House report
4 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 1,640 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Investor / LLC · assessed $183K · sold 1×. On the 5800 block of Hoffman Ave.
sold $3K (2002); Inspection failed (2006); L&I violation (2007); Inspection passed ×2 (2007); L&I violation (2013); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2013); L&I violation (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014).
View supporting records →Assessed at $183K, but it traded for $65,000 in 2023 — a 2.8× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
View supporting records →The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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.
Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
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 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.
Silver Roof Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 12 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.5M combined
• Tax bills mail to 702 Switchman Rd, Media PA, 19063 — outside Philadelphia
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
sold $3K (2002); Inspection failed (2006); L&I violation (2007); Inspection passed ×2 (2007); L&I violation (2013); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2013); L&I violation (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014).
Flags: $834 back taxes (2013, $226 of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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.
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Assessed at $183K, but it traded for $65,000 in 2023 — a 2.8× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
What owning 5845 Hoffman 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.
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.
5845 Hoffman Ave sits on the 5800 block of Hoffman Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5843 Hoffman Ave · 5847 Hoffman Ave
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