Who owns your block
1400 block of S 15th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $31,298 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 275% since 2016, now about $374K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.
- 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 $374K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $374K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (28 violent) and 304 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
- $374K typical home, up +275% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,321 to $4,809 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $176,493/yr to the city, about $4,412 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +275% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +264% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1400 S 15th St is assessed at $633K but pays $4,912 a year — about 55% of the $8,857 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 +12.8% 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 $375 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Y E R A Inc, carries 1 open violation across 9 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y E R A Inc | 1 | 9 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fmj Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $601K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lucky Investment Company | 1 | 1 | $363K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2005, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $700K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $633K | 6/3 | 2,848 | 1915 | 4 | rentedabated |
| 1401 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2002, suppression permit in 2008, sold for $380K in 2013 (+7500%). | Owner-occupied | $458K | —/— | 2,992 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1402 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $425K in 2015 (+166%). | Owner-occupied | $513K | 3/2 | 2,214 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1403 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $371K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1404 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $417K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $488K | 3/2 | 1,998 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1405 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $86K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $480K in 2022 (+457%). | Owner-occupied | $488K | 4/2 | 1,944 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1406 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $364K | —/— | 2,007 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1407 S 15TH ST Historysold $18K (2004); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $360K | —/— | 1,944 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1408 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1409 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 1,944 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1410 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $447K in 2021 (+347%). | Owner-occupied | $502K | 3/2 | 2,103 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1411 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2014, zoning permit in 2015, sold for $435K in 2017 (+222%). | Owner-occupied | $524K | 3/2 | 2,102 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1412 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $371K | —/— | 2,103 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1413 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1414 S 15TH ST Historysold $190K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $353K | —/— | 1,863 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1415 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1416 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2013, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $450K in 2015 (+2150%). | Investor / LLC | $601K | 6/3 | 2,291 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1417 S 15TH ST Historysold $120K (2004); L&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1418 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $22K in 2008, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $520K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $555K | 3/3 | 1,887 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1419 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1420 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $342K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1421 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1422 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1423 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $31K in 2002, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $368K in 2014 (+1085%). | Owner-occupied | $518K | 4/3 | 1,960 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1424 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $6K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $580K | 4/3 | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1425 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $387K | —/— | 2,020 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1426 S 15TH ST | Investor / LLC | $363K | —/— | 1,986 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1427 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $387K | —/— | 2,020 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1428 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1429 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1430 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1431 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $109K in 2003 → $331K in 2017 (+204%). | Owner-occupied | $383K | 4/2 | 1,968 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1432 S 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 1,767 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1433 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1434 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $388K | —/— | 2,367 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1435 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1436 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $290K in 2015 (+684%). | Owner-occupied | $384K | 5/2 | 1,887 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1437 S 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $386K | —/— | 2,007 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1438 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $392K | —/— | 2,395 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1439 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $81K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $549K in 2019 (+578%). | Owner-occupied | $530K | —/— | 2,072 | 1915 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)