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Who owns your block

1400 block of N 28th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 4 homes behind $21,078 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 848% since 2016, now about $296K. Property taxes are climbing about 23% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$296K
$43K–$576K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$244
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
18 of 46
$111K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
31 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
4 of 46 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-12%
value · tax −$539
5 years
+46%
value · tax +$30
10 years
+848%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $296K — about 1.3× 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 blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$296K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied22%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (47 violent) and 345 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
47 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
345
56 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults37
Thefts26
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Fraud13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint81
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection53
Street Defect34
Illegal Dumping26
Salting25
Abandoned Vehicle24

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Robert Morris
2600 W Thompson St · 216 students
High
Vaux Big Picture High School

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$296K2016: $31K2017: $31K2018: $54K2019: $86K2020: $149K2021: $185K2022: $202K2023: $237K2024: $237K2025: $338K2026: $338K2027: $296K2016202020232027

▲ +848% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3222016: $1402017: $2492018: $4072019: $1,0362020: $1,2622021: $1,2922022: $1,2922023: $1,8302024: $1,8322025: $1,8612026: $1,8612027: $1,3222016202020232027

▲ +844% since 2016 · ~+23%/yr

18
18 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $110,966 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,613pays now $8,067at the full rate

1440 N 28th St is assessed at $576K but pays $1,613 a year — about 20% of the $8,067 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 +22.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100200020162019202220252027This block 948 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $948 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+22.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+848%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+22.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+19.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+16.2 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 88 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M19982004201020162022
88arm's-length sales since 1996
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 10 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

10 parcels4 parcels4 parcels5 parcels7 parcels0 parcels16 parcels
$43K$495K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)62498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Harrison Inc282$17Mphila.gov ↗
Center Rentals Llc127$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Lamplighter Developers Llc16$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Vonda Bowser (individual)22$206Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 46 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1401 N 28TH ST Bought for $70K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $566K in 2018. Owner-occupied $557K 4/3 2,302 2018 2 abated
1403 N 28TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $323K 4/— 1,572 2011 0 abated
1409 N 28TH ST 4 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020). Vacant $50K —/— 0 tax lien
1411 N 28TH ST 4 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020). Vacant $50K —/— 0 tax lien
1413 N 28TH ST Bought for $6K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $535K in 2021. Absentee individual $555K 4/— 2,293 2018 4 abatedtax lien
1415 N 28TH ST Old house bought for $31K in 2017, demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $474K in 2023. Owner-occupied $462K 4/3 1,893 2018 5 abated
1417 N 28TH ST Bought for $3K in 2014, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2022. Owner-occupied $462K 4/3 1,893 2018 5 abated
1419 N 28TH ST Bought for $2K in 2014, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $425K in 2018. Owner-occupied $462K 4/2 1,893 2018 4 abated
1421 N 28TH ST Bought for $16K in 2014, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $432K in 2018. Owner-occupied $465K 3/3 1,907 2018 3 abated
1423 N 28TH ST Bought for $40K in 2015, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $350K in 2025 (+775%). Owner-occupied $363K 4/3 1,604 1925 3
1425 N 28TH ST Bought for $20K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $300K in 2017 (+1393%). Owner-occupied $363K 5/1 1,604 1925 2
1427 N 28TH ST Bought for $17K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $428K in 2018. Owner-occupied $483K 4/— 1,918 2017 3 abated
1429 N 28TH ST Bought for $90K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $409K in 2022. Owner-occupied $345K 3/2 1,604 1925 3 abated
1430 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,350 1925 0 tax lien
1431 N 28TH ST Old house bought for $5K in 2015, demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $440K in 2018. Owner-occupied $465K 4/3 1,907 2018 3 rentedabatedtax lien
1432 N 28TH ST Bought for $5K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $270K in 2023 (+5298%). Owner-occupied $281K 2/1 900 1925 4 tax lien
1433 N 28TH ST Bought for $18K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $330K in 2018 (+2900%). Owner-occupied $310K 5/1 1,604 1925 3
1434 N 28TH ST Bought for $18K in 2012, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $282K in 2022 (+1467%). Owner-occupied $240K 2/1 900 1925 4
1435 N 28TH ST 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2021). Vacant $50K —/— 0
1436 N 28TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2017. Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 960 1925 1 rentedabated
1437 N 28TH ST Bought for $3K in 1996, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $132K in 2024 (+4300%). Investor / LLC $467K 3/1 1,604 1925 3
1438 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 960 1925 0 tax lien
1439 N 28TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). Vacant $50K —/— 0
1440 N 28TH ST demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $399K in 2019. Owner-occupied $576K 3/2 2,050 2017 4 abated
1441 N 28TH ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1442 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $75K in 2007 (+114%). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,260 1925 2 4 viol
1443 N 28TH ST Bought for $38K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $440K in 2018. Owner-occupied $432K 4/3 1,714 2017 2 abated
1444 N 28TH ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2000 → $310K in 2020 (+3004%). Owner-occupied $328K 2/1 1,202 1925 3 tax lien
1445 N 28TH ST Bought for $40K in 2005, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $134K in 2016 (+235%). Owner-occupied $235K 5/2 1,604 1925 3
1446 N 28TH ST Bought for $283K in 2017. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,202 1925 1
1447 N 28TH ST Bought for $38K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $431K in 2017. Owner-occupied $495K 4/3 1,966 2017 2 abated
1448 N 28TH ST Bought for $3K in 2001, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $85K in 2014 (+2733%). Absentee individual $183K 2/1 1,202 1925 5
1449 N 28TH ST Old house bought for $385K in 2017, demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2016). Owner-occupied $480K 4/3 1,966 2018 1 abated
1450 N 28TH ST Bought for $180K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,202 1925 2
1451 N 28TH ST Vacant $50K —/— 0 tax lien
1452 N 28TH ST Bought for $90K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $345K in 2021 (+283%). Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,202 1925 2 tax lien
1453 N 28TH ST Old house bought for $16K in 2017, demolished and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $455K in 2019. Owner-occupied $465K 3/2 1,907 2018 3 abatedtax lien
1454 N 28TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 960 1925 0
1455 N 28TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009). Vacant $50K —/— 0 tax lien
1456 N 28TH ST Investor / LLC $164K 3/1 960 1925 0 rented
1457 N 28TH ST Bought for $48K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $425K in 2018. Owner-occupied $480K 4/3 1,904 2017 2 abated
1458 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 960 1925 0
1459 N 28TH ST Bought for $33K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $480K in 2021. Owner-occupied $480K 3/3 1,904 2017 3 abated
1460 N 28TH ST sold $13K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2011). Vacant $43K —/— 1
1461 N 28TH ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1463 N 28TH ST Vacant $43K —/— 0

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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