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Philadelphia600 block of Hoffman StJuly 9, 2026

House report

614 Hoffman St

3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,359 sqft · RSA5 · built 2024

Investor / LLC · assessed $430K · sold 2×. On the 600 block of Hoffman St.

Street view of 614 Hoffman St
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

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

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

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.

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 own it

5 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.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

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.

Who's behind it

625 And 614 Hoffman LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• 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
$430K
built 2024
Price / sq ft
$317
block $275 · above block
Appreciation
+4381%
+41%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$439K
+41%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$6K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
Times sold
2
kept in the family

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2013: 2 L&I violations2020: Land $75K 2020: New construction, addition, GFA change2021: New Construction 2021: L&I violation2022: New Construction or Additions 2022: New Construction2023: New Construction 2023: New Construction 2023: New Construction or Additions 2023: New Construction or Additions2025: 7 L&I violations$430K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeLand buyL&I violationPermit
The paper trail

Bought for $75K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit.

  1. 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2020 $75KLand buyNew construction, addition, GFA changePermit
  3. 2021 New ConstructionPermitL&I violationL&I
  4. 2022 New Construction or AdditionsPermitNew ConstructionPermit
  5. 2023 New ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
  6. 2025 7 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: 5 open L&I violations · long-held within one family. 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,359 sqft
livable area
Lot
644 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 614 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.

$430K
20%
6.875%
$3K/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.

Next door: 612 Hoffman St  ·  616 Hoffman St

Where this comes from

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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