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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $311K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 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.
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
- $311K typical home, up +1284% since 2016
- Tax bill $101 to $735 a year, +20%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $20M assessed, $102,202/yr to the city, about $1,732 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +1284% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +628% since 2016 · ~+20%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 59 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 39
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 16 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ibnm Llc | 1 | 7 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Arsens Properties Llc | 1 | 7 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cama Sdira Llc Fbo Joe H | 1 | 6 | $835K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 99 Real Estate Llc | 3 | 5 | $982K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Inspirion Philly 2 Llc | 1 | 3 | $644K | phila.gov ↗ |
| V2 Properties Entity 3 Llc | 1 | 2 | $981K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1520 N 7th Llc | 1 | 1 | $984K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Prestige Design 1525 Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Marathon Property Group L | 1 | 1 | $217K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1540 N 7th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $954K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 N 7TH ST History4 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,310 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1508 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 2,930 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1509 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,310 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1511 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,310 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1511 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,310 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,310 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1516 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedOwner 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $349K | 6/2 | 2,600 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1525 N 7TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 HistoryL&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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $929K | 3/4 | 2,358 | 2019 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1540 N 7TH ST New constructionBought 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 History2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $81K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1543 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2020. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Vacant | $141K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1544 N 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1548 N 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1550 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2020. | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)