ReadingBoarding House

537 Franklin St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.04 acres · Parcel 04530627892668

$37,900
Assessed value: $1,763
Taxes a year, 2026 rates: $300,000
Last sold June 4, 2025

The buildings

Built1880

Floor area3,364 sq ft

Lot size0.04 acres

Land useBoarding HouseCommercial

On file asCommercial Building

Living units6

Value and taxes

Land$10,000

Buildings$27,900

Assessed$37,900Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base

MarketAbout $118,200The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

By nearby salesAssessed at 13% of its 2025 sale price; properties like it sold nearby average 28%

HomesteadNot enrolled

Taxes, 2026 rates	Rate	A year
Berks County	9.013 mills	$342
Reading	19.217 mills	$728
Reading School District	18.29 mills	$693
About $1,763 a year	46.52 mills	$1,763

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Sales history

Date	Price	Seller and buyer	Deed
June 4, 2025	$300,000	Fairview Property INC → Salmar Investments LLC	Instrument 2025016501
Fairview Property INC → Salmar Investments LLC
July 2013	$49,200	Not on file	Not on file

Properties like this

53 sold within a mile in two years · median $202,100

Boarding HouseReading

518 Franklin St

Reading · 0.03 acres · 250 ft away · Parcel 04530627890564

Assessed at $29,300. Last sold September 3, 2026 for $340,000.

Boarding HouseReading

117 S 6 St

Reading · 0.07 acres · 350 ft away · Parcel 04530627894491

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

3 Story or More Built As Store Office Apartments AboveReading

19 S 5th St

Reading · 0.05 acres · 400 ft away · Parcel 04530627799912001

Assessed at $104,700. Last sold February 25, 2026 for $150,000.

3 Story or More Built As Store Office Apartments AboveReading

148 S 6th St

Reading · 0.05 acres · 0.1 miles away · Parcel 04530627893110

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

3 Story or More Converted to OfficeReading

422 Franklin St

Reading · 0.04 acres · 0.1 miles away · Parcel 04530627795543

Assessed at $71,500. Last sold July 18, 2025 for $285,000.

2 Story Converted 1st Floor Store Office AboveReading

221 S 5 St

Reading · 0.05 acres · 0.2 miles away · Parcel 04530627789836

Assessed at $47,500. Last sold November 12, 2025 for $270,000.

3 Story or More Converted Store Office Apartments AboveReading

539 Court St

Reading · 0.02 acres · 0.2 miles away · Parcel 07530783802549

Assessed at $72,300. Last sold January 16, 2026 for $300,000.

Old One or Multi Story Up to 50,000 Sq FtReading

111 Lemon St

Reading · 0.07 acres · 0.2 miles away · Parcel 03530628992467

Assessed at $23,000. Last sold March 11, 2025 for $50,000.

Owner of record

OwnerSalmar Investments LLC

Mailing1425 Perkiomen AveReading PA 19602

Other parcels in the same name3 parcels in the county, $112,700 assessed in all.

1 Family 3 S Brick/RowReading

1230 Eckert Ave

Reading · 0.05 acres · Parcel 16531622294419

Assessed at $52,100. Last sold August 27, 2025 for $125,000.

2 Story 1st Floor Store Apartments AboveReading

821 Elm St

Reading · 0.03 acres · Parcel 09530776917927

Assessed at $22,700. Last sold January 22, 2025 for $1.

Where it is

Parcel04530627892668PIN 530627892668

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.