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Philadelphia400 block of E Abington AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

408 E Abington Ave

3 stories · 3,813 sqft · RSD3 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $1.2M. On the 400 block of E Abington Ave.

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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

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 RSD3: one household by right

Single-family detached, 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.

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

$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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$1.2M
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$307
block $314 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+125%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.2M
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$16K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0
kept in the family

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

$0$1.0M$2.0MBefore this chart — 2012: Major alteration 2012: Electrical 2012: Plumbing2018: Alteration2019: Plumbing$1.2M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.

  1. 2012 Major alterationPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2018 AlterationPermit
  3. 2019 PlumbingPermit

Flags: 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.

Stories
3
Interior
3,813 sqft
livable area
Lot
21,500 sqft
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
B
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 408 E Abington Ave 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.

$1.2M
20%
6.875%
$8K/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: 404 E Abington Ave  ·  400 E Abington Ave

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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