Who owns your block
1200 block of S 45th St
A mixed-ownership block: 22% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 29 open code violations and 1 home behind $2,578 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 353% since 2016, now about $456K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $456K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $456K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 36 reported crimes (8 violent) and 192 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
- $456K typical home, up +353% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,398 to $5,134 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $136,212/yr to the city, about $5,045 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +353% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +267% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1228 S 45th St is assessed at $1000K but pays $6,530 a year — about 47% of the $13,994 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 +14.7% 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 $453 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Cassidy, John M., carries 2 open violations across 16 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, John M. (individual) | 14 | 16 | $8.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmc Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $563K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmc Realty | 1 | 1 | $156K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1208 S 45TH ST | Absentee individual | $367K | —/— | 2,025 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 1210 S 45TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $392K | —/— | 2,025 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1212 S 45TH ST | Owner-occupied | $271K | —/— | 2,025 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 1214 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $94K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $271K | —/— | 2,380 | 1930 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1216 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013). | Absentee individual | $591K | 8/8 | 3,162 | 2014 | 1 | rented |
| 1218 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014). | Absentee individual | $686K | 8/8 | 4,456 | 2014 | 0 | rented |
| 1220 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014). | Absentee individual | $655K | 8/— | 4,016 | 2014 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1222 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2015). | Absentee individual | $686K | 7/7 | 4,456 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1224 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2015). | Absentee individual | $686K | 7/7 | 4,456 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1226 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $99K in 2014, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016). | Absentee individual | $952K | 10/10 | 3,162 | 2018 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1228 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $40K in 2000, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016). | Owner-occupied | $1000K | 10/— | 3,540 | 2018 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1230 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit. | Investor / LLC | $563K | —/— | 2,838 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 1232 S 45TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); 8 L&I violations (2025); Appeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $329K | —/— | 1,580 | 1930 | 0 | 10 viol |
| 1234 S 45TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1236 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $390K in 2016, mechanical permit in 2010, sold for $499K in 2021 (+299%). | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 3 | 9 viol |
| 1238 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Absentee individual | $563K | —/— | 2,838 | 2009 | 0 | rented |
| 1240 S 45TH ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2000, built new under a 2007 permit. | Absentee individual | $563K | 7/4 | 2,838 | 2009 | 1 | rented |
| 1242 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Absentee individual | $456K | —/— | 2,838 | 2009 | 0 | rented |
| 1244 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 1,580 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 1246 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rented |
| 1248 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rented1 viol |
| 1250 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2019). | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,580 | 1930 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 1252 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Absentee individual | $674K | —/— | 1,580 | 2019 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 1254 S 45TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $145K in 2018, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Absentee individual | $843K | 8/— | 4,928 | 2019 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1256 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Absentee individual | $594K | 7/6 | 3,201 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 1258 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit. | Vacant | $164K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1260 S 45TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007). | Vacant | $164K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)