Reading3 Story or More Built As Store Office Apartments Above

553 S 6 St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.05 acres · Parcel 02530643864888

$34,500
Assessed value: $1,605
Taxes a year, 2026 rates: $125,000
Last sold June 10, 2025

The buildings

Built1890

Floor area7,576 sq ft

Lot size0.05 acres

Land use3 Story or More Built As Store Office Apartments AboveCommercial

On file asCommercial Building

Living units3

Value and taxes

Land$11,000

Buildings$23,500

Assessed$34,500Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base

MarketAbout $107,600The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

By nearby salesAssessed at 28% of its 2025 sale price; properties like it sold nearby average 30%

HomesteadNot enrolled

Taxes, 2026 rates	Rate	A year
Berks County	9.013 mills	$311
Reading	19.217 mills	$663
Reading School District	18.29 mills	$631
About $1,605 a year	46.52 mills	$1,605

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Sales history

Date	Price	Seller and buyer	Deed
June 10, 2025	$125,000	Jackson Eric L → Lee Robert J	Instrument 2025017297
Jackson Eric L → Lee Robert J
June 2010	$0	Not on file	Not on file

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300 S 5th St

Reading · 0.04 acres · 0.3 miles away · Parcel 01530635787458

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837 Muhlenberg St

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221 S 5 St

Reading · 0.05 acres · 0.4 miles away · Parcel 04530627789836

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3 Story or More Built As Store Office Apartments AboveReading

148 S 6th St

Reading · 0.05 acres · 0.4 miles away · Parcel 04530627893110

Assessed at $39,800. Last sold July 28, 2025 for $450,000.

Boarding HouseReading

117 S 6 St

Reading · 0.07 acres · 0.5 miles away · Parcel 04530627894491

Assessed at $47,800. Last sold August 25, 2026 for $525,000.

Owner of record

OwnerLee Robert J

Mailing531 Canal StReading PA 19602-2705

Other parcels in the same name2 parcels in the county, $65,600 assessed in all.

2 to 4 Family 2 S Brick/RowReading

601 S 6 St

Reading · 0.02 acres · Parcel 02530643864850

Assessed at $31,100. Last sold June 10, 2025 for $125,000.

Where it is

Parcel02530643864888PIN 530643864888

MunicipalityReading

SchoolsReading School District

Flood zoneOutside the mapped floodplains

Historic districtPrince Historic District, eligible for the National Register

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County data as of October 23, 2026. Information is based on geospatial data from the County of Berks.