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House report

616 Crestview Rd

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,614 sqft · RSA3 · built 1999

Absentee individual · assessed $490K. On the 600 block of Crestview Rd.

Property summary

Assessment$490KCity assessed value Last sale$398KRecorded 2021 Est. annual tax$7K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits2Dated events in report Violations5Open when report assembled

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Street view of 616 Crestview Rd
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What stands out

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Records to verify together

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Dated record flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: 5 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2024, 2025

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

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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

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

5 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

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.

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
$490K
built 1999
Price / sq ft
$304
block $249 · above block
Appreciation
+75%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$491K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$7K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
—
Gross yield
4%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$250K$500K2022: 2 L&I violations 2022: Inspection failed ×22023: Solar Panels and Structure 2023: Addition and/or Alteration 2023: Inspection passed2024: 5 L&I violations 2024: Inspection failed2025: Inspection failed ×4$490K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

Improved

Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.

  1. 2022 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2023 Solar Panels and StructurePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitInspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2024 5 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  4. 2025 Inspection failed ×4L&I visit

Flags: 5 open L&I violations. 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
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,614 sqft
livable area
Lot
5,000 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
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 616 Crestview Rd 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.

$490K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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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.

Block context

616 Crestview Rd sits on the 600 block of Crestview Rd. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 614 Crestview Rd  ·  612 Crestview Rd

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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