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Philadelphia700 block of Byberry RdJuly 9, 2026

House report

720 Byberry Rd

4 bd · 2 ba · 1 story · 3,048 sqft · RSD1 · built 2012

Absentee individual · assessed $718K · sold 3×. On the 700 block of Byberry Rd.

Street view of 720 Byberry Rd
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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

Zoned RSD1: one household by right

Single-family detached, large lot. 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

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.

Who's behind it

Rocco Cavallo · absentee owner

Nothing beyond the deed name in the assessor's record — ask the AI below to trace this owner citywide.

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
$718K
built 2012
Price / sq ft
$236
block $217 · above block
Appreciation
+91%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$720K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$10K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
3

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2002: Land $175K 2005: Land $241K 2009: Zoning/use 2009: Land $60K 2011: Appeal granted 2011: Zoning/use 2011: New construction 2011: Electrical 2011: Plumbing 2011: Plumbing 2011: Mechanical 2012: Zoning admin review$718K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail

Bought for $175K in 2002, built new under a 2009 permit.

  1. 2002 $175KLand buy
  2. 2005 $241KLand buy
  3. 2009 Zoning/usePermit$60KLand buy
  4. 2011 Appeal grantedZoningZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermit
  5. 2012 Zoning admin reviewPermit

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
1
Interior
3,048 sqft
livable area
Lot
10,530 sqft
Basement
Full, semi-finished
city code B
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2011

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

Run the numbers

What owning 720 Byberry Rd 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.

$718K
20%
6.875%
$5K/mo

When this house last sold (2009) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.04% — 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: 716 Byberry Rd  ·  724 Byberry Rd

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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