Apartment building report

235 W Rittenhouse St

3 stories · 4,670 sqft · RSA2 · built 1920

Apartment building · William H Ross III & Co · assessed $617K. On the 200 block of W Rittenhouse St.

Street view of 235 W Rittenhouse St — From the street — imagery © Google

From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$617KCity assessed value Last sale$190KRecorded 2005 Est. taxes$9K/yearAnnual city record Permits0Shown in this report ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases

What stands out

From the public record

Finding

Traded

Why it matters

Traded 2×: $770K in 2003 → $190K in 2005 (-75%).

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What it is

Apartment building

Apts 5-50 Units Masonry

Owner

William H Ross Iii & Co

Tax standing

Assessed $617K

On the tax roll

$ / sq ft

$132

below the $151 median for 3,983 apartments parcels citywide

Corridor

Central Germantown & Vicinity

city commercial corridor

Assessed value

$617K

City market value

Interior area

4,670 sqft

Lot size

7,842 sqft

Stories

Built

1920

Zoning

RSA2

Who's behind it

William H Ross III & Co · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.9M combined
• Tax bills mail to 3729 Stanton St, Philadelphia PA, 19129

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

235 W Rittenhouse St sits on the 200 block of W Rittenhouse St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 231 W Rittenhouse St · 239 W Rittenhouse 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
Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of 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

Methodology & freshness

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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