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Philadelphia400 block of Catharine StJuly 9, 2026

House report

415 Catharine St

4 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 2,316 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $894K · sold 4×. On the 400 block of Catharine St.

Street view of 415 Catharine 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

Built 1915: 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.

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
$894K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$386
block $409 · below block
Appreciation
+125%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$898K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$11K
1.24% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
4

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2003: Sold $233K 2007: Sold $215K 2007: Demolition 2007: Zoning 2007: Alteration 2007: Zoning 2007: Addition 2007: Electrical 2007: Sold $782K2024: Sold $1.1M$894K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail

Bought for $233K in 2003, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $1.1M in 2024 (+381%).

  1. 2003 $233KSold
  2. 2007 $215KSoldDemolitionPermitZoningPermitAlterationPermitZoningPermitAdditionPermitElectricalPermit$782KSold
  3. 2024 $1.1MSold

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.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,316 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 415 Catharine 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.

$1.1M
20%
6.875%
$6K/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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: 413 Catharine St  ·  417 Catharine 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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