The Block Report

House report

4507 Bleigh Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,204 sqft · RSA5 · built 1950

Owner-occupied · assessed $217K · sold 2×. On the 4500 block of Bleigh Ave.

Street view of 4507 Bleigh Ave
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$217KCity assessed value Last sale$60KRecorded 2016 Est. annual tax$3K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits0Shown in this report ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases

Verify the current balance before relying on it.

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $41. It is shown as historical context only.

Verify current balance with Philadelphia Revenue →

What stands out

From the public record

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 1950: 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 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.

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.

$41 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

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
$217K
built 1950
Price / sq ft
$180
block $180 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+87%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$218K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
—
Gross yield
-3681546.2%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2
kept in the family

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2002: Sold $71K 2005: Inspection failed 2007: 2 L&I violations 2007: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2010: 2 L&I violations 2013: 3 L&I violations 2013: L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed 2014: Inspection passed2016: Sold $60K2017: 2 L&I violations$217K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Traded

Traded 2×: $71K in 2002 → $60K in 2016 (-15%).

  1. 2002 $71KSold
  2. 2005 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2007 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2010 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2013 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  6. 2014 Inspection passedL&I visit
  7. 2016 $60KSold
  8. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $41 · 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,204 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,215 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 4507 Bleigh Ave 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.

$217K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2016) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.65% — 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.

Block context

4507 Bleigh Ave sits on the 4500 block of Bleigh Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 4505 Bleigh Ave  ·  4509 Bleigh Ave

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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