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Philadelphia1000 block of Cottman AveJuly 9, 2026

House report

1001 Cottman Ave

8,000 sqft · CMX1 · built 2011

Absentee individual · assessed $960K. On the 1000 block of Cottman Ave.

Street view of 1001 Cottman Ave
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

If you own it

Construction next door (1000 Cottman Ave, 2025)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$960K
built 2011
Price / sq ft
$120
block $139 · below block
Appreciation
+32%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$961K
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$13K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0
kept in the family

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2010: Plumbing 2011: Major alteration 2011: Zoning/use 2011: Plumbing 2011: Administrative 2011: Electrical2016: 4 L&I violations2019: Plumbing2021: 3 L&I violations2023: Appeal withdrawn2025: 18 L&I violations2026: L&I violation$960K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.

  1. 2010 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2011 Major alterationPermitZoning/usePermitPlumbingPermitAdministrativePermitElectricalPermit
  3. 2016 4 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2019 PlumbingPermit
  5. 2021 3 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2023 Appeal withdrawnZoning
  7. 2025 18 L&I violationsL&I
  8. 2026 L&I violationL&I

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Interior
8,000 sqft
livable area
Lot
14,381 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
withdrawn 2023

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 1001 Cottman Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$960K
20%
6.875%
$7K/mo
Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Next door: 1003 Cottman Ave  ·  1005 Cottman Ave

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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