Who owns your block
1400 block of S 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $75 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 206% since 2016, now about $547K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $547K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $547K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 84 reported crimes (33 violent) and 369 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
- $547K typical home, up +206% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,251 to $6,085 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $184,871/yr to the city, about $6,603 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +206% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +170% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1418 S 4th St is assessed at $784K but pays $2,196 a year — about 20% of the $10,980 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 +10.7% 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 $306 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine M Deangelis (individual) | 2 | 3 | $912K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401-09 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | —/— | 12,576 | 1940 | 0 | 7 viol |
| 1406 S 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $587K | 3/3 | 2,367 | 2016 | 0 | rented |
| 1408 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $720K | 5/3 | 2,630 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 1410 S 4TH ST Historysold $597K (2016); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $670K | 3/3 | 2,630 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 1411 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $172K in 2011 → $265K in 2018 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $257K | 2/1 | 889 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1412 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $557K | 3/2 | 2,104 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 1413 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $280K | 3/3 | 1,200 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1414 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $497K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $537K | 3/2 | 2,104 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 1415 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2012, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $216K in 2012 (+188%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | 4/1 | 1,334 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1416 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $670K | 3/3 | 2,630 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1417 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $520K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $596K | 3/2 | 2,624 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1418 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $784K | 3/3 | 2,630 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1419 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $420K in 2020 (+1580%). | Absentee individual | $396K | 3/2 | 1,817 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1421 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $73K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $336K in 2020 (+360%). | Owner-occupied | $396K | 3/2 | 1,817 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1423 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $395K | 4/1 | 1,817 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1424 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $688K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $663K | 4/4 | 2,630 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 1425 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $295K in 2023, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $599K in 2024 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $604K | 4/2 | 2,090 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1426 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $818K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $663K | 4/3 | 2,630 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 1427 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $149K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1428 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $628K in 2017, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $820K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $719K | 4/4 | 2,893 | 2017 | 2 | abated |
| 1429 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $479K | 6/2 | 2,705 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1430 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $644K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $713K | 3/3 | 2,630 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 1431 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $211K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $439K | 5/4 | 2,418 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1432 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $587K | 3/2 | 2,367 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 1433 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $413K | 4/2 | 2,142 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1434 S 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $100K in 2016, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $645K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $537K | 3/2 | 2,104 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1435 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $369K | 2/2 | 1,710 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1437 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $125K in 2006, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $380K in 2016 (+204%). | Owner-occupied | $442K | 4/2 | 1,842 | 1915 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)