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Philadelphia800 block of N Uber StJuly 8, 2026

House report

852 N Uber St

2 bd · 3 stories · 1,914 sqft · RSA5 · built 2013

Absentee individual · assessed $577K · sold 3×. On the 800 block of N Uber St.

Street view of 852 N Uber St
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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

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.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$577K
built 2013
Price / sq ft
$301
block $342 · below block
Appreciation
+81%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$578K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$8K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
3
licensed rental

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2010: Land $17K 2010: Appeal granted 2011: Appeal withdrawn 2012: Appeal granted 2013: Sold $356K 2015: Sold $367K$577K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail

Traded 2×: $356K in 2013 → $367K in 2015 (+3%).

  1. 2010 $17KLand buyAppeal grantedZoning
  2. 2011 Appeal withdrawnZoning
  3. 2012 Appeal grantedZoning
  4. 2013 $356KSold
  5. 2015 $367KSold

Flags: active rental license · 3 zoning/board appeals on record. 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.

Bedrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,914 sqft
livable area
Lot
586 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
3
granted 2012

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

Run the numbers

What owning 852 N Uber 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.

$577K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2015) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.85% — 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: 850 N Uber St  ·  854 N Uber 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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