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Philadelphia700 block of W Clearfield StJuly 9, 2026

House report

714 W Clearfield St

4 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,440 sqft · CMX2 · built 1915

Absentee individual · assessed $78K · sold 2×. On the 700 block of W Clearfield 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

Built 1915: 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.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$78K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$54
block $81 · below block
Appreciation
+65%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$78K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
2

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2006: Sold $60K 2007: L&I violation 2009: 12 L&I violations 2010: Electrical2018: L&I violation2022: Sold $110K 2022: Appeal withdrawn$78K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $60K in 2006, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $110K in 2022 (+83%).

  1. 2006 $60KSold
  2. 2007 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2009 12 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2010 ElectricalPermit
  5. 2018 L&I violationL&I
  6. 2022 $110KSoldAppeal withdrawnZoning

Flags: 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.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,440 sqft
livable area
Lot
879 sqft
Basement
Full, semi-finished
city code B
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
withdrawn 2022

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

Run the numbers

What owning 714 W Clearfield 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.

$78K
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.

Next door: 712 W Clearfield St  ·  716 W Clearfield St

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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