Who owns your block
1400 block of Sparks St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 7 homes behind $65,977 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $175K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $175K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $175K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 101 reported crimes (31 violent) and 149 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
- $175K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,037 to $1,308 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.1M assessed, $86,886/yr to the city, about $1,738 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +26% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1411 Sparks St is assessed at $183K but pays $1,260 a year — about 49% of the $2,566 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Corestates Group Llc, carries 7 open violations across 105 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corestates Group Llc | 1 | 105 | $25M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hnb Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 80 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cifaldi Property Rentals | 1 | 43 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aries Investments Holding | 1 | 2 | $313K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sj Morgan Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $214K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1410 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1411 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | abated |
| 1412 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2003 → $79K in 2004 (+512%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1413 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $73K in 2006 → $235K in 2022 (+221%). | Absentee individual | $244K | 3/2 | 1,290 | 1905 | 5 | |
| 1414 SPARKS ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2016). | Investor / LLC | $214K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | rented |
| 1415 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1416 SPARKS ST | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | rented |
| 1417 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1418 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1419 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1420 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1421 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $201K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | rented |
| 1422 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2006 → $145K in 2017 (+61%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 1423 SPARKS ST HistoryAppeal denied (2014). | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1424 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1425 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $118K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | abated |
| 1426 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2018 → $180K in 2019 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1427 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2000 → $56K in 2001 (+154%). | Absentee individual | $118K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 1428 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1429 SPARKS ST | Investor / LLC | $180K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | rented |
| 1430 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1431 SPARKS ST New constructionBought for $27K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $117K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | abated5 viol |
| 1432 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2020 → $180K in 2020 (+260%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1433 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1434 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1435 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1436 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1437 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1438 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1439 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1440 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $36K in 2005 → $109K in 2025 (+204%). | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 1441 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1442 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $195K | 4/2 | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1443 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $197K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1444 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1445 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1446 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2009 → $115K in 2010 (+211%). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1447 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2002 → $35K in 2011 (-46%). | Absentee individual | $196K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 3 | rented |
| 1448 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2007 → $125K in 2024 (+218%). | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1449 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1450 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1451 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1452 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2004 → $245K in 2023 (+520%). | Absentee individual | $258K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 4 | |
| 1453 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1454 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1455 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2001 → $34K in 2015 (+36%). | Investor / LLC | $195K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1456 SPARKS ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 2 | abated |
| 1457 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1459 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1461 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $207K | —/— | 1,290 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)