Who owns your block
0 block of E Chelten Ave
A commercial block: 8 storefronts and businesses, with 29 open code violations and 3 parcels behind $117,642 on taxes.
The typical home here is down 12% since 2016, now about $217K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical parcel here is $217K — about 0.9× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes) | $217K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 242 reported crimes (78 violent) and 134 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $217K typical home, down -12% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,444 to $3,033 a year, -1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.3M assessed, $115,758/yr to the city, about $12,862 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▼ -12% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -12% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding -1.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $88 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years). Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 7 arm's-length sales since 2007. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dk Chelten Property LLC | 2 | 2 | $421K | 959 Dutch Dr, East Norriton PA, 19403 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| East Chelten Property | 2 | 2 | $1.7M | 100 Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill NJ, 08003 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Chelten Y & R Enterprises | 1 | 1 | $235K | 19 E Chelten Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19144 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Chelten Y & B Enterprises LLC | 1 | 1 | $209K | 21 E Chelten Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19144 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Paint Pa LLC | 1 | 1 | $582K | 70 E Long Lake Rd, Bloomfield Hills Mi, 48304 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
Parcel by parcel
All 9 parcels on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 E CHELTEN AVE Apartment building ImprovedBought for $330K in 2007. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $217K | 3,321 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 15 E CHELTEN AVE Apartment building ImprovedBought for $330K in 2007. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $204K | 3,082 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 17 E CHELTEN AVE Apartment building ImprovedBought for $150K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3,162 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 19 E CHELTEN AVE Commercial HistoryInspection failed ×2 (2006); sold $400K (2016); 4 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3,780 | 1890 | 1 | tax lien |
| 21 E CHELTEN AVE Commercial HistoryL&I violation (2008); Inspection passed (2009); sold $400K (2016); L&I violation (2022); 19 L&I violations (2024); Inspection failed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×4 (2025); Inspection failed ×4 (2026). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3,350 | 1920 | 1 | 21 viol |
| 23-27 E CHELTEN AVE Store ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $582K | 3,656 | 1950 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 29-79 E CHELTEN AVE Store New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Absentee individual | $4.9M | 29,832 | 1995 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 40 E CHELTEN AVE Commercial ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | 12,600 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 42 E CHELTEN AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $181K | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
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This is the 0 block of E Chelten Ave,
on paper.
9 parcels. Every deed, permit, L&I violation, tax bill and sale the city has on file — one report.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)