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Who owns your block

1200 block of S 20th St

A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 14% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 6 homes behind $27,563 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 243% since 2016, now about $347K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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
$347K
$94K–$1.1M
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$231
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$245K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $347K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $16K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
11 of 42
$77K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
57%
24 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
33%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
6 of 42 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+55%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+240%
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 $347K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$347K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied31%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 150 reported crimes (36 violent) and 378 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
150
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
378
54 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses30
Other Assaults24
Thefts24
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Offenses Against Family and Children12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection129
Maintenance Complaint67
Illegal Dumping31
Street Defect20
Salting18
Other (Streets)13

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
Edwin M Stanton
901 S 17th St · 316 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$347K2016: $101K2017: $102K2018: $102K2019: $191K2020: $221K2021: $224K2022: $224K2023: $295K2024: $295K2025: $314K2026: $314K2027: $347K2016202020232027

▲ +243% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2942016: $9352017: $1,1272018: $1,2242019: $1,4602020: $1,8072021: $1,8332022: $1,7452023: $1,8042024: $1,7742025: $2,0702026: $2,2942027: $3,2942016202020232027

▲ +252% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

11
11 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 $76,524 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 $15,669at the full rate

1200 S 20th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $15,669 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 +11.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 343 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $343 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+11.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+243%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+11.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+8.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.4 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 72 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
72arm's-length sales since 2001
2times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 12Vacant: 1 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 12
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels13 parcels10 parcels10 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$94K$863K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jerry Gialloreto (individual)226$5.0Mphila.gov ↗
Kadimah Development Llc116$5.3Mphila.gov ↗
Kitov Realty Llc15$862Kphila.gov ↗
Distinguished Properties15$530Kphila.gov ↗
1218 S 20th St Llc33$3.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 42 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 & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 S 20TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 6,887 1950 0 abated
1211-15 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 3,450 1950 0 abated
1214 S 20TH ST Old house bought for $57K in 2018, demolished and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $685K in 2026. Owner-occupied $560K 6/6 2,145 2019 3 abatedtax lien
1216 S 20TH ST Bought for $23K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $275K in 2010. Owner-occupied $460K 4/4 2,034 2010 4
1217 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $223K —/— 2,432 1980 0 abated
1218 S 20TH ST Bought for $103K in 2013, built new under a 2024 permit. Investor / LLC $1.1M 7/— 2,862 2025 7 rented
1219 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $94K —/— 1,024 1980 0 abated
1220 S 20TH ST Bought for $72K in 2013, built new under a 2025 permit. Investor / LLC $1.1M 7/— 2,862 2025 3 rented
1221 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $287K 4/1 1,651 1925 0
1222 S 20TH ST demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $245K in 2024. Investor / LLC $863K 7/— 2,862 1925 5 rented
1223 S 20TH ST Bought for $160K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2022. Owner-occupied $662K 3/— 2,380 2022 3 abated
1224 S 20TH ST Bought for $55K in 2004. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $187K —/— 1,440 1920 3 rented
1225 S 20TH ST 3 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $278K 3/1 1,438 1925 0 tax lien
1226 S 20TH ST Bought for $18K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $145K in 2012 (+703%). Owner-occupied $317K 3/1 1,156 1925 3
1227 S 20TH ST Bought for $133K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $375K in 2022 (+182%). Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,002 1925 3 rented
1228 S 20TH ST sold $22K (2005); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $313K 3/1 1,056 1925 1 rented
1229 S 20TH ST Bought for $30K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $313K in 2010. Owner-occupied $500K 3/2 2,272 2010 2
1230 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Absentee individual $266K 4/2 1,230 1925 0 rentedtax lien
1231 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $414K —/— 1,888 1925 0 tax lien
1232 S 20TH ST Bought for $40K in 2014, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $305K in 2016 (+663%). Owner-occupied $324K 2/2 1,150 1925 2
1233 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $278K 3/1 1,528 1925 0
1234 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,056 1925 0 tax lien
1235 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,242 1925 0
1236 S 20TH ST Bought for $11K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,056 1925 1 tax lien
1237 S 20TH ST Bought for $145K in 2016, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $290K in 2017 (+100%). Owner-occupied $347K 3/1 1,242 1925 2
1238 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $14K in 2006 → $46K in 2010 (+229%). Investor / LLC $311K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
1239 S 20TH ST Bought for $90K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $372K in 2019 (+313%). Owner-occupied $386K 3/2 1,528 1925 4
1240 S 20TH ST L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 tax lien
1241 S 20TH ST Bought for $85K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $300K in 2021 (+1867%). Owner-occupied $347K 3/1 1,242 1925 4
1242 S 20TH ST Bought for $400K in 2014, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $520K in 2019. Owner-occupied $458K 4/3 1,950 2014 4 rented1 viol
1243 S 20TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $256K 3/1 1,242 1925 0 abated
1244 S 20TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $496K 4/3 2,050 2020 0 rentedabated
1244 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $447K 3/2 1,567 2020 0 abated
1244 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $384K 3/2 1,486 2020 0 abated
1245 S 20TH ST Bought for $330K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $379K 3/2 1,640 1925 1 rented
1247 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 abated
1248 S 20TH ST sold $17K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); 7 L&I violations (2024); Appeal filed (2025); Appeal complete (2025). Vacant $124K —/— 1
1250 S 20TH ST Bought for $102K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $529K in 2022 (+746%). Absentee individual $453K 3/— 1,908 1920 4
1252 S 20TH ST Bought for $86K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $355K in 2015. Absentee individual $447K 3/2 1,780 2015 3 rented
1254 S 20TH ST Bought for $86K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $365K in 2015. Owner-occupied $447K 3/2 1,780 2015 3 rented
1256 S 20TH ST Bought for $35K in 2010, built new under a 2013 permit. Absentee individual $458K 3/2 2,116 2015 2 rented
1258 S 20TH ST Bought for $35K in 2010, built new under a 2013 permit. Absentee individual $461K 3/2 2,152 2015 2 rented

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

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