Who owns your block
1000 block of N 40th St
An investor-heavy block: 63% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 6 open code violations and 3 homes behind $23,962 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 131% since 2016, now about $120K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $120K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $120K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (36 violent) and 189 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
- $120K typical home, up +131% since 2016
- Tax bill $283 to $1,256 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.0M assessed, $11,562/yr to the city, about $1,445 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +131% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +344% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1006 N 40th St is assessed at $121K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,690 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.9% 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 $231 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 7 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bizness As Usual Inc, carries 75 open violations across 16 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizness As Usual Inc | 2 | 16 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4 Castle Llc | 2 | 8 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Poplar Street Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 N 40TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2017 → $45K in 2025 (+125%). | Vacant | $65K | — | — | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1003 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $2K in 1999, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $200K in 2025. | Vacant | $64K | — | — | 3 | 2 viol |
| 1005 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2018, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $200K in 2025. | Vacant | $64K | — | — | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1006 N 40TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 2,279 | — | 0 | abated |
| 1007 N 40TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $215K | 2,162 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1009 N 40TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 6 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $215K | 2,162 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1011 N 40TH ST History12 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 2,199 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1013 N 40TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $185K | 3,862 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)