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Who owns your block

1000 block of E Cheltenham Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $21,378 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 129% since 2016, now about $183K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$183K
$180K–$245K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$168
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$205K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $183K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
47 of 58
city 41%
Rentals
12%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
3 of 58 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$150
5 years
+111%
value · tax +$742
10 years
+129%
value · tax +$407

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 $183K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$183K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied55%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (31 violent) and 108 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
86
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
108
32 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
All Other Offenses13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Thefts8
Theft from Vehicle7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle22
Maintenance Complaint16
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection14
Sanitation Violation6
Dangerous Building Complaint5
License Complaint5

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-5
Laura H Carnell
1100 Devereaux Ave · 652 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
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$100K$200K$183K2016: $80K2017: $80K2018: $80K2019: $83K2020: $87K2021: $87K2022: $87K2023: $126K2024: $126K2025: $171K2026: $171K2027: $183K2016202020232027

▲ +129% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3972016: $7992017: $9902018: $8422019: $9302020: $6552021: $6552022: $6552023: $8082024: $8082025: $1,2472026: $1,2472027: $1,3972016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/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:

26 homes pay the full 1.40%32 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 229 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $229 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+129%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.3 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 83 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
83arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 58 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 10 58parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

30 parcels0 parcels18 parcels2 parcels1 parcels3 parcels4 parcels
$180K$204K+

The block's largest owner, Bn Group LLC, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bn Group LLC14$801Kphila.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 58 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Renovated & sold on
1026 E Cheltenham Ave
$192K · Bought for $79K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $110K in 2019 (+39%).
Improved
1056 E Cheltenham Ave
$199K · Bought for $118K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.
Improved
1057 E Cheltenham Ave
$190K · Bought for $48K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022.
Improved
1053 E Cheltenham Ave
$188K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010.
Improved
1004 E Cheltenham Ave
$182K · Bought for $43K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012.
Improved
1018 E Cheltenham Ave
$182K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1000 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2002 → $68K in 2003 (+74%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
1001 E CHELTENHAM AVE Historysold $116K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,122 1950 1 2 viol
1002 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2007 → $122K in 2007 (+103%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1003 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2001 → $64K in 2003 (+68%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1004 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $43K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1005 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1006 E CHELTENHAM AVE Historysold $70K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1007 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1008 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1009 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2002 → $165K in 2021 (+313%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 rented
1010 E CHELTENHAM AVE History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1011 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $77K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 rented
1012 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1013 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $49K in 2003 → $130K in 2006 (+165%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 3
1014 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $70K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1015 E CHELTENHAM AVE Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1016 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1017 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1018 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1019 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $87K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 rented
1020 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1021 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $48K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1022 E CHELTENHAM AVE History3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $46K (2012). Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 rented
1023 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1024 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2007 → $75K in 2017 (+50%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1025 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1026 E CHELTENHAM AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $79K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $110K in 2019 (+39%). Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1027 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2004 → $200K in 2023 (+122%). Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1028 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1029 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1030 E CHELTENHAM AVE History3 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1031 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $71K in 2003 → $242K in 2022 (+241%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,088 1950 4
1032 E CHELTENHAM AVE Historysold $98K (2007); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1033 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2004 → $105K in 2017 (+24%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1034 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2001 → $63K in 2001 (+68%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1035 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2004 → $93K in 2016 (+520%). Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 tax lien
1036 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1037 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $100K in 2009 (+74%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 3
1038 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1039 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $185K in 2008 → $95K in 2018 (-49%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 rentedtax lien
1040 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $34K in 2002 → $176K in 2023 (+416%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 4
1041 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1042 E CHELTENHAM AVE Historysold $70K (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 rented
1043 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2007 → $124K in 2007 (+77%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1044 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1045 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 tax lien
1046 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2006 → $50K in 2014 (-38%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 3
1047 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 rented
1048 E CHELTENHAM AVE Investor / LLC $183K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1049 E CHELTENHAM AVE TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2002 → $70K in 2004 (+133%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
1050 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1051 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2018 → $205K in 2025 (+583%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 tax lien
1052 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1053 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1054 E CHELTENHAM AVE Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
1055 E CHELTENHAM AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2025 → $269K in 2025 (+183%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 tax lien
1056 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $118K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
1057 E CHELTENHAM AVE ImprovedBought for $48K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,088 1950 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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