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837 N 3rd St

3 bd · 1 story · 1,900 sqft · CMX3 · built 2017

Absentee individual · assessed $620K. On the 800 block of N 3rd St.

Property summary

Assessment$620KCity assessed value Last sale—No sale value available Est. annual tax$5K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits1Dated events in report ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

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Street view of 837 N 3rd St
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What stands out

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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

The current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $4,628/yr under a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $8,677/yr in 2029 — $4,049/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration. 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’re the landlord

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 record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$620K
built 2017
Price / sq ft
$326
block $301 · above block
Appreciation
+22%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$621K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$5K
0.75% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
4.8%
≈$3K/mo rent
Times sold
0
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0M2017: Administrative$620K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit

The paper trail

New construction

built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated).

  1. 2017 AdministrativePermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $4,628/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2029 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$8,677/yr — a step up of $4,049/yr, 2 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2019: ~$1,702/yr2020: ~$1,786/yr2021: ~$1,786/yr2022: ~$1,786/yr2023: ~$1,586/yr2024: ~$1,586/yr2025: ~$1,839/yr2026: ~$1,839/yr2027: ~$4,628/yr2028: ~$4,628/yr (projected)2029: ~$8,677/yr (projected)2030: ~$8,677/yr (projected)201920292030
2027~$4,628/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($619,900 assessed − $289,281 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,628/yr 2029: $619,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $8,677/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2019), 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.

Bedrooms
3
Stories
1
Interior
1,900 sqft
livable area
Lot
762 sqft
Basement
Partial, finished
city code E
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
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
CMX3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 837 N 3rd St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$620K
20%
6.875%
$3K/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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Block context

837 N 3rd St sits on the 800 block of N 3rd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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