Renovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $260K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $260K in 2014 (+100%).
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245 E Girard Ave
5 bd · 3 stories · 2,662 sqft · CMX2 · built 1915
Investor / LLC · assessed $498K · sold 4×. On the 200 block of E Girard Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$498KCity assessed value
Last sale$260KRecorded 2014
Est. annual tax$7K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$679City snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits4Dated events in report
ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled
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$679 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.
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If you’re buying
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
$679 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
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.
Who's behind it
245 E Girard Ave LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 159 Crozierville Rd, Aston PA, 19014 — outside Philadelphia
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale
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
$498K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$187
block $126 · above block
Appreciation
+104%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$500K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$7K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$679
delinquency recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
4.5%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4
kept in the family
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $260K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $260K in 2014 (+100%).
- 2011 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2013 6 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2014 $260KSoldL&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2015 13 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visitMajor alterationPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermit
Flags: $679 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The house, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
5
Stories
3
Interior
2,662 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 245 E Girard Ave 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.
When this house last sold (2014) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.17% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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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.
Block context
245 E Girard Ave sits on the 200 block of E Girard Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 243 E Girard Ave · 247 E Girard Ave
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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