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Philadelphia2400 block of Castor AveJuly 9, 2026

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2416 Castor Ave

3,663 sqft · CA2 · built 1990

Absentee individual · assessed $1.8M. On the 2400 block of Castor Ave.

Street view of 2416 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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $18,641/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $25,124/yr in 2029 — $6,483/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

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
$1.8M
built 1990
Price / sq ft
$490
block $146 · above block
Appreciation
+76%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.8M
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$19K
1.04% effective, abated
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0

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

$0$1.0M$2.0M2018: Plumbing 2018: Mechanical 2018: Mechanical 2018: Sign 2018: Electrical 2018: Administrative 2018: Suppression2021: 3 L&I violations2024: Addition and/or Alteration2025: 7 L&I violations2026: 5 L&I violations$1.8M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailNew construction

built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2018 PlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitMechanicalPermitSignPermitElectricalPermitAdministrativePermitSuppressionPermit
  2. 2021 3 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2024 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  4. 2025 7 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2026 5 L&I violationsL&I

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 $18,641/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2029 the bill reaches its full ~$25,124/yr — a step up of $6,483/yr, 2 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$14,288/yr2017: ~$14,288/yr2018: ~$15,745/yr2019: ~$10,202/yr2020: ~$10,202/yr2021: ~$10,202/yr2022: ~$10,202/yr2023: ~$7,774/yr2024: ~$7,774/yr2025: ~$7,839/yr2026: ~$7,839/yr2027: ~$18,641/yr2028: ~$18,641/yr (projected)2029: ~$25,124/yr (projected)2030: ~$25,124/yr (projected)201620292030
2027~$18,641/yrfrom the record

now: ($1,794,800 assessed − $463,110 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $18,641/yr 2029: $1,794,800 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $25,124/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2019), 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.

Interior
3,663 sqft
livable area
Lot
29,056 sqft
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
A-
assessor's grade
Zoning
CA2
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 2416 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.

$1.8M
20%
6.875%
$13K/mo

When this house last sold (1999) a 30-year mortgage ran about 7.44% — 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).

Next door: 2450 Castor Ave  ·  2417 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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