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Philadelphia3200 block of Goodman StJuly 9, 2026

House report

3242 Goodman St

Vacant · assessed $17K · sold 4×. On the 3200 block of Goodman 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 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.)

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
$17K
Price / sq ft
block $103 ·
Appreciation
-61%
-8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$16K
-8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$231
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
4
kept in the family

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

$0$50K$100KBefore this chart — 2012: Appeal granted with conditions 2012: Zoning/use 2012: Plumbing2016: 7 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 2016: Sold $4K 2016: Sold $7K2018: Major alteration2020: 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2022: Minor Demolition 2022: Demolished 2022: 4 L&I violations2024: 2 L&I violations$17K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleTeardownL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $4K in 2016, zoning/use permit in 2012, sold for $7K in 2016 (+225%).

  1. 2012 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningZoning/usePermitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2016 7 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&I$4KSold$7KSold
  3. 2018 Major alterationPermit
  4. 2020 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  5. 2022 Minor DemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardown4 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. 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.

Lot
760 sqft
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted with conditions 2012

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

Run the numbers

What owning 3242 Goodman 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.

$25K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
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: 3240 Goodman St  ·  3244 Goodman 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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