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Philadelphia700 block of W Lehigh AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

722 W Lehigh Ave

4 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 1,870 sqft · CMX2 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $149K · sold 1×. On the 700 block of W Lehigh Ave.

Street view of 722 W Lehigh Ave
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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 own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1915: 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.

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
$149K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$80
block $89 · below block
Appreciation
+0%
+0%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$149K
+0%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$100K$200K2019: L&I violation2021: 2 L&I violations 2021: Addition and/or Alteration2023: Sold $181K$149K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violation
The paper trail

Bought for $181K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.

  1. 2019 L&I violationL&I
  2. 2021 2 L&I violationsL&IAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  3. 2023 $181KSold

Flags: active rental license. 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
1
Stories
1
Interior
1,870 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,110 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 722 W Lehigh 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.

$181K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — 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: 720 W Lehigh Ave  ·  724 W Lehigh 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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