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Philadelphia1800 block of W Berks StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1804 W Berks St

17 bd · 13 ba · 3 stories · 5,083 sqft · RM1 · built 2020

Investor / LLC · assessed $950K · sold 1×. On the 1800 block of W Berks St.

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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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 $2,660/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $13,298/yr in 2031 — $10,638/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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

Btm On Berks 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
$950K
built 2020
Price / sq ft
$187
block $163 · above block
Appreciation
+452%
+17%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$958K
+17%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0M2018: Land $172K 2018: Demolition 2018: Appeal granted with conditions 2018: Zoning/use2019: New construction 2019: Demolished 2019: Suppression 2019: 2 L&I violations 2019: Mechanical 2019: Plumbing 2019: Plumbing 2019: Electrical$950K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeLand buyTeardown
The paper trail

Old house bought for $172K in 2018, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2018).

  1. 2018 $172KLand buyDemolitionPermitAppeal granted with conditionsZoningZoning/usePermit
  2. 2019 New constructionPermitDemolishedTeardownSuppressionPermit2 L&I violationsL&IMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $2,660/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2031 the bill reaches its full ~$13,298/yr — a step up of $10,638/yr, 4 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$2,410/yr2017: ~$2,410/yr2018: ~$2,410/yr2019: ~$3,989/yr2020: ~$4,127/yr2021: ~$618/yr2022: ~$618/yr2023: ~$1,708/yr2024: ~$1,708/yr2025: ~$1,708/yr2026: ~$1,708/yr2027: ~$2,660/yr2028: ~$2,660/yr (projected)2029: ~$2,660/yr (projected)2030: ~$2,660/yr (projected)2031: ~$13,298/yr (projected)2032: ~$13,298/yr (projected)201620312032
2027~$2,660/yrfrom the record

now: ($950,000 assessed − $759,973 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,660/yr 2031: $950,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $13,298/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2021), 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
17
Bathrooms
13
Stories
3
Interior
5,083 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,950 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
Quality grade
A-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted with conditions 2018

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1804 W Berks 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.

$950K
20%
6.875%
$7K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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).

Next door: 1802 W Berks St  ·  1806 W Berks 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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