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Who owns your block

1500 block of S 19th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $11,555 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 153% since 2016, now about $245K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$245K
$149K–$458K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$187
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$400K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $245K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 50
$52K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
37 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
18%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
1 of 50 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$125
5 years
+90%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+153%
value · tax +$2K

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 $245K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$245K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied32%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 119 reported crimes (16 violent) and 352 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
119
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
352
57 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses30
Motor Vehicle Theft21
Thefts21
Theft from Vehicle13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Other Assaults8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection85
Salting48
Maintenance Complaint44
Street Light Outage37
Illegal Dumping22
Street Defect22

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
George W Childs
1599 Wharton St · 443 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$245K2016: $97K2017: $97K2018: $97K2019: $120K2020: $129K2021: $129K2022: $129K2023: $206K2024: $206K2025: $230K2026: $230K2027: $245K2016202020232027

▲ +153% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2082016: $1,2302017: $1,2302018: $1,2302019: $1,5862020: $1,7062021: $1,7062022: $1,7062023: $2,6552024: $2,6552025: $2,9632026: $3,0832027: $3,2082016202020232027

▲ +161% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

10
10 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 $51,917 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%
$1,966pays now $5,584at the full rate

1524 S 19th St is assessed at $399K but pays $1,966 a year — about 35% of the $5,584 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 +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 253 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $253 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+153%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 73 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.3M$2.5M2004201020162022
73arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 1 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels10 parcels17 parcels7 parcels3 parcels6 parcels5 parcels
$149K$426K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Alan D Williams (individual)23$712Kphila.gov ↗
Surrey Lane Investors Llc13$791Kphila.gov ↗
Haviv Properties Llc12$345Kphila.gov ↗
Seb Realty Syndicate Llc12$439Kphila.gov ↗
Smothers Legacy Investment Llc11$270Kphila.gov ↗
1711-13 Llc11$297Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $368K —/— 2,880 1915 0
1501 S 19TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2013); sold $60K (2015); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $149K —/— 1
1502 S 19TH ST Bought for $115K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2024. Owner-occupied $378K 3/2 1,324 1925 3 abated
1503 S 19TH ST Bought for $27K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $575K in 2022. Owner-occupied $448K 4/3 2,160 2015 3
1504 S 19TH ST Bought for $18K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $446K in 2025. Owner-occupied $426K 3/2 1,920 2011 3
1505 S 19TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Investor / LLC $270K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 rentedtax lien
1506 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0
1507 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $281K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 rented
1508 S 19TH ST Bought for $55K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $254K in 2015 (+364%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/2 1,380 1925 2
1509 S 19TH ST Bought for $49K in 2005, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $330K in 2018 (+573%). Owner-occupied $458K 3/2 1,650 1920 2
1510 S 19TH ST Bought for $50K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $220K in 2014 (+340%). Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,380 1925 2
1511 S 19TH ST demolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2015), then sold for $85K in 2014. Absentee individual $435K 3/2 2,085 1925 1 tax lien
1512 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 abated
1513 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 0
1514 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0
1515 S 19TH ST Traded 2×: $67K in 2004 → $250K in 2021 (+276%). Investor / LLC $297K 2/2 1,374 1920 2 rented
1516 S 19TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2004. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 1 abated
1517 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 abated
1518 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 rented
1519 S 19TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $166K in 2019. Investor / LLC $226K 2/1 1,208 1925 1 tax lien
1520 S 19TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $252K 4/1 1,502 1925 0 abated
1521 S 19TH ST Bought for $140K in 2019, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $335K in 2024. Owner-occupied $354K 3/2 1,208 1925 3
1522 S 19TH ST Bought for $169K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,380 1925 1
1523 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 0
1524 S 19TH ST Bought for $169K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $370K in 2019. Owner-occupied $399K 3/2 1,548 1925 2 abatedtax lien
1525 S 19TH ST Bought for $55K in 2009, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $282K in 2020 (+412%). Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,374 1925 3 rented
1526 S 19TH ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2005 → $162K in 2018 (+116%). Investor / LLC $245K 3/1 1,406 1925 2
1527 S 19TH ST Bought for $69K in 2006, demolition permit in 2018, sold for $379K in 2022 (+449%). Owner-occupied $354K 2/2 1,208 1925 4
1528 S 19TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2006 → $99K in 2007 (+52%). Owner-occupied $243K 4/2 1,380 1925 2
1529 S 19TH ST Bought for $185K in 2025, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025, sold for $485K in 2026 (+162%). Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 2
1530 S 19TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 rented
1531 S 19TH ST Bought for $150K in 2017, demolition permit in 2017, sold for $350K in 2019 (+133%). Owner-occupied $378K 2/2 1,348 1925 2
1532 S 19TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 abated
1533 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $226K 4/1 1,208 1925 0
1534 S 19TH ST Traded 5×: $14K in 2005 → $300K in 2025 (+2043%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,380 1925 5
1535 S 19TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $2.5M in 2003. Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 1 abated
1536 S 19TH ST Bought for $1K in 2016, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $375K in 2018 (+37400%). Absentee individual $338K 4/1 1,510 1925 2 rented
1537 S 19TH ST Bought for $14K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $100K in 2025 (+598%). Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,208 1925 2
1538 S 19TH ST sold $20K (2003); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,380 1925 1 tax lien
1539 S 19TH ST Traded 3×: $5K in 2005 → $170K in 2020 (+3300%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,338 1925 3 tax lien
1540 S 19TH ST Bought for $49K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $131K in 2009 (+167%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 rented
1541 S 19TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,364 1925 0 abated
1542 S 19TH ST Bought for $66K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $235K in 2017 (+255%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
1543 S 19TH ST Bought for $6K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $393K in 2025 (+6442%). Owner-occupied $377K 3/1 1,335 1925 5
1544 S 19TH ST Bought for $53K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
1545 S 19TH ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2008 → $252K in 2018 (+320%). Owner-occupied $291K 3/1 1,297 1925 2
1546 S 19TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
1547 S 19TH ST Bought for $15K in 1999. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $171K —/— 1,364 1925 2 rentedtax lien
1548 S 19TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2002 → $80K in 2010 (+78%). Absentee individual $232K —/— 1,856 1925 2
1549 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,020 1925 0 tax lien

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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