Public Records
Edition
PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1500 block of Hellerman St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $33,875 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $239K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$239K
$232K–$342K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$145
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$263K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $239K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
68%
36 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
23%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$34K
2 of 53 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$879
5 years
+58%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$2K

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 $239K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with 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$239K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied49%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (28 violent) and 75 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
82
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
75
16 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
All Other Offenses7
Fraud5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Street Defect12
Maintenance Complaint10
Abandoned Vehicle8
License Complaint3
Salting3

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
Gilbert Spruance
6401 Horrocks St · 1259 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$239K2016: $134K2017: $134K2018: $134K2019: $145K2020: $151K2021: $151K2022: $151K2023: $151K2024: $151K2025: $228K2026: $228K2027: $239K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2432016: $1,4592017: $1,4592018: $1,4592019: $1,4682020: $1,4842021: $1,4842022: $1,4842023: $9942024: $9952025: $1,8212026: $2,3642027: $3,2432016202020232027

▲ +122% since 2016 · ~+8%/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:

27 homes pay the full 1.40%26 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 62 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
62arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 15 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 15

Value distribution today

42 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$232K$338K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Yong Liu (individual)226$7.1Mphila.gov ↗
Adams-Factory INC13$519Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Gp Genesis LLC11$235Kphila.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 53 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

Improved
1556 Hellerman St
$315K · Bought for $265K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.
Improved
1550 Hellerman St
$241K · Bought for $75K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019.
Improved
1510 Hellerman St
$239K · Bought for $120K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.
Improved
1504 Hellerman St
$238K · Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012.
Improved
1546 Hellerman St
$234K · Bought for $149K in 2019. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016.
Improved
1529 Hellerman St
$232K · Bought for $80K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $315K (2026); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $308K 4/1 2,288 1950 1 1 viol
1501 HELLERMAN ST Absentee individual $342K —/— 2,000 1950 0 rented
1502 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1503 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2005 → $91K in 2011 (-43%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,496 1950 2
1504 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Absentee individual $238K 4/1 1,714 1950 0 rented
1505 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2003 → $149K in 2007 (+92%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,496 1950 2
1506 HELLERMAN ST History3 L&I violations (2012); sold $135K (2021). Absentee individual $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1 tax lien
1507 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,496 1950 0
1508 HELLERMAN ST Absentee individual $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1 rented
1509 HELLERMAN ST Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1 rented
1510 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 3
1511 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $151K (2007); 4 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1 rented
1512 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $238K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1513 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $87K (2002); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1514 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1515 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $104K in 2002 → $275K in 2021 (+166%). Absentee individual $341K 4/2 2,000 1950 3 rented
1516 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1517 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $100K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $338K —/— 2,000 1950 1 rented
1518 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1
1519 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,496 1950 0
1520 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $138K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1
1521 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $139K (2010); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1522 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1523 HELLERMAN ST Investor / LLC $235K 3/2 1,496 1950 1
1524 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2003 → $310K in 2022 (+216%). Owner-occupied $239K 4/3 1,714 1950 2
1525 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $86K (2002); 4 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1526 HELLERMAN ST HistoryAppeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0 tax lien
1527 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1528 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $123K in 2004 → $196K in 2020 (+59%). Absentee individual $308K 3/2 1,714 1950 4
1529 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 3
1530 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2002 → $270K in 2026 (+220%). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 3
1531 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $128K in 2003 → $306K in 2022 (+140%). Absentee individual $337K 4/2 2,000 1950 3 rented
1532 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2001 → $135K in 2012 (+69%). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 2
1533 HELLERMAN ST History4 L&I violations (2007); sold $170K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $337K —/— 2,000 1950 1
1534 HELLERMAN ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1535 HELLERMAN ST History3 L&I violations (2007); sold $263K (2026). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1536 HELLERMAN ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2020). Absentee individual $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0 rented
1537 HELLERMAN ST Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,496 1950 1 rented
1538 HELLERMAN ST Investor / LLC $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1 rented
1539 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2002 → $259K in 2024 (+188%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/2 1,496 1950 2
1540 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $248K 4/2 1,714 1950 1
1541 HELLERMAN ST History2 L&I violations (2009); sold $95K (2015). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1542 HELLERMAN ST Historysold $100K (2024); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 1 1 viol
1543 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $178K in 2005 → $185K in 2019 (+4%). Owner-occupied $276K 3/2 1,496 1950 2
1544 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2007 → $255K in 2023 (+104%). Owner-occupied $234K 4/3 1,618 1950 2
1545 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,496 1950 1
1546 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $149K in 2019. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $234K 3/3 1,618 1950 2
1547 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $342K —/— 2,000 1950 1
1548 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1550 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,714 1950 2 tax lien
1552 HELLERMAN ST Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,714 1950 0
1554 HELLERMAN ST Absentee individual $239K 3/2 1,714 1950 1
1556 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $265K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $315K 4/2 1,714 1950 2 rented2 viol

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

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.