House report
754 S Darien St
3 bd · 3 stories · 2,199 sqft · RSA5 · built 2022
Owner-occupied · assessed $1.1M · sold 2×. On the 700 block of S Darien St.
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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
Today's $2,940/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $14,698/yr by 2026 — $11,758/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). 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 own it
An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2026 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $1.1M in 2022.
- 2019 DemolishedTeardown
- 2020 AlterationsPermitNew ConstructionPermitRough-InPermitNew ConstructionPermitAmend for conversionPermit10 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&INew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2021 New Construction or AdditionsPermit
- 2022 $1.1MSold
- 2023 Appeal completeZoning
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $2,940/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. By 2026 the bill reaches its full ~$14,698/yr — a step up of $11,758/yr. Drag the slider.
now: ($1,050,000 assessed − $839,970 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,940/yr
2026: $1,050,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $14,698/yr
Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2016), then the cliff — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.
The house, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 754 S Darien 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.
When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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 (with the abatement toggle above).
Next door: 752 S Darien St · 750 S Darien St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
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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