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Who owns your block

1000 block of Van Kirk St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $2,070 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $187K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year.

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
$187K
$180K–$262K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$167
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$240K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $187K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
80%
48 of 60
city 41%
Rentals
17%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
2 of 60 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$183
5 years
+111%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+126%
value · tax +$2K

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 $187K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$187K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied47%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (14 violent) and 86 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
49
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
86
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft8
Other Assaults8
Theft from Vehicle8
Thefts5
Fraud4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle38
Maintenance Complaint8
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection8
Salting5
License Complaint3
Other (Streets)3

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$187K2016: $83K2017: $83K2018: $83K2019: $85K2020: $89K2021: $89K2022: $89K2023: $132K2024: $132K2025: $173K2026: $173K2027: $187K2016202020232027

▲ +126% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5272016: $8232017: $8232018: $1,1392019: $1,1632020: $1,2122021: $1,2122022: $1,2122023: $1,7692024: $1,7692025: $2,3152026: $2,3442027: $2,5272016202020232027

▲ +207% since 2016 · ~+11%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 226 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $226 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+126%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.7%/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 93 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
93arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 60 parcels

Owner-occupied: 48Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 10 60parcels
  • Owner-occupied 48
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

28 parcels23 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels5 parcels
$180K$222K+

The block's largest owner, R&O Property Group Llc, carries 3 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
R&O Property Group Llc18$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
L & O Investment Group Llc13$381Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 60 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

Frequently traded
1042 Van Kirk St
$222K · Traded 4×: $117K in 2005 → $240K in 2024 (+106%).
Frequently traded
1046 Van Kirk St
$189K · Traded 3×: $58K in 2001 → $114K in 2010 (+97%).
Frequently traded
1056 Van Kirk St
$186K · Traded 5×: $53K in 2005 → $80K in 2017 (+51%).
Frequently traded
1016 Van Kirk St
$182K · Traded 3×: $110K in 2005 → $160K in 2021 (+46%).
Frequently traded
1018 Van Kirk St
$182K · Traded 3×: $90K in 2005 → $189K in 2021 (+110%).
Frequently traded
1045 Van Kirk St
$182K · Traded 3×: $64K in 2001 → $119K in 2019 (+86%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1000 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,156 1925 0
1001 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,156 1925 1
1002 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1003 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1004 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2002 → $165K in 2021 (+200%). Owner-occupied $214K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1005 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1006 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1007 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1008 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1009 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 rented
1010 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1011 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 rented
1012 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1013 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $88K in 2004 → $85K in 2017 (-3%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 rented
1014 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1015 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2000 → $74K in 2003 (+40%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1016 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $110K in 2005 → $160K in 2021 (+46%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1017 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1018 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2005 → $189K in 2021 (+110%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1019 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1020 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1021 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2001 → $120K in 2014 (+111%). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1022 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $126K in 2005 → $119K in 2010 (-6%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1023 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1024 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2003 → $275K in 2026 (+310%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1025 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1026 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $59K in 2007 → $170K in 2023 (+187%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1027 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2009 → $98K in 2009 (+23%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1028 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2017 → $156K in 2019 (+108%). Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1029 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1030 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1031 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1032 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $63K in 2003 → $95K in 2017 (+51%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,120 1925 4 2 viol
1033 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1034 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1035 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 rented
1036 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1037 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $91K in 2005 → $85K in 2017 (-7%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1038 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1039 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 rented
1040 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1041 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1042 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $117K in 2005 → $240K in 2024 (+106%). Owner-occupied $222K 3/2 1,120 1925 4
1043 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1044 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2002 → $45K in 2002 (+50%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1045 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $64K in 2001 → $119K in 2019 (+86%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1046 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2001 → $114K in 2010 (+97%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1047 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $96K in 2006 (+60%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1048 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2009 → $135K in 2010 (+69%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1049 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
1050 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $64K in 2003 → $85K in 2020 (+33%). Investor / LLC $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
1051 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2008 → $75K in 2010 (+0%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 rented
1052 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2000 → $166K in 2022 (+284%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 rented
1053 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2004 → $215K in 2025 (+247%). Absentee individual $189K 3/1 1,120 1926 2
1054 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2003 → $56K in 2003 (+24%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 rented
1055 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1056 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $53K in 2005 → $80K in 2017 (+51%). Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,120 1925 5 rented
1057 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2007 → $115K in 2008 (+70%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
1058 VAN KIRK ST Investor / LLC $245K —/— 1,400 1925 1 rented
1059 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,700 1925 1 1 viol

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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