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Philadelphia3100 block of Clifford StJuly 9, 2026

House report

3116 Clifford St

6 bd · 3 stories · 2,352 sqft · RSA5 · built 2025

Investor / LLC · assessed $566K · sold 4×. On the 3100 block of Clifford 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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $2,324/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $7,923/yr in 2037 — $5,599/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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

$4,485 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

Construction next door (3117 Clifford 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.

If you’re the landlord

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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

Legacy Rose LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Holds an active rental license for this address

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
$566K
built 2025
Price / sq ft
$241
block $163 · above block
Appreciation
+9493%
+51%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$581K
+51%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.41% effective, abated
Gross yield
Times sold
4
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0M2024: Appeal complete 2024: Land $42K2025: New Construction or Additions 2025: New Construction or Additions 2025: New Construction 2025: New Construction 2025: New Construction 2025: New Construction 2025: L&I violation 2025: Appeal complete 2025: Sold $585K 2025: Sold $585K$566K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buy
The paper trail

Bought for $42K in 2024, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $585K in 2025.

  1. 2024 Appeal completeZoning$42KLand buy
  2. 2025 New Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitL&I violationL&IAppeal completeZoning$585KSold$585KSold

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $4K back taxes (1992–2016, $2K of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · 3 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $2,324/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2037 the bill reaches its full ~$7,923/yr — a step up of $5,599/yr, 10 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$83/yr2017: ~$181/yr2018: ~$181/yr2019: ~$181/yr2020: ~$181/yr2021: ~$181/yr2022: ~$181/yr2023: ~$1,239/yr2024: ~$1,239/yr2025: ~$756/yr2026: ~$756/yr2027: ~$2,324/yr2028: ~$2,884/yr (projected)2029: ~$3,444/yr (projected)2030: ~$4,004/yr (projected)2031: ~$4,564/yr (projected)2032: ~$5,124/yr (projected)2033: ~$5,683/yr (projected)2034: ~$6,243/yr (projected)2035: ~$6,803/yr (projected)2036: ~$7,363/yr (projected)2037: ~$7,923/yr (projected)2038: ~$7,923/yr (projected)201620372038
2027~$2,324/yrfrom the record

now: ($566,000 assessed − $399,976 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,324/yr 2037: $566,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $7,923/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2027) — 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
6
Stories
3
Interior
2,352 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,454 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
3
complete 2025

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

Run the numbers

What owning 3116 Clifford 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.

$585K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — 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).

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Where this comes from

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