Public Records
Edition
Philadelphia4900 block of Greene StJuly 9, 2026

House report

4924 Greene St

2 stories · 1,772 sqft · RSA3 · built 1900

Investor / LLC · assessed $222K · sold 4×. On the 4900 block of Greene St.

Street view of 4924 Greene St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar
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

Built 1900: 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’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1900: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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

Gelston Holdings LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 11 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.1M combined
• Holds an active rental license for this address

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
$222K
built 1900
Price / sq ft
$125
block $125 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+223%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$223K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
4
licensed rental

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $17K 2001: Sold $70K2019: 13 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2020: 6 L&I violations2021: Addition and/or Alteration2022: Sold $108K 2022: 12 L&I violations 2022: Addition and/or Alteration2023: Sold $100K2025: 2 L&I violations$222K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $17K in 2000, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $100K in 2023 (+506%).

  1. 2000 $17KSold
  2. 2001 $70KSold
  3. 2019 13 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  4. 2020 6 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  6. 2022 $108KSold12 L&I violationsL&IAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  7. 2023 $100KSold
  8. 2025 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: active rental license. 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
2
Interior
1,772 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,738 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
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 4924 Greene 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.

$100K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — 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: 4922 Greene St  ·  4926 Greene 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.

Official city record ↗  ·  L&I history ↗  ·  See the whole block  ·  Download this record (JSON)