Who owns your block
1400 block of N 21st St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $4,995 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 283% since 2016, now about $271K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $271K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $271K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (39 violent) and 103 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
- $271K typical home, up +283% since 2016
- Tax bill $780 to $2,395 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.5M assessed, $24,474/yr to the city, about $2,225 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +283% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +207% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1433-35 N 21st St is assessed at $204K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,854 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 +13% 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 $383 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 11 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sharswood Iii Llc | 1 | 9 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 11 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $49K | —/— | 3,087 | 2025 | 0 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 1404 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2019, use permit in 2020, sold for $421K in 2024 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $277K | —/— | 2,415 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1406 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $271K | —/— | 2,415 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1408 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $342K | 3/3 | 2,718 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1409 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $1K in 2006. | Vacant | $1.1M | —/— | — | — | 1 | rented |
| 1410 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $120K in 2006, use permit in 2015, sold for $404K in 2023 (+237%). | Absentee individual | $359K | 5/4 | 2,718 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1415 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $254K | —/— | 2,012 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1417 N 21ST ST | Vacant | $181K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1421 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $72K in 2017, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $381K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 8/3 | 2,610 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1423 N 21ST ST Historysold $1K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1433-35 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 2,924 | 1914 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)