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5834 N Howard St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,020 sqft · RSA5 · built 1945

Owner-occupied · assessed $173K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $147K · sold 3×. On the 5800 block of N Howard St.

Property summary

Assessment$173,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $146,700 Last sale$135KRecorded 2019 Est. tax bill$1,025/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open18 historical across 3 cases

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BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,025/year

2026 taxable assessment $73,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $146,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 612452000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1945: 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 RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). 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.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. 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 record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$173,200
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $146,700 · built 1945
Price / sq ft
$144
block $149 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+82%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$147K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,025
0.7% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-5453306.1%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3

Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$100K$200K2016 OPA assessment: $95K2017 OPA assessment: $95K2018 OPA assessment: $95K2019 OPA assessment: $73K2020 OPA assessment: $79K2021 OPA assessment: $79K2022 OPA assessment: $79K2023 OPA assessment: $122K2024 OPA assessment: $122K2025 OPA assessment: $173K2026 OPA assessment: $173K2001 — Deed / sale $36K2003 — Deed / sale $35K2008 — 2008-07-10: EXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT · 2008-07-10: EXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN · 2008-07-10: EXT-WINDOW OPEN BATHRM-RES · 2008-07-10: INT-KITCHEN WATERLINES REP-RES · 2008-07-10: ELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES · 2008-07-10: LIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES · 2008-07-10: INT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES · 2008-07-10: INT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI · 2008-07-10: DRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC · 2008-07-10: INT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES · 2008-07-10: INT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN · 2008-07-10: EXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof) · 2008-07-10: SD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy) · 2008-07-10: PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI · 2008-07-10: EXT A-ACC STRUCT REPAIR/MAINT · 2008-08-06: COULD NOT ENTER · 2008-09-03: HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection) · 2008-05-21: Rental2009 — 2009-01-13: VACANT PROP STANDARD · 2009-01-13: HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection) · 2009-01-14: RB_LIRB2011 — 2011-08-22: LICENSE-RES SFD/2FD · 2011-10-25: HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection) · 2011-10-18: Rental2019 — Deed / sale $135K$173K200120062011201620212026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspectionLicense
Deed / sale $135K
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Every dated record27 events · scroll to browse
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $135K
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. LicenseRental
  4. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  5. AppealRB_LIRB
  6. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  10. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT
  11. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  12. L&I violationEXT-WINDOW OPEN BATHRM-RES
  13. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN WATERLINES REP-RES
  14. L&I violationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES
  15. L&I violationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES
  16. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  17. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  18. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  19. L&I violationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES
  20. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  21. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  22. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  23. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  24. L&I violationEXT A-ACC STRUCT REPAIR/MAINT
  25. LicenseRental
  26. Deed / saleDeed / sale $35K
  27. Deed / saleDeed / sale $36K

The paper trail

Frequently traded

Traded 3×: $36K in 2001 → $135K in 2019 (+279%).

  1. 2001 $36KSold
  2. 2003 $35KSold
  3. 2008 16 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
  4. 2009 Appeal mootZoningL&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  5. 2011 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  6. 2019 $135KSold

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Browse 30 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$135K transfer

    2019

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 293385 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. LicenseRental

    License 546687 · Inactive

    STANLEY HUNT · Expires 2020-02-29 · Inactive 2020-04-29

  4. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 293385 · Violation 2187677 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 293385 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 189492 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 7054 · OPEN · MOOT

    Related permit 168899 · LEASE EXPIRED SEPT 08. TENANTS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF BEING EVICTED. WAITING FOR SHERIFF TO CALL WITH A DATE TO CHANGE LOCKS. ALL REPAIRS WILL BE DONE WHEN EVICTION FINALIZED.

  8. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 189492 · Violation 1211412 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 189492 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 168899 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 168899 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  12. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078249 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078239 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078234 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. ViolationEXT-WINDOW OPEN BATHRM-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078244 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. ViolationINT-KITCHEN WATERLINES REP-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078243 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  17. ViolationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078242 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  18. ViolationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078241 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  19. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078240 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  20. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078238 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078235 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078236 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078237 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078248 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078247 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078246 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. ViolationEXT A-ACC STRUCT REPAIR/MAINT

    Case 168899 · Violation 1078245 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. LicenseRental

    License 446169 · Inactive

    STANLEY HUNT · Expires 2009-02-28 · Inactive 2010-03-05

  29. Recorded transfer$35K transfer

    2003

  30. Recorded transfer$36K transfer

    2001

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,020 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,206 sqft
Basement
Partial, unfinished
city code G
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · MOOT · 2009

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

Run the numbers

What owning 5834 N Howard 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.

$147K
20%
6.875%
$700/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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

5834 N Howard St sits on the 5800 block of N Howard St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5832 N Howard St  ·  5836 N Howard St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:16 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: unavailable. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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