New construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.9M in 2019.
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3224 N Bailey St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,060 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Absentee individual · assessed $136K · sold 1×. On the 3200 block of N Bailey St.
Property summary
Assessment$136KCity assessed value
Last sale$1.9MRecorded 2019
Est. taxes$399/yearAnnual city record
Permits5Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat 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 $399/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $1,908/yr in 2029 — $1,509/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
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.
The last transfer was not a sale
The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. 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
$22,016 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.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1925: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
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.
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
$136K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$129
block $84 · above block
Appreciation
+285%
+13%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$137K
+13%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$399
0.29% effective, abated
Gross yield
11.4%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
kept in the family
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.9M in 2019.
- 2015 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2016 4 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8L&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
- 2017 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2018 Major alterationPermitL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAlterationPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermit
- 2019 $1.9MSold
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $22K back taxes (2000–2016, $8K of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $399/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2029 the bill reaches its full ~$1,908/yr — a step up of $1,509/yr, 2 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($136,300 assessed − $107,796 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $399/yr
2029: $136,300 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,908/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
2
Interior
1,060 sqft
livable area
Lot
900 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 3224 N Bailey 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.
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
3224 N Bailey St sits on the 3200 block of N Bailey St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 3222 N Bailey St · 3226 N Bailey 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
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of 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
City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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 this house's actual tax bill.
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