Philadelphia property report
0 block of Osborn St
A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $395K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Renovation
Four of nine homes show major renovation-linked appreciation, including one at 386% and another at 257%.
- 02Ownership
Zero investor-occupied units coexists with 33% rentals, indicating the rental stock is owned by private non-investor landlords.
- 03Turnover
All 9 homes sold at least once since 2002, yielding 28 total sales and zero never-sold properties on the block.
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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 home here is $395K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19128 median of $370K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19128 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19128 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $395K | $370K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 62% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 6% of them violent) and 96 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $395K typical home, up +101% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,711 to $5,106 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $45,032/yr from taxable assessments, or $5,004 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +101% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 29 Osborn Stlower taxable assessment1.01%$3,607/yr on $358K
- 15 Osborn Stlower taxable assessment1.02%$3,702/yr on $365K
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $201 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); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 28 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (city agency) | 1 | 3871 | $6.6B | 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19107 | phila.gov ↗ |
| Joshua J Kirby (individual) | 5 | 12 | $4.7M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Leonessa Ltd | 1 | 3 | $218K | 110 Rochelle Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19128 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Abozid Maghowry Saeid (individual) | 2 | 2 | $261K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
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).
House by house
All 12 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 OSBORN ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $104K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 8 OSBORN ST Vacant lot ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Vacant | $89K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 10 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $313K in 2024, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $313K in 2024 (+213%). | Absentee individual | $172K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1900 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 12 OSBORN ST Vacant lot Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2014 → $107K in 2022 (+257%). | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 15 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $340K in 2024 (+386%). | Owner-occupied | $411K | 2/2 | 1,256 | 1900 | 5 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 17 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $92K in 2018, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2022 (+199%). | Absentee individual | $368K | 3/2 | 1,364 | 1900 | 2 | licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 19 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2018, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2022 (+189%). | Absentee individual | $404K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1900 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 21 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $101K in 2002, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2022 (+174%). | Absentee individual | $365K | 4/2 | 1,611 | 1900 | 5 | licensed rental |
| 23 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2017, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2022 (+162%). | Absentee individual | $404K | 5/2 | 1,769 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 25 OSBORN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2003 → $185K in 2008 (+131%). | Owner-occupied | $345K | 4/1 | 1,656 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 27 OSBORN ST Apartment building Renovated & sold onBought for $170K in 2019, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $275K in 2022 (+54%). | Absentee individual | $554K | 4/2 | 1,878 | 1900 | 4 | licensed rental |
| 29 OSBORN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $126K in 2007, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $285K in 2021 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $395K | 3/2 | 1,536 | 1900 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)