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Who owns your block

1500 block of S 13th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 108% since 2016, now about $545K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$545K
$316K–$1.2M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$268
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$550K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $545K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $17K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 49
$72K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
76%
37 of 49
city 41%
Rentals
14%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$150
5 years
+39%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+108%
value · tax +$3K

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 $545K — about 2.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$545K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied49%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (12 violent) and 304 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
68
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
304
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft17
Theft from Vehicle16
Thefts13
Other Assaults9
All Other Offenses3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection84
Salting57
Graffiti Removal33
Street Defect19
Illegal Dumping16
Information Request11

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
Fanny Jackson Coppin
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$500K$1.0M$545K2016: $262K2017: $262K2018: $262K2019: $360K2020: $391K2021: $391K2022: $391K2023: $475K2024: $475K2025: $560K2026: $560K2027: $545K2016202020232027

▲ +108% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,3552016: $3,3922017: $3,2312018: $3,3812019: $4,3512020: $4,6872021: $4,6872022: $4,6872023: $5,5912024: $5,8162025: $6,4632026: $6,5052027: $6,3552016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

7
7 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 $72,286 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%
$1,814pays now $8,011at the full rate

1509 S 13th St is assessed at $572K but pays $1,814 a year — about 23% of the $8,011 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 208 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $208 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+108%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 64 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
64arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 49 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 9 49parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

1 parcels2 parcels4 parcels16 parcels16 parcels4 parcels6 parcels
$316K$704K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Frank V Borda (individual)37$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Sorellina Llc13$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Fasone Construction Inc13$942Kphila.gov ↗
Jason C Beschen (individual)23$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Samuel J D'Angelo (individual)22$998Kphila.gov ↗
Edge Group Llc11$545Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 49 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 S 13TH ST L&I violation (2007). Absentee individual $552K —/— 3,248 1915 0
1501 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $225K in 2004 → $362K in 2009 (+61%). Absentee individual $449K —/— 2,640 1915 3 rented
1502 S 13TH ST Absentee individual $446K 4/4 2,296 1915 0
1503 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $505K —/— 2,968 1915 0
1504 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. Absentee individual $316K —/— 2,208 1915 0
1505 S 13TH ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2001 → $615K in 2023 (+1957%). Owner-occupied $636K 3/3 2,302 1915 4
1506 S 13TH ST Bought for $238K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $600K 5/3 2,416 1915 1
1507 S 13TH ST Bought for $170K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $622K 5/2 2,198 1915 2
1508 S 13TH ST Bought for $97K in 2000, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $380K in 2014. Owner-occupied $490K 4/2 1,824 1915 2 tax lien
1509 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $572K 4/2 2,209 1915 0 abated
1510 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $490K 4/2 1,824 1915 0
1511 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $558K 4/2 2,096 1915 0
1512 S 13TH ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $550K in 2025. Owner-occupied $490K 4/2 1,824 1915 1
1513 S 13TH ST built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $200K in 2025. Investor / LLC $557K 3/1 2,090 1915 1
1514 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $506K 4/2 1,944 1915 0 abated
1515 S 13TH ST Bought for $275K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $557K 3/2 2,090 1915 1
1516 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $25K in 2000 → $238K in 2002 (+852%). Owner-occupied $567K 4/2 2,064 1915 3
1517 S 13TH ST Bought for $280K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $670K 6/2 3,020 1915 2
1518 S 13TH ST Bought for $140K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $490K 5/1 1,824 1915 1 rented
1519 S 13TH ST Bought for $65K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $730K in 2019 (+1023%). Owner-occupied $694K 4/1 1,948 1915 5
1520 S 13TH ST Bought for $175K in 2009, zoning permit in 2011, sold for $376K in 2011 (+115%). Owner-occupied $551K 4/3 1,944 1915 2
1521 S 13TH ST Bought for $275K in 2013, electrical permit in 2014, sold for $635K in 2025 (+131%). Owner-occupied $456K 4/2 2,148 1915 2
1522 S 13TH ST Bought for $130K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $415K 5/3 1,920 1915 1 rented
1523 S 13TH ST Bought for $224K in 2005, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $670K in 2021 (+199%). Owner-occupied $521K 5/1 1,824 1915 2
1524 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $549K 8/4 2,034 1915 0
1525 S 13TH ST Bought for $160K in 2007, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $397K in 2008 (+148%). Owner-occupied $545K 4/3 1,680 1915 3
1526 S 13TH ST Bought for $140K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $600K in 2020. Owner-occupied $547K 4/2 1,920 1915 3
1527 S 13TH ST Bought for $90K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $716K in 2021 (+696%). Owner-occupied $704K 3/3 2,004 1915 5
1528 S 13TH ST Bought for $195K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $583K in 2019 (+199%). Owner-occupied $502K 4/1 1,920 1920 2
1529 S 13TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $500K 3/1 1,680 1915 0 abated
1530 S 13TH ST Absentee individual $415K 3/3 1,920 1920 0
1531 S 13TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $523K 5/1 1,836 1915 0 abated
1532 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $521K 4/2 2,064 1915 0 abated
1533 S 13TH ST Bought for $335K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $429K 4/3 1,680 1915 1
1534 S 13TH ST Bought for $48K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $539K 4/2 2,208 1915 2
1535 S 13TH ST Bought for $4K in 2005. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $528K 3/3 1,680 1915 4 rented
1536 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $573K 3/1 2,106 1915 1
1537 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $247K in 2003 → $550K in 2026 (+123%). Owner-occupied $501K 4/2 1,680 1915 2 rented
1538 S 13TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $77K in 2000. Owner-occupied $490K 5/1 1,824 1915 1 abated
1539 S 13TH ST 9 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $524K 4/1 1,836 1915 0
1540 S 13TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $490K 5/1 1,824 1915 0 abated
1541 S 13TH ST L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $760K —/— 4,230 1915 0 1 viol
1542 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $554K 4/2 1,968 1915 0
1543 S 13TH ST Bought for $453K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $587K 6/3 2,304 1915 1
1544 S 13TH ST Bought for $200K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $717K 3/2 2,349 1915 1
1545 S 13TH ST Bought for $234K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $562K 5/2 2,151 1915 2
1546 S 13TH ST Bought for $195K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $385K in 2014 (+97%). Owner-occupied $631K 3/2 1,824 1915 2
1548 S 13TH ST Bought for $865K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $545K —/— 3,759 1915 1 rented
1549 S 13TH ST built new under a 2022 permit. Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 6,548 1915 0 rented

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