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Philadelphia500 block of Carpenter LnJuly 9, 2026

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519 Carpenter Ln

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,236 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $529K · sold 4×. On the 500 block of Carpenter Ln.

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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

What to do with this

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If you’re buying

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $4,321/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $7,399/yr in 2028 — $3,078/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2028 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.

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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
$529K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$428
block $321 · above block
Appreciation
+184%
+10%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$531K
+10%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
0.82% effective, abated
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 — 2007: 2 L&I violations 2014: Sold $145K 2015: Sold $135K2016: Zoning 2016: Addition 2016: Mechanical 2016: Electrical 2016: Plumbing2017: Sold $322K 2017: Plumbing2019: Sold $379K$529K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailNew construction

Bought for $145K in 2014, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $379K in 2019.

  1. 2007 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2014 $145KSold
  3. 2015 $135KSold
  4. 2016 ZoningPermitAdditionPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
  5. 2017 $322KSoldPlumbingPermit
  6. 2019 $379KSold

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

The abatement clock

This house pays about $4,321/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2028 the bill reaches its full ~$7,399/yr — a step up of $3,078/yr, 1 assessment year out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$2,605/yr2017: ~$2,605/yr2018: ~$2,254/yr2019: ~$2,527/yr2020: ~$2,438/yr2021: ~$2,438/yr2022: ~$2,438/yr2023: ~$3,761/yr2024: ~$3,761/yr2025: ~$4,342/yr2026: ~$4,342/yr2027: ~$4,321/yr2028: ~$7,399/yr (projected)2029: ~$7,399/yr (projected)201620282029
2027~$4,321/yrfrom the record

now: ($528,600 assessed − $219,913 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,321/yr 2028: $528,600 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $7,399/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2018), 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.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,236 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,700 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
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 519 Carpenter Ln 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.

$529K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — 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 (with the abatement toggle above).

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