Who owns your block
1400 block of S 23rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $9,114 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 298% since 2016, now about $289K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $289K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and below 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 | $289K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 150 reported crimes (22 violent) and 439 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
- $289K typical home, up +298% since 2016
- Tax bill $995 to $2,724 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.8M assessed, $88,598/yr to the city, about $2,685 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +298% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +174% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1428 S 23rd St is assessed at $555K but pays $1,553 a year — about 20% of the $7,766 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 +13.4% 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 $398 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 71 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ssj Group Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssj Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $875K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ab Plus Real Estate Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $447K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1425 Apts Llc | 1 | 1 | $257K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 23RD ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $230K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $212K | 4/2 | 2,240 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1401 S 23RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1402 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2003, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $314K in 2016 (+1863%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1403 S 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $245K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1404 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $293K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1405 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1406 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $64K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $260K in 2025 (+688%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1920 | 6 | 1 viol |
| 1407 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $54K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $352K in 2017 (+1254%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1408 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $258K in 2022 (+473%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1409 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $270K in 2015 (+388%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1410 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,028 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1411 S 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $13K in 2008 → $315K in 2023 (+2323%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1412 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $182K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $374K | 4/2 | 1,680 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1413 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2005, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $125K in 2015 (+317%). | Absentee individual | $221K | —/— | 1,890 | 1920 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 1414 S 23RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,512 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1415-17 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 3,150 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1416 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $225K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1418 S 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $217K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1419 S 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $222K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1420 S 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $244K | —/— | 1,428 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1421 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $265K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $380K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $347K | 3/2 | 1,530 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1422 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $64K in 2015, demolition permit in 2015, sold for $335K in 2020 (+782%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1423 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $265K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $385K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $347K | 3/2 | 1,530 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1424 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $245K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/1 | 1,836 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1425 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $200K in 2016 (+426%). | Investor / LLC | $257K | —/— | 1,620 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1426 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2018, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $430K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $411K | 3/— | 1,440 | 1929 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1428 S 23RD ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $94K in 2019, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2020). | Absentee individual | $555K | 6/— | 2,160 | 2023 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1429-33 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $720K | —/— | 9,006 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 1430 S 23RD ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $40K in 2012, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $520K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $502K | 4/3 | 2,229 | 2021 | 2 | abated |
| 1432 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $1.3M in 2011, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $358K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/2 | 1,662 | 1920 | 5 | rentedabated |
| 1434 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1436 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1438 S 23RD ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2001. | Absentee individual | $260K | —/— | 2,000 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)