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Philadelphia700 block of E Chelten AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

726 E Chelten Ave

3 stories · 1,680 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Owner-occupied · assessed $164K · sold 1×. On the 700 block of E Chelten Ave.

Street view of 726 E Chelten 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.

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
$164K
built 1915
Price / sq ft
$98
block $92 · above block
Appreciation
+65%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$164K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$893
0.55% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2001: Sold $200K 2010: 2 L&I violations2016: Plumbing2017: Plumbing2026: Roof Covering Replacement 2026: Alterations 2026: Addition and/or Alterations$164K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $200K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026.

  1. 2001 $200KSold
  2. 2010 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2016 PlumbingPermit
  4. 2017 PlumbingPermit
  5. 2026 Roof Covering ReplacementPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit

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
1,680 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,622 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 726 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.

$164K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2008) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.03% — 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: 724 E Chelten Ave  ·  728 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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