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Philadelphia4000 block of Baring StJuly 9, 2026

House report

4053 Baring St

Vacant · assessed $136K. On the 4000 block of Baring St.

Street view of 4053 Baring 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.

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
$136K
Price / sq ft
block $196 ·
Appreciation
+980%
+24%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$138K
+24%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
Gross yield
Times sold
0

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

$0$500K$1.0M2019: 4 L&I violations$136K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violation
The paper trail

4 L&I violations (2019).

  1. 2019 4 L&I violationsL&I

Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Run the numbers

What owning 4053 Baring 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.

$136K
20%
6.875%
$975/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: 4051 Baring St  ·  4055 Baring 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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