Who owns your block
1500 block of N 19th St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 18 open code violations and 1 home behind $14,309 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 371% since 2016, now about $297K.
- 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 $297K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $297K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (48 violent) and 147 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
- $297K typical home, up +371% since 2016
- Whole block: $9.3M assessed, $38,062/yr to the city, about $1,228 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +371% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1511 N 19th St is assessed at $386K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,402 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +15.1% 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 $471 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 4 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 3 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phila Housing Authority (individual) | 9 | 92 | $48M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 N 19TH ST History4 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1502 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1504 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1506 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1508 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1510 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 1511 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $386K | 6/3 | 3,006 | 1929 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1513 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $386K | 6/3 | 3,006 | 1929 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 1514 N 19TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $95K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1515 N 19TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1516 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1517 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $386K | 6/3 | 3,006 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1518 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,952 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1519 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1520 N 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2007 → $140K in 2016 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 1521 N 19TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1522 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1523 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $386K | 6/3 | 3,006 | 1915 | 0 | abated15 viol |
| 1524 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1526 N 19TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $83K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1527 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $309K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1528 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1529 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1530 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1531 N 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2006 → $180K in 2019 (+118%). | Owner-occupied | $297K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 1532 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 1533 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $297K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1534 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1535 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | 4/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 1537 N 19TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $83K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $297K | 3/1 | 1,753 | 2006 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)