House report

841 N Newkirk St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 756 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $375K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $400K · sold 4×. On the 800 block of N Newkirk St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,848/year

2026 taxable assessment $274,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $400,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 151328800
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $205K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $370K in 2020 (+80%).

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1920: 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.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

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.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. 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
$374,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $400,400 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$530
block $419 · above block
Appreciation
+49%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$401K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,848
0.96% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
5.5%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4

Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0M$400K200220072012201720222027
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentDeed / sale

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $370K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $290K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $282K
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $205K

The paper trail

Bought for $205K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $370K in 2020 (+80%).

  1. 2002 $205KSold
  2. 2006 $282KSold
  3. 2010 PlumbingPermit
  4. 2014 $290KSold
  5. 2020 $370KSold

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Browse 4 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$370K transfer

    2020

  2. Recorded transfer$290K transfer

    2014

  3. Recorded transfer$282K transfer

    2006

  4. Recorded transfer$205K transfer

    2002

What this record suggests

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
756 sqft
livable area
Lot
644 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
D
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 841 N Newkirk 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.

$400K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — 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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

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

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Next door: 839 N Newkirk St  ·  843 N Newkirk St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 10:59 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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