Who owns your block
1200 block of S 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 37% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 1 home behind $23,326 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 57% since 2016, now about $413K. 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 $413K — 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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $413K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (7 violent) and 196 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
- $413K typical home, up +57% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,164 to $5,469 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $213,299/yr to the city, about $5,202 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +57% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1221 S 2nd St is assessed at $542K but pays $4,529 a year — about 60% of the $7,588 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 +4.2% 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 $157 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 17
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Olkowski (individual) | 3 | 8 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xinming Sun (individual) | 3 | 5 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mester Gregory Edward Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $512K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Claudio Sandolo (individual) | 2 | 2 | $902K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1228-30 Associates Llc | 2 | 2 | $776K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eoin A O'Shea (individual) | 2 | 2 | $471K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chobert Brothers Partners | 1 | 1 | $391K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cosmopolitan Properties L | 1 | 1 | $514K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200-02 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $447K | —/— | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1201 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $392K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1203 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $373K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1204-10 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $487K | 2/— | 1,650 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1205 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $235K in 2003 → $340K in 2015 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 2,178 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1207 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $391K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1209 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $387K | —/— | 2,124 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1211 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $357K in 2006 → $36K in 2014 (-90%). | Absentee individual | $433K | 3/3 | 2,208 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1212 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit, sold for $25K in 2015. | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1213 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $449K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1214 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2016). | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1215 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $423K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1216 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Vacant | $301K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1218 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $110K (2019). | Vacant | $161K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1219 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $403K | —/— | 1,955 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1220 S 2ND ST LandVacant land, last sold for $45K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $741K | —/— | 2,808 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1221 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2003, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $565K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $542K | 3/2 | 1,818 | 1915 | 4 | abated |
| 1222 S 2ND ST LandVacant land, last sold for $50K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $648K | 2/1 | 2,304 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 1223 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). | Absentee individual | $324K | —/— | 1,311 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1224 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $240K in 2005 → $438K in 2017 (+82%). | Absentee individual | $443K | 3/2 | 1,560 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1225 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2016 → $300K in 2022 (+20%). | Absentee individual | $376K | 4/1 | 1,659 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1226 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017). | Owner-occupied | $540K | —/— | 2,832 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1227 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit, sold for $311K in 2014. | Absentee individual | $437K | —/— | 2,722 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1228 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Investor / LLC | $433K | —/— | 2,457 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1229 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $497K | —/— | 2,103 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1230 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Investor / LLC | $343K | —/— | 1,728 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1231 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $475K in 2016, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $625K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/2 | 1,951 | 2016 | 4 | |
| 1232 S 2ND ST | Vacant | $122K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1233 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $229K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $625K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $530K | 3/— | 1,951 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1234 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $349K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1235 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $315K in 2017 → $310K in 2024 (-2%). | Owner-occupied | $389K | —/— | 1,344 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1236 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $360K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1237 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $450K | —/— | 2,397 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1238-40 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Owner-occupied | $662K | —/— | 1,280 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1239 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $480K | —/— | 2,727 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1241 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2000, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $385K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $501K | 3/3 | 1,744 | 2009 | 4 | |
| 1242 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $259K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1243 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $378K | —/— | 2,025 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1244 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $329K | —/— | 1,560 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1245 S 2ND ST Historysold $280K (2005); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $404K | —/— | 2,220 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1247 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $252K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $514K | —/— | 2,800 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)