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Philadelphia400 block of Belgrade StJuly 9, 2026

House report

424 Belgrade St

Vacant · assessed $136K · sold 1×. On the 400 block of Belgrade 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.

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

Construction next door (426 Belgrade St, 2026)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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.

Who's behind it

Fishtown Realty LLC

• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $555K combined
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

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 $299 ·
Appreciation
-41%
-41%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$133K
-41%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$500K$1.0M2024: Appeal granted with conditions 2024: L&I violation 2024: Sold $218K2026: New Construction 2026: Excavation 2026: New Construction or Additions 2026: New Construction or Additions 2026: New Construction or Additions 2026: New Construction 2026: New Construction 2026: Rough-In 2026: L&I violation$136K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violation
The paper trail

built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $218K in 2024.

  1. 2024 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningL&I violationL&I$218KSold
  2. 2026 New ConstructionPermitExcavationPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitRough-InPermitL&I violationL&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
966 sqft
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted with conditions 2024

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

Run the numbers

What owning 424 Belgrade 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.

$218K
20%
6.875%
$975/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: 422 Belgrade St  ·  426 Belgrade 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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