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Philadelphia600 block of Emerson StJuly 9, 2026

House report

606 Emerson St

2 stories · 1,208 sqft · RTA1 · built 1963

Owner-occupied · assessed $315K. On the 600 block of Emerson St.

Street view of 606 Emerson St
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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 1963: 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.

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.

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
$315K
built 1963
Price / sq ft
$261
block $262 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+74%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$316K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
0.96% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2009: Electrical$315K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009.

  1. 2009 ElectricalPermit

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
1,208 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,794 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RTA1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 606 Emerson 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.

$315K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (1993) a 30-year mortgage ran about 7.31% — 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: 604 Emerson St  ·  608 Emerson 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.

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