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Philadelphia1900 block of E Pacific StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1905 E Pacific St

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,246 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $187K · sold 1×. On the 1900 block of E Pacific St.

Street view of 1905 E Pacific St
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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 $1,375/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $2,612/yr in 2035 — $1,237/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

Built 1920: 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

$21,967 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 1920: 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

Tcs Anika Home Acquisitions 4 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• 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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$187K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$150
block $99 · above block
Appreciation
+214%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$188K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.74% effective, abated
Gross yield
9.6%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2011: Plumbing2021: Sold $54K 2021: Addition and/or Alteration2022: Alterations 2022: Addition and/or Alterations 2022: Addition and/or Alteration2024: Addition and/or Alteration$187K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail

built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2021.

  1. 2011 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2021 $54KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  3. 2022 AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  4. 2024 Addition and/or AlterationPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $22K back taxes (1990–2016, $11K of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $1,375/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2035 the bill reaches its full ~$2,612/yr — a step up of $1,237/yr, 8 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$413/yr2017: ~$413/yr2018: ~$833/yr2019: ~$851/yr2020: ~$917/yr2021: ~$917/yr2022: ~$917/yr2023: ~$1,208/yr2024: ~$1,208/yr2025: ~$1,208/yr2026: ~$1,208/yr2027: ~$1,375/yr2028: ~$1,530/yr (projected)2029: ~$1,684/yr (projected)2030: ~$1,839/yr (projected)2031: ~$1,994/yr (projected)2032: ~$2,148/yr (projected)2033: ~$2,303/yr (projected)2034: ~$2,457/yr (projected)2035: ~$2,612/yr (projected)2036: ~$2,612/yr (projected)201620352036
2027~$1,375/yrfrom the record

now: ($186,600 assessed − $88,372 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,375/yr 2035: $186,600 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $2,612/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2025) — 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
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,246 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,139 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 1905 E Pacific 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.

$187K
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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 1903 E Pacific St  ·  1907 E Pacific St

Where this comes from

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