Who owns your block
1400 block of W Somerset St
An investor-heavy block: 59% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $1,013 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 545% since 2016, now about $21K. Property taxes are climbing about 19% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $21K — about 0.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $21K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 26% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 228 reported crimes (63 violent) and 185 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
- $21K typical home, up +545% since 2016
- Tax bill $46 to $298 a year, +19%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $652K assessed, $7,091/yr to the city, about $417 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +545% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +548% since 2016 · ~+19%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +18.5% 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 $645 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 16 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 17 parcels
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 15
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bcm Second Investment Llc, carries 8 open violations across 44 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcm Second Investment Llc | 1 | 44 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Leanna Inc | 7 | 30 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Learn To Live Llc | 1 | 2 | $176K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Broad Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $21K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1413 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2017 → $259K in 2019 (+85%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1415 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2017 → $259K in 2019 (+85%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1417 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2017 → $259K in 2019 (+85%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1419 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2017 → $259K in 2019 (+85%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1421 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2017 → $259K in 2019 (+85%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1423 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2020 → $30K in 2021 (+62%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1425 W SOMERSET ST Improved | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1427 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1429 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1431 W SOMERSET ST | Investor / LLC | $92K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1433 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1435 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1437 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1439 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1441 W SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 2000 → $6K in 2010 (-1%). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1443 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $83K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1445 W SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $82K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)