Who owns your block
1500 block of N 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 12 homes behind $78,998 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 227% since 2016, now about $426K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $426K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $426K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (16 violent) and 292 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
- $426K typical home, up +227% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,622 to $4,535 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $103,510/yr to the city, about $3,569 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +227% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +180% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1522 N 4th St is assessed at $982K but pays $2,750 a year — about 20% of the $13,750 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 +11.4% 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 $327 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Alion Investments Llc, carries 43 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alion Investments Llc | 1 | 48 | $12M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gilberto Sanchez (individual) | 2 | 17 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mazal Tov Development Llc | 1 | 9 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tr-Gretz L P (individual) | 2 | 3 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aisha Yasin (individual) | 2 | 2 | $310K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wf 1517 & 159 21 North 4th Street Llc | 2 | 2 | $121K | phila.gov ↗ |
| True North 1508 Llc | 1 | 1 | $609K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fan Fei Inc | 1 | 1 | $488K | 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 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2004, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $170K in 2026 (+278%). | Investor / LLC | $378K | —/— | 2,521 | 1915 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 1501 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Absentee individual | $439K | —/— | 2,925 | 2009 | 2 | |
| 1502 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $449K | 8/4 | 2,089 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1504 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $237K in 2015 (+2859%). | Absentee individual | $426K | 6/4 | 1,992 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1505 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $261K | —/— | 1,136 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1506 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $454K | 6/1 | 2,815 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 1507 N 4TH ST Historysold $7K (2010); 3 L&I violations (2012); Appeal denied (2015). | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1508 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $609K | 4/3 | 2,529 | 1890 | 1 | abated |
| 1509 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2004, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $238K | 2/1 | 1,005 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 1510 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $146K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $580K in 2025 (+299%). | Owner-occupied | $543K | 3/2 | 2,448 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1511 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1512 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $140K in 2022 (+2233%). | Investor / LLC | $488K | 4/5 | 2,322 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1513 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 885 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1514 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $435K | 5/3 | 2,328 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1515 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $372K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $445K | 3/2 | 1,413 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1516 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $30K in 2004 (-54%). | Owner-occupied | $435K | 2/1 | 2,328 | 1915 | 2 | 5 violtax lien |
| 1517 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2018 → $365K in 2024 (+115%). | Investor / LLC | $78K | —/— | 560 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1518 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $488K | 8/4 | 2,328 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1519-21 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $43K | —/— | 306 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1520 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $437K | 8/4 | 2,442 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1522 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2021). | Owner-occupied | $982K | 8/— | 3,465 | 2024 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1524 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $982K | 8/— | 3,465 | 2024 | 1 | abated |
| 1526 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $158K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1528 N 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2004 → $400K in 2023 (+567%). | Absentee individual | $368K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1530 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $434K | —/— | 2,332 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1532 N 4TH ST | Investor / LLC | $404K | 3/2 | 1,495 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 1532 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $335K | 2/2 | 1,160 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1534 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2003 → $225K in 2008 (+0%). | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1536 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2003 → $225K in 2008 (+0%). | Vacant | $158K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)