Who owns your block
1200 block of S 23rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 8 homes behind $76,202 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 133% since 2016, now about $246K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $246K — about 1.1× 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $246K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (27 violent) and 271 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
- $246K typical home, up +133% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,165 to $1,974 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $20M assessed, $177,035/yr to the city, about $2,951 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +133% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1215 S 23rd St is assessed at $609K but pays $3,359 a year — about 39% of the $8,518 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 +8% 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 $233 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 66 arm's-length sales since 1994. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 60 parcels
- Owner-occupied 45
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phadc Scattered Sites Llc | 1 | 19 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wiser Property Solutions | 1 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Doyle Trinity Properties | 1 | 2 | $370K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Linda C Meadows (individual) | 2 | 2 | $488K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Landreth Management Partn | 1 | 1 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Landreth Library Llc | 1 | 1 | $40K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Secret Society Llc | 1 | 1 | $224K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wharton Square Holdings L | 1 | 1 | $374K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $3.5M | —/— | 66,619 | 1897 | 0 | rented |
| 1201 S 23RD ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | —/— | 6,300 | 1910 | 0 | |
| 1208-12 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | —/— | 1,785 | 1923 | 0 | abated |
| 1214 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $295K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $219K | 3/1 | 1,213 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1215 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $11K in 1998, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $645K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $609K | 6/5 | 2,250 | 1915 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1216 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $34K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $375K in 2024 (+4067%). | Owner-occupied | $328K | 2/2 | 1,092 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1217 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1218 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1219 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1220 S 23RD ST | Investor / LLC | $210K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1221 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1222 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1223 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $296K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1224 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2016. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1225 S 23RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1226 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1227 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $224K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1228 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $295K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1229 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $190K | —/— | 1,620 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1230 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit. | Vacant | $98K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1232 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $438K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $485K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $513K | 3/— | 1,820 | 2018 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1233 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 4/1 | 2,093 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1234 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $9K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1235 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $279K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1236 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1237 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $252K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1238 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $379K | —/— | 4,125 | 1910 | 0 | abated |
| 1239 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $250K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1240 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $263K | —/— | 2,020 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 1241 S 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $252K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1242 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,210 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1243 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2011. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 2,059 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1244 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2003, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $320K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $368K | 3/2 | 1,322 | 1925 | 5 | rentedabated |
| 1245 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $255K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1246 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $310K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $323K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1925 | 4 | abated |
| 1247 S 23RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2003 → $88K in 2007 (+363%). | Investor / LLC | $260K | 3/1 | 1,432 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1248 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $561K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 2021 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,432 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1250 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $561K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 2021 | 0 | abated |
| 1251 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1252 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $561K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 2021 | 0 | abated |
| 1253 S 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $240K | 3/1 | 1,432 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1254 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $112K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,252 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1255 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1256 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $337K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $423K | 3/2 | 1,252 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1257 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $404K in 2021 (+189%). | Owner-occupied | $457K | 6/2 | 2,032 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1258 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,252 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1259 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1260 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,384 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1261 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 2002, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $116K in 2009 (+512%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1262 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,252 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1263 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1264 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $339K | 3/2 | 1,524 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1265 S 23RD ST History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1266 S 23RD ST | Investor / LLC | $374K | 3/1 | 1,356 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1267 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 2,000 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1268 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,252 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1270 S 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $239K | 3/1 | 1,351 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1272 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $418K in 2022 (+423%). | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/2 | 1,386 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1274 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 3,770 | — | 0 | abated |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)