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Philadelphia600 block of Brooklyn StJuly 9, 2026

House report

645 Brooklyn St

6 bd · 3 stories · 3,948 sqft · RSA5 · built 2022

Investor / LLC · assessed $677K · sold 1×. On the 600 block of Brooklyn 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 $1,896/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $9,479/yr in 2035 — $7,583/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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 own it

$2,390 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.

Construction next door (644 Brooklyn St, 2024)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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.

Who's behind it

Agk Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.4M combined
• Holds an active rental license for this address

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
$677K
built 2022
Price / sq ft
$172
block $118 · above block
Appreciation
+7342%
+48%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$694K
+48%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.28% effective, abated
Gross yield
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0M2018: Land $35K2021: 2 L&I violations 2021: Appeal approved 2021: New Construction2022: New Construction 2022: New Construction 2022: New Construction 2022: New Construction2023: New Construction or Additions 2023: New Construction or Additions 2023: 3 L&I violations2024: Alterations$677K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeLand buyL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $35K in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2018 $35KLand buy
  2. 2021 2 L&I violationsL&IAppeal approvedZoningNew ConstructionPermit
  3. 2022 New ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  4. 2023 New Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit3 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2024 AlterationsPermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $2K back taxes (2006–2016, $395 of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $1,896/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2035 the bill reaches its full ~$9,479/yr — a step up of $7,583/yr, 8 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$127/yr2017: ~$417/yr2018: ~$417/yr2019: ~$417/yr2020: ~$417/yr2021: ~$417/yr2022: ~$417/yr2023: ~$482/yr2024: ~$482/yr2025: ~$2,128/yr2026: ~$2,128/yr2027: ~$1,896/yr2028: ~$2,844/yr (projected)2029: ~$3,792/yr (projected)2030: ~$4,740/yr (projected)2031: ~$5,688/yr (projected)2032: ~$6,635/yr (projected)2033: ~$7,583/yr (projected)2034: ~$8,531/yr (projected)2035: ~$9,479/yr (projected)2036: ~$9,479/yr (projected)201620352036
2027~$1,896/yrfrom the record

now: ($677,200 assessed − $541,752 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,896/yr 2035: $677,200 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $9,479/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2025) — 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
6
Stories
3
Interior
3,948 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,755 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
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
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
approved 2021

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

Run the numbers

What owning 645 Brooklyn 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.

$677K
20%
6.875%
$5K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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).

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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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