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Philadelphia9700 block of Krewstown RdJuly 9, 2026

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9739 Krewstown Rd

7 bd · 6 ba · 3 stories · 4,500 sqft · RSA2 · built 2025

Absentee individual · assessed $945K · sold 1×. On the 9700 block of Krewstown Rd.

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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 RSA2: one household by right

Single-family (semi-detached). 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.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. 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 own it

$2,802 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

Construction next door (9741 Krewstown Rd, 2025)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

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
$945K
built 2025
Price / sq ft
$210
block $269 · below block
Appreciation
+641%
+40%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$964K
+40%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$13K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$500K$1.0M2018: Land $120K 2018: Use2020: 2 L&I violations2021: New construction, addition, GFA change 2021: New Construction2022: 2 L&I violations 2022: New Construction 2022: New Construction2023: Alterations 2023: New Construction or Additions2024: L&I violation2025: L&I violation$945K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeLand buyL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $120K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit.

  1. 2018 $120KLand buyUsePermit
  2. 2020 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2021 New construction, addition, GFA changePermitNew ConstructionPermit
  4. 2022 2 L&I violationsL&INew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  5. 2023 AlterationsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
  6. 2024 L&I violationL&I
  7. 2025 L&I violationL&I

Flags: $3K back taxes · long-held within one family. 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
7
Bathrooms
6
Stories
3
Interior
4,500 sqft
livable area
Lot
11,595 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 9739 Krewstown Rd 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.

$945K
20%
6.875%
$7K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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: 9737 Krewstown Rd  ·  9741 Krewstown Rd

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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