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Philadelphia4700 block of Blakiston StJuly 9, 2026

House report

4702 Blakiston St

2 stories · 1,880 sqft · RM1 · built 1980

Owner-occupied · assessed $329K. On the 4700 block of Blakiston St.

Street view of 4702 Blakiston St
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $2,541/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $4,598/yr by 2026 — $2,057/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2026 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

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
$329K
built 1980
Price / sq ft
$175
block $70 · above block
Appreciation
+58%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$329K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
0.77% effective, abated
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$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2015: Plumbing$329K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailNew construction

built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2015 PlumbingPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $2,541/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. By 2026 the bill reaches its full ~$4,598/yr — a step up of $2,057/yr. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$2,541/yr2017: ~$2,541/yr2018: ~$2,541/yr2019: ~$2,541/yr2020: ~$2,541/yr2021: ~$2,541/yr2022: ~$2,541/yr2023: ~$2,541/yr2024: ~$2,541/yr2025: ~$2,541/yr2026: ~$2,541/yr2027: ~$2,541/yr201620262027
2027~$2,541/yrfrom the record

now: ($328,500 assessed − $146,974 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,541/yr 2026: $328,500 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $4,598/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2016), then the cliff — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
2
Interior
1,880 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,500 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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 4702 Blakiston 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.

$329K
20%
6.875%
$2K/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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 4700 Blakiston St  ·  4704 Blakiston 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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