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Philadelphia900 block of N Marshall StJuly 9, 2026

House report

962 N Marshall St

2 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,160 sqft · RM1 · built 2017

Owner-occupied · assessed $402K · sold 2×. On the 900 block of N Marshall 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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $3,755/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $5,633/yr by 2026 — $1,878/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

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.

Assessed value
$402K
built 2017
Price / sq ft
$347
block $294 · above block
Appreciation
+3069%
+37%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$410K
+37%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
0.93% effective, abated
Gross yield
Times sold
2

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2010: 2 L&I violations 2013: 2 L&I violations 2015: Appeal granted2016: Zoning/use 2016: Land $186K 2016: New construction 2016: Suppression2017: Mechanical 2017: Plumbing 2017: Electrical 2017: Sold $230K2026: Change of Use$402K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyPermit
The paper trail

Old house bought for $186K in 2016, demolished and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $230K in 2017.

  1. 2010 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2015 Appeal grantedZoning
  4. 2016 Zoning/usePermit$186KLand buyNew constructionPermitSuppressionPermit
  5. 2017 MechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit$230KSold
  6. 2026 Change of UsePermit

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $3,755/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. By 2026 the bill reaches its full ~$5,633/yr — a step up of $1,878/yr. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$0/yr2017: ~$0/yr2018: ~$1,029/yr2019: ~$1,028/yr2020: ~$1,021/yr2021: ~$1,021/yr2022: ~$1,021/yr2023: ~$736/yr2024: ~$736/yr2025: ~$974/yr2026: ~$974/yr2027: ~$3,755/yr201620262027
2027~$3,755/yrfrom the record

now: ($402,400 assessed − $134,147 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,755/yr 2026: $402,400 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $5,633/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.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,160 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,110 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
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
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
granted 2015

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

Run the numbers

What owning 962 N Marshall 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.

$402K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — 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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 960 N Marshall St  ·  964 N Marshall 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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