Who owns your block
1000 block of S 49th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $104,404 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $569K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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.
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 home here is $569K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $569K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 42 reported crimes (10 violent) and 201 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
- $569K typical home, up +74% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,146 to $6,404 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.2M assessed, $102,117/yr to the city, about $6,007 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +74% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1006 S 49th St is assessed at $582K but pays $3,486 a year — about 43% of the $8,145 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% 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 $174 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 13 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn S Sokoloff (individual) | 2 | 4 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tekton Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tmt Property Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $329K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $458K | —/— | 3,613 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1001 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $458K | —/— | 4,786 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1002 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $580K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 1 | abated |
| 1003 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit, sold for $80K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $554K | —/— | 2,946 | 1890 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1004 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $331K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $580K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 1005 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $569K | —/— | 2,946 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 1006 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $67K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $582K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 1 | abated |
| 1007 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $532K | —/— | 2,946 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1008 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $582K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 0 | abated |
| 1009 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $457K | —/— | 3,281 | 1910 | 0 | rented |
| 1010 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $168K in 2001, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $345K in 2011 (+105%). | Owner-occupied | $582K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 1011 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $584K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $682K | 4/3 | 3,174 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 1012 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $265K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $630K in 2023 (+138%). | Owner-occupied | $600K | 5/2 | 2,971 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 1013 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $550K in 1970. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $329K | —/— | 2,856 | 1890 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 1014 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $580K | —/— | 2,971 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 1016 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $556K | —/— | 2,781 | 1890 | 0 | abated |
| 1018 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $506K | —/— | 2,953 | 1890 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)