House report

3811 N Percy St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,120 sqft · RSA6 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $91K · sold 2×. On the 3800 block of N Percy St.

Property summary

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What stands out

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Finding

Improved

Why it matters

Bought for $2K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024.

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1920: 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 RSA6: one household by right

Single-family attached, 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

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

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
$91K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$81
block $81 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+219%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$91K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
11%
≈$834/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$50K$100KBefore this chart — 2002: Sold $2K 2007: Sold $2K2018: 6 L&I violations 2018: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed2024: Addition and/or Alterations2025: 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2025: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$91K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Bought for $2K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024.

  1. 2002 $2KSold
  2. 2007 $2KSold
  3. 2018 6 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2024 Addition and/or AlterationsPermit
  5. 2025 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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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
1,120 sqft
livable area
Lot
720 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA6
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 3811 N Percy St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$91K
20%
6.875%
$825/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.

Block context

3811 N Percy St sits on the 3800 block of N Percy St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, 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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