Who owns your block
1500 block of 68th Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 5 homes behind $17,054 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $250K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 $250K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $250K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (26 violent) and 154 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
- $250K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,649 to $2,891 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.1M assessed, $79,658/yr to the city, about $2,747 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $189 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 38 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Rentals Llc | 1 | 48 | $8.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Good Lots Llc | 1 | 7 | $405K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rise Real Estate Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chowdhury Holdings Inc | 1 | 1 | $311K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2017); 3 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $281K | —/— | 2,020 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 1501 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 1999 → $38K in 2002 (+154%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1502 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $237K | —/— | 2,020 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 1503 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/2 | 2,104 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1504 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 2,020 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 1505 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $132K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $283K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 1506 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 2,020 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 1507 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 1998, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $150K in 2021 (+650%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 3 | rented |
| 1508 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2016 → $229K in 2017 (+216%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1509 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 1970, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $250K in 2020 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $367K | 4/1 | 2,104 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1510 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $91K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $320K in 2025 (+252%). | Owner-occupied | $355K | 4/3 | 1,760 | 1965 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1511 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $238K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1512 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $32K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 1,760 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1513 68TH AVE Historysold $159K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1514 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1515 68TH AVE History4 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/— | 1,936 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1516 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2024 → $370K in 2025 (+185%). | Owner-occupied | $364K | 5/3 | 1,760 | 1965 | 2 | rented |
| 1517 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1518 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $63K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1519 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2002 → $3K in 2002 (+0%). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1520 68TH AVE Historysold $80K (2007); L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2012). | Investor / LLC | $240K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1521 68TH AVE | Vacant | $6K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1522 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $200K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1524 68TH AVE Historysold $64K (2014); L&I violation (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1526 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $160K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $250K | 4/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1528 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2015, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $160K in 2016 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1530 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2004, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $189K in 2017 (+530%). | Owner-occupied | $276K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 1532 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2022 → $73K in 2022 (+387%). | Absentee individual | $207K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1534 68TH AVE HistoryL&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); sold $200K (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $311K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)