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Philadelphia700 block of S Hicks StJuly 9, 2026

House report

761 S Hicks St

3 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,255 sqft · RM1 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $588K · sold 4×. On the 700 block of S Hicks St.

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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

Built 1925: 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.

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
$588K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$469
block $420 · above block
Appreciation
+121%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$590K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$7K
1.16% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
4

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $87K 2010: L&I violation 2015: Sold $270K 2015: Major alteration2016: Sold $450K2025: Sold $645K$588K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $87K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $645K in 2025 (+641%).

  1. 2000 $87KSold
  2. 2010 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2015 $270KSoldMajor alterationPermit
  4. 2016 $450KSold
  5. 2025 $645KSold

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
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,255 sqft
livable area
Lot
750 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
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 761 S Hicks 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.

$645K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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: 759 S Hicks St  ·  763 S Hicks 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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