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Philadelphia700 block of E Chelten AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

706 E Chelten Ave

3 stories · 3,181 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925

Investor / LLC · assessed $322K · sold 2×. On the 700 block of E Chelten Ave.

Street view of 706 E Chelten Ave
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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 1925: 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 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’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1925: 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

706 Chelten LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Holds an active rental license for this address

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

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
$322K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$101
block $92 · above block
Appreciation
+280%
+13%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$324K
+13%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
2
licensed rental

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2008: Sold $75K 2014: Sold $30K2019: Appeal granted 2019: Use2020: Roof Covering Replacement 2020: Alterations 2020: Addition and/or Alteration 2020: Addition and/or Alteration2021: Addition and/or Alterations 2021: Addition and/or Alteration2024: Alterations 2024: 4 L&I violations$322K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $75K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

  1. 2008 $75KSold
  2. 2014 $30KSold
  3. 2019 Appeal grantedZoningUsePermit
  4. 2020 Roof Covering ReplacementPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  6. 2024 AlterationsPermit4 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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
3
Interior
3,181 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,140 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2019

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

Run the numbers

What owning 706 E Chelten Ave 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.

$322K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2014) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.17% — 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: 704 E Chelten Ave  ·  702 E Chelten Ave

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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