House report

637 Hoffman St

4 bd · 3 stories · 1,800 sqft · RSA5 · built 2023

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$500K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$493K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing Approximate · based on ZIP 19148
Street view of 637 Hoffman St
From the street · imagery © Google
From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

Assessed value
$500,000 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $493,300 · built 2023
Price / sq ft
$274 block $279 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+5148% +43%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -1% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,400 0.28% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$583 recorded then · verify current
Times sold
2
$0$250K$500KZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) median$493K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyL&I violationPermitInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record43 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $505K
  2. PermitNew Construction
  3. PermitNew Construction
  4. PermitNew Construction
  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  7. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  10. Land buyLand record $85K
  11. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  12. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  15. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  18. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  19. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  20. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  21. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  22. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  23. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  24. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  25. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  26. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  29. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  30. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  33. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  36. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  37. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. L&I violationLICENSE - VACANT LOT
  41. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  42. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  43. InspectionL_CLIP

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · $583 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,400/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $100,000 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $493,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 393006300
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $100,000 of $500,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

See the assessment math →
Historical delinquency sources Record found

$583.23 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$394.39 principal$20.71 interest$23.66 penalty$144.47 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period 2021-09-23last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $24,500 total assessment, $24,500 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$1,400/year

$100,000 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$5,599/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$6,999/year

$500,000 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($500,000 assessed − $400,000 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,400/year Full-assessment scenario: $500,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,999/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
1,800 sqft livable area
Lot
630 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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Cliff · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $714K combined
• Tax bills mail to 1453 Point Breeze Ave Ofc, Philadelphia PA, 19146

Block context

600 block of Hoffman St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 635 Hoffman St  ·  633 Hoffman St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 24, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 43 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$505K transfer

    2023

  2. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2021-015737 · Completed

    Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-006667

  3. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2022-001605 · Completed

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1” COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  4. PermitNew Construction

    Permit MP-2021-009061 · Completed

    Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006667

  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2021-025340 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2021-006667

  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2021-025339 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2021-006667

  7. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2021-025338 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2021-006667

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2021-006667 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SPRINKLER (13D) WORK. UNDERPINNNING TO BE COMPLETED PER THE ENGINEER DESIGNED SCHEDULE. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O., SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY.

  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2021-009194 · Issued

    For the erection an attached structure with cellar, roof deck with pilot house ( size and location as shown on the plan) to use as single family household living.

  10. Land recordLand record

    2021

  11. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 714393 · Violation 5233707 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 714393 · Violation 5233706 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 627222 · Violation 4628232 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 627222 · Violation 4628233 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 526177 · Violation 3886184 · Code PM-302.2/4 · ERROR

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 526177 · Violation 3886183 · Code CP-01 · ERROR

  17. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 495155 · Violation 3661351 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  18. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 495155 · Violation 3661352 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  19. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 447681 · Violation 3290606 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  20. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 447681 · Violation 3290607 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 426906 · Violation 3148217 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 426906 · Violation 3148218 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 393027 · Violation 2872648 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 393027 · Violation 2872649 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 314114 · Violation 2347519 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 314114 · Violation 2347518 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252755 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  28. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 252751 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  29. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 276444 · Violation 2067395 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  30. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 276444 · Violation 2067396 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252751 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  32. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 257863 · Violation 1879843 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 257863 · Violation 1879842 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252751 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  35. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 252751 · Violation 2069392 · Code PM-102.4/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  36. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 252755 · Violation 1829653 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  37. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 252755 · Violation 1829652 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252751 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252755 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  40. ViolationLICENSE - VACANT LOT

    Case 223134 · Violation 1551478 · Code CP-102 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  41. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 180432 · Violation 1109799 · Code PM-306.0/91 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  42. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 180432 · Violation 1109798 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  43. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 46756 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 9:18 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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