New construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2015.
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3070 Amber St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 990 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Owner-occupied · assessed $120K · sold 1×. On the 3000 block of Amber St.
Property summary
Assessment$120KCity assessed value
Last sale$15KRecorded 2015
Est. annual tax$276/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$5KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits2Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
Historical tax record
Verify the current balance before relying on it.
$5K 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 $2K and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
Verify current balance with Philadelphia Revenue →What stands out
From the public recordWhat the record is signaling
Early patterns mined across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows what triggered it and where the inference stops.
Public-record pressure
More than one public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: $4,634 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Transparent record rules, not a machine-learning forecast. A signal is a prompt to verify the cited record, not a prediction or allegation.
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 $276/yr under a 10-year abatement. The estimate steps up every year and reaches about $1,676/yr in 2033 — $1,400/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.
If you own it
When the abatement ends, file for Homestead
An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2033 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.
$2,036 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
$120K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$121
block $118 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+142%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$120K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$276
0.23% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$5K
delinquency recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
11.7%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2015.
- 2008 5 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2010 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2011 7 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2015 $15KSold
- 2018 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAlterationPermit
- 2019 PlumbingPermit
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · $5K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · 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 $276/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2033 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$1,676/yr — a step up of $1,400/yr, 6 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($119,700 assessed − $99,983 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $276/yr
2033: $119,700 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,676/yr
The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2023) — 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
990 sqft
livable area
Lot
807 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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 3070 Amber 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.
When this house last sold (2015) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.85% — 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
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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
3070 Amber St sits on the 3000 block of Amber St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 3068 Amber St · 3072 Amber 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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What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the story of the house, its paper trail drawn on the value chart, and run-the-numbers, a calculator seeded with an assessment-based annual tax estimate.
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