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Who owns your block

1200 block of Arch St

A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 3 homes behind $18,273 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 36% since 2016, now about $410K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$410K
$5K–$167M
ZIP median $395K
Price / sq ft
$338
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$412K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $410K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $522K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 53
$2.4M/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
55%
29 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
8%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$18K
3 of 53 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$42
5 years
+11%
value · tax −$161
10 years
+15%
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 $410K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19107 median of $395K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19107 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19107Philadelphia
Median home value$410K$395K$223K
Owner-occupied25%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 237 reported crimes (90 violent) and 68 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
237
90 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
68
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts79
Other Assaults70
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
All Other Offenses17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Information Request15
Other (Streets)8
Street Light Outage8
Shoveling6
Graffiti Removal5
Maintenance Complaint4

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
General George A Mccall
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$410K2016: $301K2017: $357K2018: $357K2019: $371K2020: $371K2021: $371K2022: $371K2023: $394K2024: $394K2025: $405K2026: $405K2027: $410K2016202020232027

▲ +36% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$4,8292016: $1,6942017: $2,1352018: $4,3442019: $4,7492020: $4,9802021: $4,9802022: $4,9902023: $5,0062024: $5,0062025: $4,8482026: $4,7872027: $4,8292016202020232027

▲ +185% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

5
5 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $2,420,184 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $2,332,026at the full rate

1201 Arch St is assessed at $167M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,332,026 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 +2.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 136 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $136 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+2.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+36%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+2.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-0.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3.6 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 2 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 52 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20052006
2arm's-length sales since 2005
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
52homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 19 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 19

Value distribution today

37 parcels5 parcels6 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$5K$5.0M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Penns Town Properties22$3.8Mphila.gov ↗
Valerie Safran (individual)22$705Kphila.gov ↗
Ftw Holdings Llc11$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
1216/3a Partners11$912Kphila.gov ↗
Beston Group L P11$821Kphila.gov ↗
1222 Arch Street Partners11$6.0Mphila.gov ↗
Independence Realty Arch11$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Bolton Partners Of De Lp11$5Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 53 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$100M$200M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Torn down & rebuilt
1200 Arch St
$37M · demolished and rebuilt (2024).
New construction
1201 Arch St
$167M · built new (tax-abated).
New construction
1216-20 Arch St
$4.5M · built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
1216-20 Arch St
$1.9M · built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
1216-20 Arch St
$1.9M · built new under a 2007 permit.
New construction
1216-20 Arch St
$1.9M · built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 ARCH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2024). Absentee individual $37M —/— 159,000 1999 0 rented9 viol
1201 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $167M —/— 728,244 1993 0 abated
1214 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $1.9M in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $5.0M —/— 35,742 1930 2
1216-20 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $1.9M —/— 11,400 1900 0
1216-20 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.9M —/— 11,400 1900 0 abated
1216-20 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. Investor / LLC $1.9M —/— 11,400 1900 0
1216-20 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.9M —/— 11,400 1900 0 abated
1216-20 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $1.9M —/— 11,400 1900 0
1216-20 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $912K —/— 6,000 1900 0 tax lien
1216-20 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $4.5M —/— 14,000 1900 0 abated
1216-20 ARCH ST History2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $866K —/— 5,700 1900 0
1216-20 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $821K —/— 5,400 1900 0
1216-20 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $866K —/— 5,700 1900 0 abated
1222-26 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a signs (accessory / non-accessory) permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $6.0M —/— 46,620 1881 0 rented
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $700K 2/2 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $5K —/— 34 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $345K 2/2 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST History4 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $950K 3/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $410K 2/1 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $5K —/— 39 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $575K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $575K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0 rented
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $410K 2/2 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $1.7M —/— 5,170 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228 ARCH ST Investor / LLC $5K —/— 38 1900 0 tax lien
1228-32 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $410K 2/2 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $700K 3/3 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $410K 2/1 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. Absentee individual $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $405K 2/2 1,198 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0 rented
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $410K 2/1 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $410K 2/1 1,212 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $425K 2/2 1,349 1920 0
1228-32 ARCH ST Absentee individual $345K 1/1 856 1920 0

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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