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Philadelphia4800 block of Cedar AveJuly 9, 2026

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4844 Cedar Ave

7 bd · 4 ba · 3 stories · 2,700 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $544K · sold 4×. On the 4800 block of Cedar 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 RSA3: one household by right

Single-family attached. 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

$9,395 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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
$544K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$202
block $202 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+121%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$546K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$6K
1.14% 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 $225K 2007: Plumbing 2008: Alteration 2013: Sold $235K2017: 3 L&I violations2018: 2 L&I violations2021: Sold $595K 2021: Addition and/or Alteration 2021: Addition and/or Alteration2022: Addition and/or Alterations 2022: Alterations2023: L&I violation$544K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $225K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $595K in 2021 (+325%).

  1. 2003 $225KSold
  2. 2007 PlumbingPermit
  3. 2008 AlterationPermit
  4. 2013 $235KSold
  5. 2017 3 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2018 2 L&I violationsL&I
  7. 2021 $595KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  8. 2022 Addition and/or AlterationsPermitAlterationsPermit
  9. 2023 L&I violationL&I

Flags: $9K back taxes (2015–2016, $763 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). 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
7
Bathrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
2,700 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,090 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 4844 Cedar 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.

$544K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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: 4842 Cedar Ave  ·  4840 Cedar Ave

Where this comes from

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