Who owns your block
1500 block of S 15th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $45,114 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 229% since 2016, now about $409K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $409K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $409K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 112 reported crimes (27 violent) and 300 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
- $409K typical home, up +229% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,575 to $4,724 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $150,570/yr to the city, about $4,069 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +229% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +200% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1541 S 15th St is assessed at $697K but pays $5,073 a year — about 52% of the $9,755 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 $329 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Capital Partners Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Airz Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jonathan Mccarthy (individual) | 2 | 2 | $803K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Karmano Family Trust | 1 | 1 | $410K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1510 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $71K in 2004, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $170K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $355K | —/— | 1,812 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1511 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $160K in 2025. | Vacant | $232K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1512 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $355K | 5/1 | 1,812 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1513 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $464K | 5/1 | 1,704 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1514 S 15TH ST History5 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2020); 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 1,872 | 1920 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1515 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $371K | —/— | 1,704 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1516 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $360K | 5/1 | 1,872 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1517 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $381K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1518 S 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2000 → $415K in 2021 (+592%). | Owner-occupied | $360K | 5/2 | 1,872 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1519 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $438K | 3/2 | 1,944 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1520 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $363K | —/— | 1,887 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1521 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $446K | —/— | 2,640 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1522 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1523 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $53K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $199K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $443K | —/— | 2,592 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1524 S 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $6K in 2000 → $53K in 2002 (+864%). | Absentee individual | $377K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1525 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 2,176 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1526 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $125K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1527 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $459K | —/— | 2,832 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1528 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $445K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1529 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2013 → $265K in 2013 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $459K | 4/2 | 2,832 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1530 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $16K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $373K | 7/2 | 1,920 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1531 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $409K | 6/1 | 2,124 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1532 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $71K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $398K | 5/2 | 2,254 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1533 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $438K | —/— | 2,514 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1534 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2021, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $283K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $377K | 4/2 | 1,976 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1535 S 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $562K | —/— | 2,748 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1536 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1537 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $607K | 6/3 | 2,670 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1538 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2002, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $370K in 2017 (+30733%). | Owner-occupied | $410K | 4/2 | 1,993 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1539 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $448K | —/— | 2,670 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1540 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1541 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $148K in 2007, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $300K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $697K | 4/2 | 2,628 | 1915 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1542 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2003 → $50K in 2004 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 5/1 | 2,096 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1544 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $466K | 6/1 | 2,470 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1546 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $310K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $511K | 4/3 | 2,470 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1548 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $410K | 7/2 | 2,580 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1550 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $411K | —/— | 2,933 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)