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Philadelphia300 block of Carpenter LnJuly 9, 2026

House report

316 Carpenter Ln

5 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,887 sqft · RSD3 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $778K · sold 4×. On the 300 block of Carpenter Ln.

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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 RSD3: one household by right

Single-family detached, small lot. 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

$956 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.

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
$778K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$269
block $198 · above block
Appreciation
+85%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$780K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$9K
1.22% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
4

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2015: Sold $326K 2015: Sold $326K 2015: 2 L&I violations2017: Major alteration 2017: Sold $568K 2017: Sold $568K2018: Alteration2019: Addition and/or Alteration2024: Roof Covering Replacement$778K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $326K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $568K in 2017 (+74%).

  1. 2015 $326KSold$326KSold2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2017 Major alterationPermit$568KSold$568KSold
  3. 2018 AlterationPermit
  4. 2019 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2024 Roof Covering ReplacementPermit

Flags: $956 back taxes (2016, $20 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). 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
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,887 sqft
livable area
Lot
10,418 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
Yes
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 316 Carpenter Ln 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.

$778K
20%
6.875%
$6K/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — 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: 314 Carpenter Ln  ·  312 Carpenter Ln

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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