Who owns your block
1200 block of W Venango St
A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 38 open code violations and 7 homes behind $51,917 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 64% since 2016, now about $85K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 $85K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $85K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 177 reported crimes (78 violent) and 239 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
- $85K typical home, up +64% since 2016
- Tax bill $629 to $541 a year, -1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.9M assessed, $30,349/yr to the city, about $843 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +64% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -14% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 25 of 36 homes pay that full rate — and 11 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The starkest example: 1223 W Venango St is assessed at $119K but pays $269 a year — about 16% of the $1,669 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.6% 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 $164 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bcm Investments Llc, carries 9 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcm Investments Llc | 1 | 75 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Rds Rental Management Llc | 1 | 12 | $990K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Whitman Realty Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| International Brothers Llc | 1 | 5 | $767K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Soa Homes Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Mentality Llc | 2 | 3 | $334K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Brick Haven Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $399K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1229 W Venango Llc | 1 | 1 | $127K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Wofpep Llc | 1 | 1 | $123K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Gadson Investments | 1 | 1 | $181K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 36 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 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1204 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1206 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1208 W VENANGO ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $500 in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1210 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1212 W VENANGO ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2008. | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1213 W VENANGO ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $50K in 2021. | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1214 W VENANGO ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2022. | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1215 W VENANGO ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $8K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1216 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $14K in 2011 → $103K in 2023 (+632%). | Investor / LLC | $97K | 2/2 | 840 | 1940 | 4 | rented |
| 1217 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1940 | 0 | 7 violtax lien |
| 1218 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1219 W VENANGO ST Improved | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 7 viol |
| 1220 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1221 W VENANGO ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1940 | 1 | 8 violtax lien |
| 1222 W VENANGO ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2002 → $5K in 2009 (+113%). | Owner-occupied | $77K | 3/1 | 840 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1223 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,542 | 1940 | 0 | abated5 violtax lien |
| 1224 W VENANGO ST | Absentee individual | $77K | 3/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 1225 W VENANGO ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2014 → $46K in 2016 (+84%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | —/— | 1,590 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 1226 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $79K | —/— | 960 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1227 W VENANGO ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $114K | —/— | 1,440 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1228 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2014 → $129K in 2022 (+414%). | Investor / LLC | $120K | —/— | 1,470 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 1229 W VENANGO ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2000 → $60K in 2022 (+71%). | Investor / LLC | $127K | 4/1 | 1,720 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 1230 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 1231 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2004 → $17K in 2011 (+580%). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1232 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 1233 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2019 → $65K in 2024 (+160%). | Investor / LLC | $123K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1940 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 1234 W VENANGO ST | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1235 W VENANGO ST Improved | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1236 W VENANGO ST Improved | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1237 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1238 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $9K in 2000 → $24K in 2016 (+176%). | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1940 | 4 | 4 viol |
| 1239 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1240 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1241 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1242 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $12K in 2001 → $6K in 2016 (-48%). | Absentee individual | $61K | —/— | 1,472 | 1940 | 4 | 6 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)