Who owns your block
1400 block of S 49th St
An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 1 open code violation and 5 homes behind $26,894 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 403% since 2016, now about $99K. Property taxes are climbing about 32% 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 $99K — about 0.4× 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 | $99K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (16 violent) and 98 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
- $99K typical home, up +403% since 2016
- Tax bill $53 to $1,113 a year, +32%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.5M assessed, $30,910/yr to the city, about $1,236 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +403% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +2000% since 2016 · ~+32%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1407-17 S 49th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $15,242 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 +15.8% 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 $503 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 3 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6901 Sherman Llc | 1 | 28 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1819 Investments Llc | 1 | 21 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Paschall Holdings Llc | 3 | 10 | $496K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ordering Base Inc | 1 | 8 | $272K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lived Llc | 1 | 2 | $309K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Paschall Partners Llc | 1 | 2 | $82K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Evangel Temple Inc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ad Capital Llc | 1 | 1 | $212K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1427 S 49th Llc | 1 | 1 | $428K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1407-17 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 20,130 | — | 0 | abated |
| 1410 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,136 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1412 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2002 → $27K in 2008 (-33%). | Absentee individual | $232K | —/— | 1,386 | 1940 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1414 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2004. | Investor / LLC | $211K | —/— | 1,386 | 1940 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1416R S 49TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1416 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 2/2 | 1,136 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1419 S 49TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2025), then sold for $360K in 2024. | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1420 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | —/— | 1,224 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1421 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1422 S 49TH ST | Investor / LLC | $212K | 3/1 | 1,356 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 1423 S 49TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); sold $9K (2019). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1424 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1425 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1426 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | —/— | 1,450 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1427 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $363K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $428K | 4/3 | 1,878 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1428 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | —/— | 1,224 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1429 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1430 S 49TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2010 → $95K in 2024 (+879%). | Absentee individual | $213K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1940 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 1431 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1432 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2011 → $360K in 2024 (+362%). | Vacant | $80K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1433 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1434 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $78K in 2011, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $360K in 2024. | Vacant | $80K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1435 S 49TH ST Improved | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1437 S 49TH ST Improved | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1439-41 S 49TH ST Improved | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)