Traded
Why it mattersTraded 2×: $30K in 2013 → $40K in 2023 (+33%).
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4917 N Camac St
3 stories · 1,965 sqft · RSA3 · built 1940
Investor / LLC · assessed $94K · sold 2×. On the 4900 block of N Camac St.
Property summary
Assessment$94KCity assessed value
Last sale$40KRecorded 2023
Est. annual tax$1K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits0Dated events in report
Violations7Open when report assembled
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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What stands out
From the public recordMarked vacant, but it just sold
Why it mattersThe assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $40,000 sale was recorded in 2023. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.
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Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 7 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2022
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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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 1940: 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
7 open violations: the clock matters
L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.
If you’re the landlord
No active rental license on file
If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.
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
Al Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $214K combined
• Tax bills mail to 324 N Edgewood St, Philadelphia PA, 19139
• 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 record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$94K
built 1940
Price / sq ft
$48
block $92 · below block
Appreciation
+39%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$94K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
14.5%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
kept in the family
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2013 → $40K in 2023 (+33%).
- 2011 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2012 5 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2013 $30KSoldInspection passedL&I visit
- 2022 7 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
- 2023 $40KSold
Flags: 7 open L&I violations · 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.
Stories
3
Interior
1,965 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,050 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Where the record looks off
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Marked vacant, but it just sold
The assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $40,000 sale was recorded in 2023. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.
Run the numbers
What owning 4917 N Camac St 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.
When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
4917 N Camac St sits on the 4900 block of N Camac St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4915 N Camac St · 4919 N Camac St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
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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