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Philadelphia600 block of Master StJuly 9, 2026

House report

630 Master St

3 bd · 3 stories · 1,378 sqft · RM1 · built 2021

Absentee individual · assessed $483K · sold 3×. On the 600 block of Master 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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $1,351/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $6,758/yr in 2033 — $5,407/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

If you own it

$717 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

If you’re the landlord

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.

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
$483K
built 2021
Price / sq ft
$350
block $313 · above block
Appreciation
+7000%
+47%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$494K
+47%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
3.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
3
licensed rental

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

$0$250K$500K2020: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed 2020: New construction, addition, GFA change 2020: New Construction 2020: New Construction2021: New Construction 2021: New Construction or Additions 2021: New Construction or Additions 2021: New Construction or Additions 2021: New Construction 2021: Inspection failed ×22022: Inspection passed 2022: Sold $400K$483K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail

built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2022.

  1. 2020 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visitNew construction, addition, GFA changePermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  2. 2021 New ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermitInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  3. 2022 Inspection passedL&I visit$400KSold

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $717 back taxes (2014–2016, $49 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $1,351/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2033 the bill reaches its full ~$6,758/yr — a step up of $5,407/yr, 6 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$95/yr2017: ~$95/yr2018: ~$95/yr2019: ~$95/yr2020: ~$95/yr2021: ~$95/yr2022: ~$95/yr2023: ~$1,260/yr2024: ~$1,260/yr2025: ~$1,298/yr2026: ~$1,298/yr2027: ~$1,351/yr2028: ~$2,252/yr (projected)2029: ~$3,153/yr (projected)2030: ~$4,055/yr (projected)2031: ~$4,956/yr (projected)2032: ~$5,857/yr (projected)2033: ~$6,758/yr (projected)2034: ~$6,758/yr (projected)201620332034
2027~$1,351/yrfrom the record

now: ($482,800 assessed − $386,286 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,351/yr 2033: $482,800 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $6,758/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2023) — 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
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,378 sqft
livable area
Lot
627 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 630 Master 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.

$400K
20%
6.875%
$1K/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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 628 Master St  ·  632 Master St

Where this comes from

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