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Reading1 Family 2 S Brick/Row

517 Chestnut St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.03 acres · Parcel 04530627890162

517 Chestnut St from the air, with the parcel outlined
$29,900
Assessed value
$1,391
Taxes a year, 2026 rates
$170,000
Last sold May 30, 2025

The house

Built1892
Structure2 stories, BrickCondition fair
Living area1,586 sq ft
Rooms6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 full baths
HeatHot Water, GasCentral
BasementFull
AtticUnfinished
Lot size0.03 acres
Land use1 Family 2 S Brick/RowResidential
On file as2 Story Brick/Masonry

Value and taxes

Land$6,600
Buildings$23,300
Assessed$29,900Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base
MarketAbout $93,300The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
By nearby salesAssessed at 18% of its 2025 sale price; homes like it sold nearby average 21%
HomesteadNot enrolled
Taxes, 2026 ratesRateA year
Berks County9.013 mills$269
Reading19.217 mills$575
Reading School District18.29 mills$547
About $1,391 a year46.52 mills$1,391

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Sales history

DatePriceDeed
May 30, 2025$170,000Instrument 2025015996
Dumitrescu Elisa Monica → Manantiales LLC
October 23, 2024$0Family transferInstrument 2024032255
Oris Roland → Dumitrescu Elisa Monica
February 29, 2024$20,100Sheriff's or forced saleInstrument 2024005830
Dumitrescu Elisa Monica → Oris Roland
December 2008$10,000Not on file

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Owner of record

OwnerManantiales LLC
Mailing517 Chestnut StReading PA 19602

Where it is

Parcel04530627890162PIN 530627890162
MunicipalityReading
SchoolsReading School District
ZIP19602
Flood zoneOutside the mapped floodplains
Historic districtCallowhill Historic District, eligible for the National Register · Prince 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.