New construction
Why it mattersBought for $10K in 2005, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $51K in 2014.
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2043 N 3rd St
5 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,885 sqft · RM1 · built 1915
Owner-occupied · assessed $398K · sold 2×. On the 2000 block of N 3rd St.
Property summary
Assessment$398KCity assessed value
Last sale$360KRecorded 2023
Est. annual tax$2K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits7Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat 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 $2,498/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $5,575/yr in 2028 — $3,077/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
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.
If you own it
When the abatement ends, file for Homestead
An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2028 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.
Construction next door (2044 N 3rd St, 2024)
Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.
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
$398K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$211
block $211 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+235%
+12%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$401K
+12%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.63% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.4%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $10K in 2005, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $51K in 2014.
- 2005 $10KSold
- 2014 $51KSoldMajor alterationPermitPlumbingPermitMajor alterationPermit
- 2016 Major alterationPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit
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 $2,498/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2028 the bill reaches its full ~$5,575/yr — a step up of $3,077/yr, 1 assessment year out. Drag the slider.
now: ($398,300 assessed − $219,846 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,498/yr
2028: $398,300 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $5,575/yr
Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2018), then the cliff — 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
5
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,885 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,040 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2043 N 3rd 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 (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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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
2043 N 3rd St sits on the 2000 block of N 3rd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2041 N 3rd St · 2045 N 3rd 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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on paper.
Built 1915. Every deed, permit, L&I visit, tax bill and sale for this house — plus its whole block.
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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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