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Who owns your block

1500 block of N 7th St

A mixed-ownership block: 5% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 3 homes behind $5,234 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 1284% since 2016, now about $311K. Property taxes are climbing about 20% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$311K
$22K–$1.4M
ZIP median $278K
Price / sq ft
$199
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$340K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $311K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
45 of 59
$179K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
5%
3 of 59
city 41%
Rentals
29%
17 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
3 of 59 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$171
5 years
+69%
value · tax +$309
10 years
+1036%
value · tax +$735

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 $311K — about 1.4× 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 blockZIP 19122Philadelphia
Median home value$311K$278K$223K
Owner-occupied0%21%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 152 reported crimes (34 violent) and 133 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
152
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
133
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft30
Thefts26
Other Assaults21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Theft from Vehicle14
Fraud10

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection46
Maintenance Complaint17
Illegal Dumping11
Abandoned Vehicle9
Salting7
Sanitation Violation5

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
James R Ludlow
550 W Master St · 237 students
High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 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$250K$500K$311K2016: $23K2017: $27K2018: $54K2019: $170K2020: $178K2021: $179K2022: $184K2023: $218K2024: $218K2025: $297K2026: $299K2027: $311K2016202020232027

▲ +1284% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7352016: $1012019: $3502020: $3672021: $3742022: $4262023: $5302024: $5302025: $5642026: $5642027: $7352016202020232027

▲ +628% since 2016 · ~+20%/yr

45
45 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $178,660 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$7,772pays now $19,431at the full rate

1525 N 7th St is assessed at $1.4M but pays $7,772 a year — about 40% of the $19,431 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 +27% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100200020162019202220252027This block 1384 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $1384 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+27%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+1284%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+27%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+24%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+20.5 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2008. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 46 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20102013201620192022
17arm's-length sales since 2008
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
46homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 59 parcels

Owner-occupied: 3Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 39Vacant: 8 59parcels
  • Owner-occupied 3
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 39
  • Vacant 8

Value distribution today

15 parcels9 parcels24 parcels4 parcels0 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$22K$941K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)164773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Ibnm Llc17$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Arsens Properties Llc17$3.4Mphila.gov ↗
Cama Sdira Llc Fbo Joe H16$835Kphila.gov ↗
99 Real Estate Llc35$982Kphila.gov ↗
Inspirion Philly 2 Llc13$644Kphila.gov ↗
V2 Properties Entity 3 Llc12$981Kphila.gov ↗
1520 N 7th Llc11$984Kphila.gov ↗
Prestige Design 1525 Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Marathon Property Group L11$217Kphila.gov ↗
1540 N 7th St Llc11$954Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 59 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 N 7TH ST 4 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2021). Vacant $119K —/— 0
1501 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $354K 3/3 1,554 2017 0 rentedabated
1501 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $307K 3/3 1,314 2017 0 abated
1502 N 7TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $280K —/— 2,001 1915 0 abated3 viol
1503 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $310K 3/3 1,330 2017 0 abated
1503 N 7TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $230K in 2017. Absentee individual $283K 3/3 1,179 2017 1 abated
1504 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $280K —/— 2,000 1915 0 abated
1505 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $295K 3/2 1,244 2017 0 rentedabated
1505 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $324K 3/3 1,414 2017 0 abated
1506 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $322K 2/2 1,561 2017 0 abated
1506 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $277K 2/1 1,395 2017 0 abated
1506 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $253K 2/1 1,284 2017 0 rentedabated
1506 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $311K 2/2 1,512 2017 0 abated
1507 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1508 N 7TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $376K —/— 2,930 1915 0 abated
1509 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1511 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1511 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1512 N 7TH ST Bought for $495K in 2023. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $352K 7/3 2,517 1915 1
1513A N 7TH ST Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1513 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1514 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $331K —/— 2,600 1915 0 abated
1515 N 7TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,310 2007 0 abated
1516 N 7TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $331K —/— 2,600 1915 0 abated
1517 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $349K —/— 2,601 1915 0 abated
1518 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Absentee individual $374K —/— 2,601 1915 0 rented
1519 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $427K —/— 3,909 1915 0 abated
1520 N 7TH ST Bought for $330K in 2018, built new (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $984K —/— 6,764 2019 1 rentedabated
1521 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $349K —/— 2,600 1915 0 abated
1523 N 7TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $349K 6/2 2,600 1915 0 abated
1525 N 7TH ST Bought for $185K in 2019, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.4M —/— 8,991 2023 2 rentedabated
1527 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $320K 2/2 1,387 2017 0 abated
1527 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $313K 2/1 1,350 2017 0 rentedabated
1527 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $325K 2/2 1,419 2017 0 abated
1527 N 7TH ST Investor / LLC $286K 2/1 1,195 2017 0 rentedabated
1528 N 7TH ST Bought for $6K in 2012, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $450K in 2016. Absentee individual $701K —/— 4,233 2011 3 rented
1529 N 7TH ST Bought for $84K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $482K 6/2 4,960 1915 1
1530 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2020); 6 L&I violations (2021). Vacant $153K —/— 0
1531 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $339K 2/2 1,073 2019 0 abated
1531 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $429K 3/3 1,828 2019 0 rentedabated
1531 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $315K 2/2 972 2019 0 abated
1532 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $276K 2/1 1,269 2017 0 abated
1532 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $409K 3/2 2,157 2017 0 abated
1532 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $373K 3/2 1,666 2017 0 abated
1532 N 7TH ST Investor / LLC $217K 2/1 961 2017 0 rentedabated
1533-39 N 7TH ST Bought for $500K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $523K —/— 10,200 1
1534 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $302K 3/3 1,296 2019 0 abated
1534 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $262K 2/2 742 2019 0 rentedabated
1534 N 7TH ST Absentee individual $238K 2/2 652 2019 0 rentedabated
1536 N 7TH ST Bought for $330K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $941K 3/— 2,550 2019 1 rentedabated
1538 N 7TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $929K 3/4 2,358 2019 0 rentedabatedtax lien
1540 N 7TH ST Bought for $130K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $954K —/— 2,952 2021 1 rentedabated
1541 N 7TH ST Vacant $141K —/— 1
1542 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $81K —/— 0
1543 N 7TH ST Bought for $245K in 2020. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Vacant $141K —/— 1
1544 N 7TH ST Bought for $230K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $600K in 2018 (+161%). Investor / LLC $905K 6/3 2,889 1915 2 rentedtax lien
1546 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Vacant $76K —/— 0
1548 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2021). Vacant $77K —/— 0
1550 N 7TH ST Bought for $6K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2020. Vacant $78K —/— 1

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

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