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Philadelphia700 block of S Broad StJuly 9, 2026

House report

731 S Broad St

3 stories · 3,936 sqft · CMX3 · built 1910

Owner-occupied · assessed $597K · sold 2×. On the 700 block of S Broad St.

Street view of 731 S Broad St
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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 1910: 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.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

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.

Construction next door (736-38 S Broad St, 2026)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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
$597K
built 1910
Price / sq ft
$152
block $444 · below block
Appreciation
+1%
+0%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$597K
+0%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$8K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
2
kept in the family

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

$0$10M$20MBefore this chart — 1999: Sold $525K2017: 2 L&I violations2023: L&I violation2024: L&I violation2026: Sold $1.5M$597K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trailTraded

Traded 2×: $525K in 1999 → $1.5M in 2026 (+186%).

  1. 1999 $525KSold
  2. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2023 L&I violationL&I
  4. 2024 L&I violationL&I
  5. 2026 $1.5MSold

Flags: long-held within one family. 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
3,936 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,643 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 731 S Broad 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.

$597K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo
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: 725-29 S Broad St  ·  711-23 S Broad 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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