Torn down & rebuilt
Why it mattersOld house bought for $20K in 2000, demolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $970K in 2022.
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2033 Pemberton St
3 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,789 sqft · RSA5 · built 2022
Owner-occupied · assessed $1.1M · sold 3×. On the 2000 block of Pemberton St.
Property summary
Assessment$1.1MCity assessed value
Last sale$970KRecorded 2022
Est. annual tax$3K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits8Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat the record is signaling
Early patterns mined across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows what triggered it and where the inference stops.
Post-purchase work pattern
A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.
Evidence: purchase recorded in 2022 · permit activity in 2022
Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 313% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $206,300 to $851,300 · no permit shown in 2023-2025
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a machine-learning forecast. A signal is a prompt to verify the cited record, not a prediction or allegation.
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 $3,012/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $15,062/yr in 2034 — $12,050/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
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
When the abatement ends, file for Homestead
An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2034 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.
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 record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$1.1M
built 2022
Price / sq ft
$601
block $485 · above block
Appreciation
+356%
+15%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.1M
+15%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
0.28% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyPermit
The paper trail
Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $20K in 2000, demolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $970K in 2022.
- 2000 $20KLand buy
- 2021 $350KLand buyFull DemolitionPermitMinor DemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardownNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermit$970KSold
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $3,012/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2034 the bill reaches its full ~$15,062/yr — a step up of $12,050/yr, 7 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($1,076,000 assessed − $860,826 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,012/yr
2034: $1,076,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $15,062/yr
The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2024) — 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
3
Interior
1,789 sqft
livable area
Lot
750 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 2033 Pemberton 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.
When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — 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).
Block context
2033 Pemberton St sits on the 2000 block of Pemberton St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2031 Pemberton St · 2035 Pemberton St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the story of the house, its paper trail drawn on the value chart, and run-the-numbers, a calculator seeded with this house's actual tax bill.
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