Who owns your block
1500 block of S 4th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 1 home behind $10,782 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 156% since 2016, now about $459K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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 $459K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $459K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (27 violent) and 358 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
- $459K typical home, up +156% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,004 to $5,363 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $197,042/yr to the city, about $5,052 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +156% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +434% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1535 S 4th St is assessed at $668K but pays $4,236 a year — about 45% of the $9,348 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 +8.9% 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 $256 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 95 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln Tang Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Josephine Stone (individual) | 2 | 2 | $599K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gary Cohen (individual) | 2 | 2 | $834K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $155K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $419K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $698K | 3/— | 3,501 | 2013 | 2 | |
| 1502 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $155K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $600K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $557K | 3/3 | 2,400 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1504 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $155K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $665K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $608K | 3/3 | 2,087 | 2019 | 3 | abated |
| 1505 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $434K | 6/2 | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1506 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $255K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $359K | 3/1 | 1,686 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1507 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $80K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $410K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $669K | 3/— | 3,159 | 2014 | 3 | |
| 1508 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2002 → $30K in 2006 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $351K | 5/1 | 1,620 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1509 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $8K in 1999 → $150K in 2016 (+1900%). | Investor / LLC | $420K | 3/2 | 1,932 | 1905 | 3 | rented |
| 1510 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 5/1 | 1,710 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1511 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $140K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1512 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2014, masonry facade replacement permit in 2021, sold for $535K in 2025 (+168%). | Owner-occupied | $464K | 4/2 | 1,494 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1513 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $459K | —/— | 2,622 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1514 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $61K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $620K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 4/— | 1,815 | 2018 | 4 | abated |
| 1515 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $444K | —/— | 3,174 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1516 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $237K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $435K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $584K | 3/— | 2,625 | 2014 | 6 | |
| 1517 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2014. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $406K | 4/2 | 1,998 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1518 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $237K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $637K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $511K | 3/— | 2,016 | 2015 | 8 | |
| 1519 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $390K | 4/2 | 1,816 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1520 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $237K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $630K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $556K | 3/3 | 2,280 | 2014 | 4 | |
| 1521 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $390K | 4/2 | 1,816 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1522 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $340K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $336K | 3/3 | 1,512 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1523 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2013, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $515K in 2019 (+930%). | Owner-occupied | $523K | 5/2 | 1,998 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1524 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $387K | 3/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1525 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $456K | 6/3 | 2,520 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1526 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $274K | —/— | 2,192 | 1915 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1527 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $389K | 4/2 | 2,240 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1528 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $43K in 2010. | Absentee individual | $523K | 3/2 | 2,112 | 2010 | 1 | rented |
| 1529 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $391K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $657K | 3/3 | 3,099 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1530 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $529K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $532K | 3/2 | 2,180 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1531 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $383K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $671K | 3/— | 3,099 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1532 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $297K in 2011, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $350K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $383K | 4/2 | 2,284 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1533 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $230K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $520K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $611K | 3/2 | 2,150 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1534 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2013 → $275K in 2015 (+22%). | Owner-occupied | $324K | 3/3 | 1,576 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1535 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $256K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $540K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $668K | 3/2 | 2,547 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 1536 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $520K in 2021 (+2802%). | Absentee individual | $324K | 4/3 | 1,576 | 1915 | 7 | rented |
| 1537 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $39K in 2000, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $520K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $661K | 3/2 | 2,547 | 1915 | 4 | abated |
| 1538 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2004, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $390K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $424K | 3/2 | 1,520 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1539 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $269K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $551K | 2/2 | 2,817 | 1990 | 1 | |
| 1540 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $73K in 2013, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $440K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $525K | 3/— | 2,343 | 2016 | 4 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)