New construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $9K in 2008.
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2235 Hobson St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,028 sqft · RM1 · built 1920
Absentee individual · assessed $179K · sold 3×. On the 2200 block of Hobson St.
Property summary
Assessment$179KCity assessed value
Last sale$8KRecorded 2018
Est. taxes$728/yearAnnual city record
Permits5Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordWhat 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 $728/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It jumps to about $2,499/yr in 2030 — $1,771/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.
Built 1920: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
If you own it
$2,824 in back taxes on record
Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1920: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
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.
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 record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$179K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$174
block $101 · above block
Appreciation
+214%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$179K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$728
0.41% effective, abated
Gross yield
9.7%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
3
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $9K in 2008.
- 2008 $9KSold
- 2010 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2015 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×6L&I visit
- 2018 5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3L&IL&I: 5 failed, 2 passedL&I visitMajor alterationPermitAlterationPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermit
- 2019 Inspection passedL&I visit
Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value · active rental license · $3K back taxes (2013–2016, $215 of it interest & penalties, lien filed). Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The abatement clock
This house pays about $728/yr under a 10-year tax abatement. In 2030 the bill reaches its full ~$2,499/yr — a step up of $1,771/yr, 3 assessment years out. Drag the slider.
now: ($178,500 assessed − $126,493 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $728/yr
2030: $178,500 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $2,499/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.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,028 sqft
livable area
Lot
953 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2235 Hobson 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.
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).
Block context
2235 Hobson St sits on the 2200 block of Hobson St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2233 Hobson St · 2237 Hobson 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
Methodology & freshness
City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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This is 2235 Hobson St,
on paper.
Built 1920. Every deed, permit, L&I visit, tax bill and sale for this house — plus its whole block.
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What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the story of the house, its paper trail drawn on the value chart, and run-the-numbers, a calculator seeded with this house's actual tax bill.
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