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Philadelphia3200 block of Clifford StJuly 9, 2026

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3229 Clifford St

Vacant · assessed $36K · sold 1×. On the 3200 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

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

$1,574 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 (3231 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.

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
$36K
Price / sq ft
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block $106 ·
Appreciation
+11%
+1%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$36K
+1%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$497
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2013: L&I violation 2015: L&I violation2017: Sold $1K2018: 6 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9 2018: Demolition 2018: Demolished2019: 2 L&I violations$36K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleTeardownL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $1K in 2017. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018.

  1. 2013 L&I violationL&I
  2. 2015 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2017 $1KSold
  4. 2018 6 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9L&IDemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardown
  5. 2019 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: $2K back taxes (2008–2016, $99 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Run the numbers

What owning 3229 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.

$36K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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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: 3227 Clifford St  ·  3231 Clifford 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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