House report

6253 Algard St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,136 sqft · RSA5 · built 1945

Investor / LLC · assessed $202K · sold 3×. On the 6200 block of Algard St.

Street view of 6253 Algard St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

What stands out

From the public record

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 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.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1945: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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

C & L Assets LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 2115 Kensington Walk, Philadelphia PA, 19125
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

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
$202K
built 1945
Price / sq ft
$178
block $178 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+89%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$202K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$3K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
-3966286.6%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3
kept in the family

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $90K 2005: Sold $105K 2007: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2008: Inspection passed2017: 2 L&I violations2018: 3 L&I violations2021: L&I violation 2021: Inspection failed ×22022: Sold $155K2025: L&I violation 2025: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$202K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit

The paper trail

Traded 3×: $90K in 2005 → $155K in 2022 (+72%).

  1. 2005 $90KSold$105KSold
  2. 2007 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  3. 2008 Inspection passedL&I visit
  4. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2018 3 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2021 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  7. 2022 $155KSold
  8. 2025 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Flags: active rental license · long-held within one family. 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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,136 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,451 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
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

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

Run the numbers

What owning 6253 Algard 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.

$202K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — 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.

Block context

6253 Algard St sits on the 6200 block of Algard St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — 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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