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Who owns your block

1500 block of Alcott St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $203K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$203K
$188K–$263K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$149
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$200K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $203K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1927
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
90%
27 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
13%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax −$88
5 years
+82%
value · tax +$908
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$890

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.

2027
  • 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 $203K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$203K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied50%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (28 violent) and 147 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
82
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
147
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts10
Theft from Vehicle6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle43
Maintenance Complaint42
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Sanitation Violation12
Illegal Dumping8
Salting6

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
William H Ziegler
5935 Saul St · 507 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$203K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $112K2019: $106K2020: $112K2021: $112K2022: $112K2023: $155K2024: $155K2025: $193K2026: $193K2027: $203K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3852016: $1,4952017: $1,4952018: $1,4952019: $1,4172020: $1,4772021: $1,4772022: $1,4772023: $2,0062024: $2,0062025: $2,4732026: $2,4732027: $2,3852016202020232027

▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

15 homes pay the full 1.40%15 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 63 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19982004201020162022
63arm's-length sales since 1998
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 2 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

11 parcels2 parcels12 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$188K$229K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Liby LLC14$805Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 30 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $68K in 1999 → $125K in 2023 (+84%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/2 1,381 1927 2
1501 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $90K in 2014 → $161K in 2018 (+79%). Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,891 1927 3
1502 ALCOTT ST sold $112K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 1
1503 ALCOTT ST sold $82K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 1
1504 ALCOTT ST sold $53K (2001); 6 L&I violations (2011); 7 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 1
1505 ALCOTT ST sold $65K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,420 1927 1
1506 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $53K in 2001 → $200K in 2021 (+277%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/2 1,260 1927 4
1507 ALCOTT ST Traded 5×: $92K in 2005 → $150K in 2025 (+63%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 5 rented
1508 ALCOTT ST Bought for $45K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $150K in 2020 (+230%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 2
1509 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 0
1510 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2003 → $152K in 2019 (+103%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/2 1,260 1927 3
1511 ALCOTT ST sold $50K (2014); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 1
1512 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2010 → $200K in 2021 (+100%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/2 1,260 1927 2
1513 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2011). Absentee individual $204K 3/1 1,420 1927 0
1514 ALCOTT ST Bought for $10K in 2002, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $153K in 2017 (+1425%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,260 1927 6
1515 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $24K in 2000 → $90K in 2014 (+275%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 3
1516 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2000 → $71K in 2017 (+78%). Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 3 rented
1517 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 0
1518 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2001 → $91K in 2005 (+52%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 2 rented
1519 ALCOTT ST sold $150K (2006); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,420 1927 1
1520 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2001 → $200K in 2024 (+578%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 3
1521 ALCOTT ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 5 L&I violations (2011); sold $60K (2018). Investor / LLC $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 1 rented
1522 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $120K in 2006 → $118K in 2017 (-2%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,260 1927 2
1523 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $150K in 2022 → $267K in 2024 (+78%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,420 1927 3
1524 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $56K in 2000 → $145K in 2020 (+161%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 3
1525 ALCOTT ST Bought for $17K in 1998, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $65K in 2013 (+284%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,471 1927 4
1526 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2013 → $165K in 2020 (+175%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 2
1528 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1927 1
1530 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,388 1927 1
1532 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2009 → $127K in 2009 (+95%). Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,603 1927 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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