Torn down & rebuilt
Why it mattersdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2019).
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2404 Harlan St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 836 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Owner-occupied · assessed $89K. On the 2400 block of Harlan St.
Property summary
Assessment$89KCity assessed value
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. annual tax$364/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$7KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits3Dated events in report
Violations2Open when report assembled
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Verify the current balance before relying on it.
$7K was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $5K and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
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From the public recordRecords to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Records to verify together
Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.
Evidence: 2 open L&I violations · $6,897 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 2 permit events since 2023 · demolition activity since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
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What to do with this
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If you’re buying
The current tax estimate is temporary
The taxable assessment implies about $364/yr under a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $1,246/yr in 2028 — $882/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.
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.
The last transfer was not a sale
The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration. 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 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.
2 open violations: the clock matters
L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.
$4,898 in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.
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
$89K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$106
block $146 · below block
Appreciation
+289%
+13%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$90K
+13%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$364
0.41% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$7K
delinquency recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
16.5%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeTeardownL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2019).
- 2019 PlumbingPermit
- 2021 4 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERALL&I
- 2023 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAlterationsPermitMinor DemolitionPermit
- 2024 DemolishedTeardown2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2025 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2026 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · 2 open L&I violations · $7K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house’s taxable assessment implies about $364/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2028 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$1,246/yr — a step up of $882/yr, 1 assessment year out. Drag the slider.
now: ($89,000 assessed − $62,996 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $364/yr
2028: $89,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,246/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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
836 sqft
livable area
Lot
588 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
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 2404 Harlan St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
2404 Harlan St sits on the 2400 block of Harlan St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2402 Harlan St · 2416 Harlan 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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