Who owns your block
1500 block of S 31st St
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 9 homes behind $28,920 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 173% since 2016, now about $174K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $174K — about 0.8× 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $174K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (33 violent) and 249 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
- $174K typical home, up +173% since 2016
- Tax bill $472 to $1,047 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $66,013/yr to the city, about $1,572 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +173% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +122% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1543 S 31st St is assessed at $420K but pays $2,707 a year — about 46% of the $5,885 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 +9.6% 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 $273 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 51 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 42 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 12
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc, carries 6 open violations across 72 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc | 2 | 72 | $9.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cyncon Inc | 1 | 10 | $530K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Local Pa 36 Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Accredited Builders Inc | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Les Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $804K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lending Helping Hands Llc | 1 | 4 | $430K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Usa Legacy Holdings Llc | 1 | 3 | $329K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vega Llc | 1 | 3 | $181K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mag Developers Llc | 1 | 1 | $419K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dup Properties 19952 Llc | 1 | 1 | $174K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1528 South 31st Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $378K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ayaz Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $66K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 42 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 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $229K | —/— | 2,226 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1503 S 31ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1505 S 31ST ST Historysold $600 (1999); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1507 S 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1508 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1509 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $420K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $419K | 3/3 | 2,001 | 2021 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1510 S 31ST ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1511 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1512 S 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1513 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $500K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1514 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1515 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $30K in 2004 → $125K in 2018 (+317%). | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 5 | rented |
| 1516 S 31ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2002, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $110K in 2025 (+197%). | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1517 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | abated3 viol |
| 1518 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1519 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1520 S 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $45K (2024). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1521 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1522 S 31ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1523 S 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1524 S 31ST ST | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1525 S 31ST ST | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1526 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $2K in 2001 → $80K in 2018 (+3900%). | Absentee individual | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1527 S 31ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $38K in 2007 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1528 S 31ST ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $378K | 4/— | 1,575 | 2023 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1529 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1530 S 31ST ST New constructionBought for $140K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $150K in 2021. | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1531 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1532 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $415K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $375K | 4/— | 1,632 | 2023 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1533 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2016. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $221K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1534 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $30K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1535 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1536 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1537 S 31ST ST | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1538 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1539 S 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1540 S 31ST ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2025, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $85K in 2025. | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 5 | tax lien |
| 1541 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2007. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1542 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2007 → $69K in 2011 (-1%). | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1543 S 31ST ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $420K | 4/3 | 2,040 | 2022 | 1 | abated |
| 1545 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2005 → $325K in 2024 (+1525%). | Investor / LLC | $265K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1547 S 31ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2005 → $230K in 2022 (+1050%). | Investor / LLC | $253K | 4/1 | 2,040 | 1920 | 2 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)