Who owns your block
1500 block of S 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 3 homes behind $5,855 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 64% since 2016, now about $387K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $387K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $387K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (14 violent) and 340 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
- $387K typical home, up +64% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,657 to $4,206 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $147,125/yr to the city, about $4,087 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +64% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1534 S 2nd St is assessed at $563K but pays $2,268 a year — about 29% of the $7,877 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.6% 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 $164 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sksk Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $445K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Winchester Acquisition Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $223K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $466K | 8/4 | 2,772 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1503 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $497K | 4/2 | 3,018 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1505 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $383K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1508 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $140K in 2004 → $495K in 2022 (+254%). | Owner-occupied | $480K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1509 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $507K | 3/1 | 1,776 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1510 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $286K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1511 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 1,620 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $354K in 2026. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/1 | 960 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1513 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2023. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $337K | 4/2 | 1,344 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1514 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $228K in 2004, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $248K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $410K | 3/1 | 1,146 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1515 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $550K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $514K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1516 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit, sold for $155K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1517 S 2ND ST Historysold $400K (2012); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $464K | 4/1 | 1,782 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1518 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $367K | 3/1 | 1,540 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1519 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2015. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $285K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1520 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $188K in 2015, zoning permit in 2015, sold for $445K in 2017 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $461K | 3/1 | 2,310 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1521 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1522 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1523 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $64K in 2001, addition permit in 2016, sold for $399K in 2018 (+524%). | Owner-occupied | $391K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1524 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $136K | —/— | 1,380 | 1915 | 0 | abated7 viol |
| 1525 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $327K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1526 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $362K | 3/1 | 1,447 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1527 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1528 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $179K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $445K | —/— | 3,180 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1529 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $404K | —/— | 2,886 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1530 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Absentee individual | $323K | 4/2 | 1,540 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1531 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $364K | —/— | 3,060 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1532 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $325K in 2024 → $515K in 2026 (+58%). | Investor / LLC | $223K | —/— | 1,782 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1533 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2018). | Owner-occupied | $366K | 3/1 | 1,776 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1534 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $120K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $563K | 4/3 | 2,175 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1535 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2000, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $380K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $486K | 3/— | 2,076 | 2014 | 3 | |
| 1536 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $193K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $480K in 2018 (+149%). | Absentee individual | $498K | 3/3 | 2,412 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1537 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2003, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $500K in 2025 (+492%). | Owner-occupied | $427K | 3/2 | 1,638 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1538-40 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $210K | —/— | 2,133 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1539 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $521K | 3/2 | 1,920 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1541 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $431K | 5/3 | 2,240 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)