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Philadelphia1200 block of Hamilton StJuly 9, 2026

House report

1220 Hamilton St

7 stories · 21,945 sqft · CMX3 · built 2021

Investor / LLC · assessed $3.1M · sold 1×. On the 1200 block of Hamilton St.

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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 tax bill is temporary

Today's $4,374/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $43,756/yr in 2031 — $39,382/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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’re the landlord

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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.

Who's behind it

Hamilton 1220 Square LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 9 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $6.1M combined
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

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
$3.1M
built 2021
Price / sq ft
$142
block $274 · below block
Appreciation
+727%
+21%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$3.2M
+21%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
0.14% effective, abated
Gross yield
Times sold
1
kept in the family

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

$0$2.5M$5.0M2018: Zoning/use2019: Zoning/use2020: New Construction 2020: Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…2021: Addition and/or Alteration 2021: L&I violation 2021: New Construction or Additions 2021: New Construction 2021: New Construction2022: L&I violation2025: L&I violation2026: Appeal filed$3.1M201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trail

demolished and rebuilt (2018).

  1. 2018 Zoning/usePermit
  2. 2019 Zoning/usePermit
  3. 2020 New ConstructionPermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…Permit
  4. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermitL&I violationL&INew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  5. 2022 L&I violationL&I
  6. 2025 L&I violationL&I
  7. 2026 Appeal filedZoning

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · 2 zoning/board appeals on record · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $4,374/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2031 the bill reaches its full ~$43,756/yr — a step up of $39,382/yr, 4 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$5,294/yr2020: ~$1,387/yr2021: ~$2,837/yr2022: ~$7,448/yr2023: ~$4,965/yr2024: ~$2,837/yr2025: ~$2,837/yr2026: ~$2,837/yr2027: ~$4,374/yr2028: ~$4,374/yr (projected)2029: ~$4,374/yr (projected)2030: ~$4,374/yr (projected)2031: ~$43,756/yr (projected)2032: ~$43,756/yr (projected)201620312032
2027~$4,374/yrfrom the record

now: ($3,125,900 assessed − $2,813,427 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,374/yr 2031: $3,125,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $43,756/yr Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2021), then the cliff — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

The house, on paper

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

Stories
7
Interior
21,945 sqft
livable area
Lot
4,132 sqft
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Quality grade
B
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX3
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
on record

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1220 Hamilton St 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.

$3.1M
20%
6.875%
$23K/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 (with the abatement toggle above).

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Where this comes from

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