House report

1854 Hoffman St

Vacant · assessed $74K · sold 3×. On the 1800 block of Hoffman St.

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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 own it

3 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

$3,781 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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

$74K

Price / sq ft

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block $202 ·

Appreciation

-46%

-5%/yr, city 6.5%

In 5 years (~2031)

~$74K

-5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast

Est. tax / yr

$1K

1.4% effective

Gross yield

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Times sold

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

This houseBlock median & rangeSaleTeardownL&I violationPermit

The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $26K in 2004, use permit in 2012, sold for $117K in 2017 (+350%).

2004 $26KSold
2005 $103KSold
2011 Appeal granted with conditionsZoning
2012 UsePermit
2017 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&I$117KSold
2020 Major alterationPermit
2021 3 L&I violationsL&IMinor DemolitionPermitDemolishedTeardown
2023 L&I violationL&I
2024 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: 3 open L&I violations · $4K back taxes · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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.

Lot

752 sqft

Zoning

CMX2

city zoning code

Zoning appeals

granted with conditions 2011

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1854 Hoffman 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.

Purchase price$74K

Down payment20%

Mortgage rate6.875%

Monthly rent$700/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage

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P&I · 30-yr fixed

All-in monthly

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+ taxes & insurance

Cash to close

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down + ~4% costs

Cash flow

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rent − all costs · /mo

Cap rate

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NOI ÷ price

Cash-on-cash

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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: 1852 Hoffman St · 1850 Hoffman 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

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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Informational only. Not legal, financial, or investment advice. Not a consumer report under the FCRA — it may not be used to decide anyone's eligibility for housing, tenancy, employment, credit, or insurance.

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1854 Hoffman St

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