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Philadelphia200 block of E Sharpnack StJuly 9, 2026

House report

249 E Sharpnack St

4 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 1,125 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $195K. On the 200 block of E Sharpnack St.

Street view of 249 E Sharpnack St
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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

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.

If you own it

Construction next door (251 E Sharpnack 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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$195K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$173
block $164 · above block
Appreciation
+72%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$195K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.68% effective
Gross yield
6.6%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2007: 2 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU2023: L&I violation 2023: L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed$195K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailHistory

2 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2007); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2023).

  1. 2007 2 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSUL&I
  2. 2023 L&I violationL&IL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,125 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,217 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
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 249 E Sharpnack 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.

$195K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2006) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.41% — 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.

Next door: 251 E Sharpnack St  ·  243 E Sharpnack St

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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