House report

920 League St

3 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,056 sqft · RSA5 · built 1900

Owner-occupied · assessed $497K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $498K · sold 2×. On the 900 block of League St.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$4,477/year

2026 taxable assessment $319,864 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $497,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 021138700
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $177,236 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

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $222K in 2011, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $247K in 2015.

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Finding

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Why it matters

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1900: 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: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$497,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $497,900 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$471
block $339 · above block
Appreciation
+99%
+6%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +0% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$681K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,477
0.9% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
2.4%
≈$995/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$250K$500KZIP 19147 median$498K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppeal

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Every dated record3 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. AppealZoning board appeal
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $247K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $222K

The paper trail

Bought for $222K in 2011, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $247K in 2015.

  1. 2011 $222KSold
  2. 2015 $247KSold
  3. 2017 Appeal grantedZoning
  4. 2018 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2019 ElectricalPermitNew ConstructionPermitAlterationsPermitNew ConstructionPermitZoningPermitMajor alterationPermit
  6. 2026 Change of UsePermit

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Browse 3 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 30481 · OPEN · Granted

    PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FIRST FLOOR CLOSET. PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION/ENLARGEMENT OF SECOND FLOOR, REAR. NEW ROOF DECK ON ROOF OF SECOND FLOOR, ACCESS FROM DOORWAY ON THIRD FLOOR. NO PILOT HOUSE. (SIZE AND LO

  2. Recorded transfer$247K transfer

    2015

  3. Recorded transfer$222K transfer

    2011

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,056 sqft
livable area
Lot
539 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · Granted · 2017

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

Where the record looks off

Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Run the numbers

What owning 920 League 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.

$498K
20%
6.875%
$1K/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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

920 League St sits on the 900 block of League St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 918 League St  ·  922 League St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 9:20 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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