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Philadelphia5100 block of Baltimore AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

5117 Baltimore Ave

4 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,650 sqft · CMX2 · built 1925

Absentee individual · assessed $250K · sold 3×. On the 5100 block of Baltimore 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.

If you own it

$23 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.

Construction next door (5116 Baltimore Ave, 2025)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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

Stephen Harrell · absentee owner

Nothing beyond the deed name in the assessor's record — ask the AI below to trace this owner citywide.

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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
$250K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$152
block $149 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+52%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$250K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
3

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2015: Sold $1K 2015: Sold $98K 2015: 3 L&I violations2016: Major alteration2018: Electrical 2018: Electrical2024: Sold $150K$250K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $1K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $150K in 2024 (+14900%).

  1. 2015 $1KSold$98KSold3 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2016 Major alterationPermit
  3. 2018 ElectricalPermitElectricalPermit
  4. 2024 $150KSold

Flags: $23 back taxes (2015, 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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,650 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,845 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 5117 Baltimore 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.

$150K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — 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: 5115 Baltimore Ave  ·  5119 Baltimore Ave

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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