ReadingOne Story Up to 25,000 Sq Ft

248 S 3 St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.08 acres · Parcel 05530634686566

$80,700
Assessed value: $3,754
Taxes a year, 2026 rates: $140,000
Last sold August 15, 2025

The buildings

Built1900

Floor area11,832 sq ft

Lot size0.08 acres

Land useOne Story Up to 25,000 Sq FtIndustrial

On file asIndustrial Building · Detached Improvements

Value and taxes

Land$14,000

Buildings$66,700

Assessed$80,700Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base

MarketAbout $251,800The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

HomesteadNot enrolled

Taxes, 2026 rates	Rate	A year
Berks County	9.013 mills	$727
Reading	19.217 mills	$1,551
Reading School District	18.29 mills	$1,476
About $3,754 a year	46.52 mills	$3,754

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Sales history

Date	Price	Seller and buyer	Deed
August 15, 2025	$140,000	Bailey Douglas A & David L → Cervantes Christina & Cervantes Julian	Instrument 2025024853
Bailey Douglas A & David L → Cervantes Christina & Cervantes Julian
September 2001	$0	Not on file	Not on file

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Owner of record

OwnerCervantes Christina &Cervantes Julian

Mailing246 S 3rd StReading PA 19602-1802

Where it is

Assessment file246 S 3rd St

Parcel05530634686566PIN 530634686566

MunicipalityReading

SchoolsReading School District

ZIP19602

Flood zoneAE, the 100-year floodplain · 34% of the parcel; the 500-year floodplain · 66% of the parcel

Historic districtRiverfront 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.