1023 Cherry St, Reading, PA 19602 Property Records

Berks County property record for 1023 Cherry St, Reading, PA 19602

Property Summary

Property Type	Residential Vacant Land
Owner	Company Name on File
Last Sale	$340,000 (Oct 2023)
Tax Bill	$265 (2026)
Deeds & Mortgages	Oct 2023 Sale & Mortgage
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`5317-77-00-7063-C13`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`5317-77-00-7063-C13`
Alternative APNs	`03-5317-77-00-7063-C13` `3900134` `900134`

Exterior

View / Lot	Neighborhood

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Sewer	Municipal
Water Source	Commercial

Location & Zoning

Account Number	3900134
Street Address	1023 CHERRY ST
City	READING
State	PA
Zip	19602-1212
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Vacant Land > Residential
Legal Lot Number	13
Jurisdiction	BERKS PA
Township / Civil Division	READING
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1006
Census Tract	1900

Owner

Source: Berks County records · APN 5317-77-00-7063-C13

Assessment roll updated May 27, 2026 · Last verified June 2026

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	1023 CHERRY ST, READING, PA 19602-1212
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Limited Liability Partnership

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	Oct 24, 2023 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Oct 24, 2023 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	202331676
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

October 2023: Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Deed
Jurisdiction	BERKS PA
Recording Date	Oct 24, 2023
Property Address	1023 CHERRY ST, READING, PA 19602-1212
Document Number	0000031676
Map Reference	MB 5124 PG 277
Instrument Date	Oct 12, 2023
Instrument	2023031676
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	May 21, 2024

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Downpayment	Downpayment on File
Loan-to-Value (LTV)	LTV on Record
Tax	$3,400.00
Amount Accuracy	Full Amount Stated
Additional	Arm's Length Multiple Parcels

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	144 N 5TH #301 # 301, 301, ABILENE, TX 79601
Investor	Possibly a Property Investor

Mortgage

Document Number	0000031677
Date	Oct 24, 2023
Instrument	2023031677

Lender

Name	LAZARO PEPEN
Type	Private Party

Agreement

Type	Commercial Mortgage
Amount	Amount Recorded
Term	14 Months
Due	Dec 01, 2024

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Berks County records · Assessment roll updated May 27, 2026 · Last verified June 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks County
Municipality	Reading City
Unified School District	Reading School District (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes, not a market price estimate; it is a fraction of this property's market value.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2026	$265.00 (+6.85%)	$9,400 (-) Land $9,400	$9,400 (-) Land $9,400
2024	$248.00 (-39.51%)	$9,400 (-) Land $9,400
2023	$410.00 Additional exemption filed	$9,400 Land $9,400
1994			$9,400 Land $9,400

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Berks County (42011C), updated February 26, 2018 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 420110019001, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (1979)
Most Recent Claim	Jan 1979 · tidal / storm surge

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 80% of the US · above 43% of Pennsylvania
Wildfire Likelihood	0.01% annual chance
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · sampled at 974 locations within half a mile · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250

May also be available: AT&T, Greenlight Networks Holding, T-Mobile USA, Verizon.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System via ECHO, 2026 Q3 · EPA community water system boundaries v3.0, March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY serves 95,100 people
Water Source	Surface water
Last State Inspection	May 2025
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2025) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	Treatment failure resolved · Apr 2025 E. coli resolved · Oct 2018
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.