House report
1220 Kater St
3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,507 sqft · CMX2 · built 2018
Owner-occupied · assessed $1.1M · sold 4×. On the 1200 block of Kater St.
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
Today's $3,180/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $15,900/yr in 2030 — $12,720/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
If you own it
An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2030 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
Old house bought for $500K in 2015, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $1.1M in 2023.
- 2015 $500KLand buy
- 2016 DemolishedTeardown
- 2017 New constructionPermitZoning admin reviewPermitNew constructionPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit
- 2018 AdministrativePermitSuppressionPermit
- 2020 $1.1MSold
- 2023 $1.1MSold
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $3,180/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2030 the bill reaches its full ~$15,900/yr — a step up of $12,720/yr, 3 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($1,135,900 assessed − $908,725 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,180/yr
2030: $1,135,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $15,900/yr
Flat 100% exemption (pre-2022 program, started 2020), 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.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1220 Kater 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.
When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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).
Next door: 1222 Kater St · 1230 Kater St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
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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