House report

2837 W Clementine St

3 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 928 sqft · RSA5 · built 1940

Owner-occupied · assessed $80K. On the 2800 block of W Clementine St.

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Street view of 2837 W Clementine St
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The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2K and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

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What stands out

From the public record

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 current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $412/yr under a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $1,113/yr in 2029 — $701/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

Built 1940: 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 2029 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

$2,173 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
$80K
built 1940
Price / sq ft
$86
block $83 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+132%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$80K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$412
0.52% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
17.6%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$50K$100KBefore this chart — 2015: Mechanical 2015: Plumbing2021: Addition and/or Alteration2025: Roof Covering Replacement 2025: Addition and/or Alterations$80K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit

The paper trail

built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2015 MechanicalPermitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  3. 2025 Roof Covering ReplacementPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $412/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2029 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$1,113/yr — a step up of $701/yr, 2 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$412/yr2017: ~$412/yr2018: ~$412/yr2019: ~$412/yr2020: ~$412/yr2021: ~$412/yr2022: ~$412/yr2023: ~$412/yr2024: ~$412/yr2025: ~$412/yr2026: ~$412/yr2027: ~$412/yr2028: ~$412/yr (projected)2029: ~$1,113/yr (projected)2030: ~$1,113/yr (projected)201620292030
2027~$412/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($79,500 assessed − $50,067 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $412/yr 2029: $79,500 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,113/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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
1
Interior
928 sqft
livable area
Lot
798 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
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 2837 W Clementine 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.

$80K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
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).

Block context

2837 W Clementine St sits on the 2800 block of W Clementine St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

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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