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Who owns your block

1000 block of S 9th St

A mixed-ownership block: 34% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $83,446 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $418K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$418K
$131K–$1.7M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$194
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$1.2M
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $418K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $24K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1915
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
34%
10 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
21%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$83K
2 of 29 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+29%
value · tax +$2K
5 years
+48%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+77%
value · tax +$3K

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 $418K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$418K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied7%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (21 violent) and 368 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
69
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
368
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Fraud14
Other Assaults13
Theft from Vehicle9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Thefts8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection106
Salting56
Street Defect25
Graffiti Removal19
Maintenance Complaint18
Illegal Dumping16

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 & Middle · K-8
George W Nebinger
601 Carpenter St · 399 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$500K$1.0M$418K2016: $236K2017: $236K2018: $248K2019: $266K2020: $283K2021: $283K2022: $283K2023: $316K2024: $316K2025: $324K2026: $324K2027: $418K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,8542016: $3,2472017: $3,2472018: $3,4692019: $3,4882020: $3,8502021: $3,8502022: $3,8502023: $4,2922024: $4,2922025: $4,2572026: $4,2572027: $5,8542016202020232027

▲ +80% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $177 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M200020052010201520202025
20arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 12Vacant: 3 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 12
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

9 parcels12 parcels2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$131K$1.5M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Louis J Esposito (individual)210$4.0Mphila.gov ↗
Harry G Crimi (individual)23$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Carmen Lerro (individual)33$999Kphila.gov ↗
Robert A Esposito (individual)22$330Kphila.gov ↗
Kyung D Chang (individual)22$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
1030 Associates Llc11$131Kphila.gov ↗
1031 Associates L P11$204Kphila.gov ↗
10333 Associates Lp11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
1036 Kam Llc11$466Kphila.gov ↗
Bc Fashion Llc11$699Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 29 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1001-05 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $1.5M 6,369 1915 0
1004-08 S 9TH ST L&I violation (2009). Absentee individual $1.2M 5,114 1900 0
1007 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Absentee individual $335K 1,060 1915 0
1009 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Vacant $173K 0
1010 S 9TH ST Bought for $124K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $289K 1,491 1920 2
1011 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Vacant $157K 0
1012 S 9TH ST Bought for $275K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $221K 1,410 1915 4
1014 S 9TH ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $175K in 2003. Owner-occupied $371K 1,911 1915 1
1015 S 9TH ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2003 → $375K in 2008 (+275%). Absentee individual $452K 2,328 1915 2
1016 S 9TH ST Bought for $260K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $347K 1,791 1915 1 rented
1017 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $418K 2,664 1915 0
1018-20 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $958K 6,102 1915 0 rented
1019 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $562K 3,040 1915 0
1021-25 S 9TH ST 5 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $1.7M 13,460 1915 0
1022 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $447K 2,306 1915 0 rented
1024 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $348K 1,794 1915 0 rented
1026 S 9TH ST sold $115K (2004); L&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2009). Absentee individual $289K 1,842 1915 1
1027 S 9TH ST Absentee individual $204K 1,300 1920 1 tax lien
1028 S 9TH ST Bought for $130K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $335K 1,728 1915 1
1029 S 9TH ST Bought for $325K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $177K 1,125 1920 1
1030 S 9TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); Appeal denied (2009); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2020). Vacant $131K 0
1031 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $204K 1,300 1920 0
1032 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2018. Absentee individual $421K 2,168 1915 0
1033 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $1.5M 6,477 1915 0
1034 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Absentee individual $449K 2,316 1915 0
1036 S 9TH ST Bought for $410K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2019, sold for $410K in 2019 (+64%). Investor / LLC $466K 2,400 1915 3 rented
1038 S 9TH ST L&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2012); 5 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2016); sold $1.2M (2025). Investor / LLC $699K 1,440 1915 1 rented
1039 S 9TH ST Bought for $255K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $460K in 2017. Absentee individual $451K 2,325 1915 2 tax lien
1041 S 9TH ST Owner pulled a lot line relocation permit in 2026. Absentee individual $1.1M 6,030 2008 0 1 viol

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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