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Philadelphia1800 block of E Madison StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1846 E Madison St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 992 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Investor / LLC · assessed $65K · sold 2×. On the 1800 block of E Madison St.

Street view of 1846 E Madison St
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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
$65K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$66
block $105 · below block
Appreciation
+50%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$65K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$911
1.4% effective
Gross yield
31.4%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
2
licensed rental

Value vs. the block, over time

$0$100K$200K$65K201620222027
This houseBlock median & range
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $38K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.

  1. 2007 Inspection passedL&I visit
  2. 2011 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2012 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2018 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2021 $38KSold$55KSold
  6. 2023 AlterationsPermit

Flags: active rental license · $2K back taxes (2015–2016, $135 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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 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 own it

$1,884 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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.

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
992 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,099 sqft
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
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 1846 E Madison 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.

$65K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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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