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Philadelphia2000 block of Castor AveJuly 9, 2026

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2023 Castor Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,158 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $121K · sold 5×. On the 2000 block of Castor Ave.

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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 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

$5,655 in back taxes on record

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

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
$121K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$104
block $102 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+94%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$121K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$291
0.24% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
5

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2002: Sold $25K 2007: Sold $267K 2012: 3 L&I violations 2014: L&I violation 2014: Sold $18K2017: Sold $8K2021: Sold $60K$121K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailNew construction

Bought for $25K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2021.

  1. 2002 $25KSold
  2. 2007 $267KSold
  3. 2012 3 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2014 L&I violationL&I$18KSold
  5. 2017 $8KSold
  6. 2021 $60KSold

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · $6K back taxes. 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,158 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,117 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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 2023 Castor Ave 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.

$121K
20%
6.875%
$875/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.

Next door: 2021 Castor Ave  ·  2025 Castor Ave

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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