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Philadelphia1900 block of Bainbridge StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1926 Bainbridge St

3 ba · 3 stories · 2,508 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Absentee individual · assessed $907K · sold 1×. On the 1900 block of Bainbridge St.

Street view of 1926 Bainbridge 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

Built 1915: 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’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

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.

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
$907K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$362
block $327 · above block
Appreciation
+212%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$912K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$13K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2011: 2 L&I violations 2015: Sold $323K2016: Appeal granted2017: Major alteration 2017: Use 2017: Administrative 2017: Plumbing2018: Mechanical 2018: Electrical2021: Alterations 2021: Alterations2022: 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE$907K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $323K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

  1. 2011 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2015 $323KSold
  3. 2016 Appeal grantedZoning
  4. 2017 Major alterationPermitUsePermitAdministrativePermitPlumbingPermit
  5. 2018 MechanicalPermitElectricalPermit
  6. 2021 AlterationsPermitAlterationsPermit
  7. 2022 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · 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.

Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,508 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2016

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 1926 Bainbridge 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.

$907K
20%
6.875%
$7K/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.

Next door: 1924 Bainbridge St  ·  1928 Bainbridge St

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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