Who owns your block
1500 block of S 48th St
A mixed-ownership block: 0% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 2 homes behind $2,068 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $34K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $34K — about 0.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $34K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 26 reported crimes (7 violent) and 81 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
- $34K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $245 to $470 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $350K assessed, $3,956/yr to the city, about $659 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 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 8 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Investor / LLC 1
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Ferry Bridge Development Llc | 1 | 3 | $497K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gf Bridge Llc | 1 | 3 | $248K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 6 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1505 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $34K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1507 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $34K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1509 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2012. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $34K | — | — | 3 | |
| 1509R-15 S 48TH ST Historysold $500 (2006); 5 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $166K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1511 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2019, minor demolition permit in 2021, sold for $325K in 2024 (+1706%). | Vacant | $34K | — | — | 2 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1513-15 S 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2004 → $210K in 2026 (+5150%). | Investor / LLC | $50K | 1,716 | 1940 | 2 | 7 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)