation 2012: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed 2013: Alteration 2013: Inspection passed ×22022: L&I violation 2022: Inspection failed2023: Inspection passed$1.1M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail

Bought for $1.2M in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013.

  1. 2011 6 L&I violationsL&I$1.2MSold
  2. 2012 AlterationPermitL&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  3. 2013 AlterationPermitInspection passed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2022 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  5. 2023 Inspection passedL&I visit

Flags: active rental license · long-held within one family. 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
3
Interior
5,190 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,800 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
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 1808 Pine 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.

$1.1M
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — 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.

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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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