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Philadelphia1900 block of N 5th StJuly 9, 2026

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1921 N 5th St

Vacant · assessed $140K. On the 1900 block of N 5th St.

Street view of 1921 N 5th St
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From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar
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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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $0/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $1,960/yr by 2026 — $1,960/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

The last transfer was not a sale

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 you own it

2 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

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
$140K
Price / sq ft
—
block $173 ·
Appreciation
+144%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$141K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
—
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2011: Plumbing 2011: Alteration 2011: Electrical 2011: Mechanical2018: 4 L&I violations2019: L&I violation2024: Full Demolition 2024: Alterations 2024: Minor Demolition 2024: Demolished2025: L&I violation2026: 2 L&I violations$140K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeTeardownL&I violationPermit
The paper trailTorn down & rebuilt

demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2011).

  1. 2011 PlumbingPermitAlterationPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermit
  2. 2018 4 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2019 L&I violationL&I
  4. 2024 Full DemolitionPermitAlterationsPermitMinor DemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardown
  5. 2025 L&I violationL&I
  6. 2026 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · 2 open L&I violations. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $0/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. By 2026 the bill reaches its full ~$1,960/yr — a step up of $1,960/yr. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$0/yr2017: ~$0/yr2018: ~$0/yr2019: ~$0/yr2020: ~$0/yr2021: ~$0/yr2022: ~$0/yr2023: ~$0/yr2024: ~$0/yr2025: ~$0/yr2026: ~$0/yr2027: ~$0/yr201620262027
2027~$0/yrfrom the record

now: ($140,000 assessed − $140,000 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $0/yr 2026: $140,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,960/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2016), 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.

Run the numbers

What owning 1921 N 5th 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.

$140K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
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).

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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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