Who owns your block
1200 block of S 47th St
A mixed-ownership block: 30% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $36,749 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 109% since 2016, now about $449K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $449K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $449K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 45 reported crimes (14 violent) and 233 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
- $449K typical home, up +109% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,551 to $4,890 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $124,914/yr to the city, about $4,626 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +109% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +215% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1201 S 47th St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $20,996 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% 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 $209 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Sq Circle Revocable Living Trust, carries 4 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sq Circle Revocable Living Trust | 3 | 8 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Robert Levy (individual) | 2 | 6 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phadc Woodland Llc | 3 | 4 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fs Revocable Trust | 1 | 1 | $519K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | —/— | 27,730 | 1902 | 0 | abated |
| 1211 S 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $201K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1213 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $399K | —/— | 2,226 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1215 S 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 10 L&I violations (2017); sold $380K (2017). | Absentee individual | $519K | —/— | 2,226 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 1217 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $449K | —/— | 2,384 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1219 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $346K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1221 S 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $445K | —/— | 2,226 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1223 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $519K | —/— | 2,384 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1225 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $449K | 5/1 | 2,384 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1226 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $142K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $260K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $374K | 2/2 | 2,242 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1227 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $519K | —/— | 2,226 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1228 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $321K | —/— | 2,200 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1229 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $31K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $548K | 2/1 | 3,115 | 1939 | 1 | rented |
| 1230 S 47TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $198K in 2015, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $423K in 2024 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $410K | 5/3 | 2,370 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1231 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $548K | 2/1 | 3,115 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 1232 S 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $101K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1233 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $445K | —/— | 2,226 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1234-40 S 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1235 S 47TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $230K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $500K in 2022 (+117%). | Absentee individual | $519K | 5/4 | 2,226 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1237 S 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $383K | 2/2 | 1,492 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1237 S 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $512K | 3/3 | 2,374 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1239 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $422K | —/— | 2,384 | 1940 | 0 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1241 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $865K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $7.7M in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $596K | 8/— | 2,925 | 2015 | 4 | |
| 1242 S 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $2.7M in 2016. | Absentee individual | $653K | —/— | 8,159 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 1243 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $865K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $7.7M in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $581K | 8/— | 2,925 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 1245 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $865K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $7.7M in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $581K | 8/6 | 2,925 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 1247-55 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $227K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | 2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)