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Who owns your block

100 block of W Chew Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 5 homes behind $38,480 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $186K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$186K
$5K–$302K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$146
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$175K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $186K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
74 of 96
city 41%
Rentals
8%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$38K
5 of 96 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax −$54
5 years
+74%
value · tax +$488
10 years
+83%
value · tax +$564

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.

2027
  • 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 home here is $186K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$186K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied48%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (20 violent) and 172 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
71
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
172
43 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Theft from Vehicle5
Fraud4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection34
Abandoned Vehicle30
Street Defect21
Illegal Dumping15
Maintenance Complaint15
Sanitation Violation8

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.

Elementary · K-4
James R Lowell
450 W Nedro Ave · 430 students
Middle
Grover Washington Jr
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$186K2016: $102K2017: $102K2018: $102K2019: $100K2020: $107K2021: $107K2022: $107K2023: $147K2024: $147K2025: $183K2026: $183K2027: $186K2016202020232027

▲ +83% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,9512016: $1,3872017: $1,3872018: $1,3872019: $1,3592020: $1,4632021: $1,4632022: $1,4632023: $1,9612024: $1,9612025: $2,1212026: $2,0052027: $1,9512016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

50 homes pay the full 1.40%46 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 183 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $183 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+83%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 103 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 34 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
103arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
34homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 96 parcels

Owner-occupied: 74Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 14Vacant: 2 96parcels
  • Owner-occupied 74
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 14
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels10 parcels19 parcels40 parcels24 parcels
$5K$245K+

The block's largest owner, Tony Tran, carries 4 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tony Tran (individual)217$3.8Mphila.gov ↗
Butler Real Estate Group LLC14$646Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Rh Management LLC23$566Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Samuel Diaz (individual)23$609Kphila.gov ↗
7329 Pittville Ave LLC12$392Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Patricia Cottman (individual)22$195Kphila.gov ↗
Man Menghuot (individual)22$274Kphila.gov ↗
Irene Realth Holdings INC11$113Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Irene Relaty Holdings INC11$160Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Rad Divresified Reit INC11$220Kphila.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).

House by house

All 96 homes 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 house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
117 W Chew Ave
$178K · built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $80K in 2008.
Renovated & sold on
122 W Chew Ave
$245K · Bought for $74K in 2003, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $226K in 2023 (+205%).
Renovated & sold on
192 W Chew Ave
$220K · Bought for $110K in 2006, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $240K in 2022 (+118%).
Renovated & sold on
106 W Chew Ave
$196K · Bought for $62K in 2000, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $180K in 2021 (+191%).
Renovated & sold on
125 W Chew Ave
$162K · Bought for $85K in 2005, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $257K in 2024 (+202%).
Renovated & sold on
151 W Chew Ave
$162K · Bought for $65K in 2001, zoning/use permit in 2009, sold for $145K in 2015 (+123%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $175K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $302K —/— 2,312 1940 1 rented
101 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $242K —/— 1,856 1925 0 rented
102 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2002 → $60K in 2022 (+55%). Absentee individual $185K 3/1 1,272 1926 2
103 W CHEW AVE Historysold $93K (2005); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,300 1925 1
104 W CHEW AVE History2 L&I violations (2015); sold $130K (2018). Absentee individual $186K 3/2 1,272 1926 1
105 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,300 1925 0
106 W CHEW AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $62K in 2000, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $180K in 2021 (+191%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/2 1,272 1926 3
107 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,300 1925 1
108 W CHEW AVE Historysold $38K (2001); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $215K —/— 1,272 1925 1
109 W CHEW AVE Historysold $10K (2012); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $178K 3/1 1,300 1925 1
110 W CHEW AVE Historysold $70K (2002); 10 L&I violations (2012); 7 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $215K —/— 1,272 1925 1
111 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $213K —/— 1,300 1925 1
112 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
113 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $214K 4/1 1,300 1925 1
114 W CHEW AVE HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
115 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $145K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $213K —/— 1,300 1925 1
116 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1 tax lien
117 W CHEW AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit, sold for $80K in 2008. Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,300 1925 1 tax lien
118 W CHEW AVE Historysold $95K (2015); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1 1 viol
119 W CHEW AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2003 → $165K in 2016 (+136%). Investor / LLC $183K 3/1 1,300 1925 3
120 W CHEW AVE History3 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
121 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,300 1925 0
122 W CHEW AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $74K in 2003, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $226K in 2023 (+205%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,272 1926 3
123 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $211K —/— 1,632 1925 0
124 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
125 W CHEW AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $85K in 2005, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $257K in 2024 (+202%). Owner-occupied $162K —/— 1,904 1925 4 tax lien
126 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
127 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
128 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2009 → $20K in 2012 (-74%). Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 2 rented
129 W CHEW AVE Historysold $55K (2000); 3 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $167K —/— 1,272 1925 1
130 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
131 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2008 → $90K in 2012 (+125%). Owner-occupied $211K —/— 1,272 1925 2 1 viol
132 W CHEW AVE Historysold $90K (2005); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
133 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $211K —/— 1,272 1925 0
134 W CHEW AVE Historysold $65K (2018); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
135 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
136 W CHEW AVE Historysold $110K (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
137 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2003 → $123K in 2016 (+71%). Absentee individual $212K 3/1 1,272 1925 2
138 W CHEW AVE Historysold $117K (2007); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
139 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
140 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
141 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
142 W CHEW AVE Historysold $60K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
143 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
144 W CHEW AVE History2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
145 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $53K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
146 W CHEW AVE Historysold $102K (2010); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 1 rented
147 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
148 W CHEW AVE History5 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
149 W CHEW AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2002 → $115K in 2011 (+77%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,440 1925 3
150 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
151 W CHEW AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2001, zoning/use permit in 2009, sold for $145K in 2015 (+123%). Absentee individual $162K —/— 1,904 1925 4
152 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
153 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
154 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,272 1926 1
155 W CHEW AVE Absentee individual $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
156 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2002 → $58K in 2003 (+115%). Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,272 1926 2 rented
157 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $62K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Absentee individual $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1 rented
158 W CHEW AVE History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2016); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
159 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
160R W CHEW AVE Vacant $5K —/— — — 1 tax lien
160 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2002 → $82K in 2012 (+41%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,272 1926 2
161 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
162 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,272 1926 0
163 W CHEW AVE Investor / LLC $176K 2/2 1,272 1925 1
164 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $93K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,272 1926 3
165 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 1
166 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $73K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $259K —/— 2,016 1920 2
167 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2015 → $114K in 2016 (+215%). Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,272 1925 2
169 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,272 1925 0
171 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $140K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $113K 3/1 1,272 1925 5
173 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2002 → $200K in 2017 (+43%). Investor / LLC $160K —/— 1,888 1925 2 tax lien
174 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $162K —/— 880 1925 1
175 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $246K —/— 1,800 1925 1
177 W CHEW AVE Vacant $25K —/— — — 1
178 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 932 1925 0
179 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,440 1925 0
180 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $156K in 2021 (+940%). Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 932 1927 2
181 W CHEW AVE Historysold $100K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $197K —/— 1,280 1925 1
182 W CHEW AVE Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $32K in 2003 → $115K in 2020 (+259%). Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 932 1925 5
183 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $238K —/— 1,688 1925 0
184 W CHEW AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2006 → $67K in 2018 (-16%). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 932 1925 3
185 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $127K —/— 765 1959 1
186 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 932 1925 0
187 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,600 1945 0
188 W CHEW AVE History2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 932 1925 0
189 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,440 1945 0
190 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 980 1925 0
192 W CHEW AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2006, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $240K in 2022 (+118%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,688 1925 4
193 W CHEW AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $285K —/— 3,050 1925 0
194 W CHEW AVE Historysold $66K (2000); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $200K —/— 1,200 1925 1
195 W CHEW AVE Owner-occupied $16K —/— 440 1950 1
196 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2001 → $80K in 2022 (+14%). Investor / LLC $220K 3/1 1,200 1925 2 rented
197 W CHEW AVE TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 1999 → $300K in 2022 (+314%). Owner-occupied $258K 3/2 1,280 1925 2
198 W CHEW AVE HistoryL&I violation (2008); 4 L&I violations (2016); sold $100K (2021). Owner-occupied $235K —/— 1,888 1925 1
199 W CHEW AVE ImprovedBought for $177K in 2015. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $226K —/— 1,800 1925 1 rented

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