Who owns your block
1400 block of S 48th St
An investor-heavy block: 50% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 2 homes behind $7,008 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 296% since 2016, now about $106K. 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $106K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $106K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 10% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (18 violent) and 150 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
- $106K typical home, up +296% since 2016
- Tax bill $375 to $1,230 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.0M assessed, $12,826/yr to the city, about $1,283 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +296% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +228% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1420 S 48th St is assessed at $109K but pays $127 a year — about 8% of the $1,527 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 +13.3% 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 $396 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2007. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 10 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 2
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 Investments Llc | 3 | 21 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zig Zag Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Abby Real Estate Ventures | 1 | 1 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1410-12 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 2/1 | 980 | 1940 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1414 S 48TH ST Historysold $30K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2011). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 3/1 | 980 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1416 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,030 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 1418 S 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2010 → $99K in 2017 (+519%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,030 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1420 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 2/1 | 732 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1422 S 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2007 → $81K in 2022 (+93%). | Investor / LLC | $103K | 2/1 | 700 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1438 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1440 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1442 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1444 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)