Who owns your block
1500 block of S 6th St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 5 homes behind $94,955 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $461K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $461K — 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 | $461K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (27 violent) and 370 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
- $461K typical home, up +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,525 to $5,610 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $212,504/yr to the city, about $5,183 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +122% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1526 S 6th St is assessed at $503K but pays $1,554 a year — about 22% of the $7,040 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 +7.9% 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 $230 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 16
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Horizon House Inc, carries 1 open violation across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon House Inc | 2 | 19 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phan Touch (individual) | 4 | 4 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Hansen (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ng Tin Tung (individual) | 2 | 2 | $628K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chen Zhang Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $560K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1527 Yt Llc | 1 | 1 | $514K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ngo Llc | 1 | 1 | $461K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $435K | —/— | 3,654 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1501 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $250K | —/— | 918 | — | 1 | |
| 1502 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $373K | 5/3 | 1,950 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1503 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2004 → $150K in 2005 (+233%). | Absentee individual | $354K | 5/2 | 1,680 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 1504 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $353K | 4/2 | 1,950 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1505 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2006 → $360K in 2017 (+80%). | Owner-occupied | $447K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1506 S 6TH ST | Absentee individual | $426K | 7/3 | 2,016 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1507 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $311K in 2019. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $438K | 6/2 | 2,312 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1508 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2010. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $364K | 4/2 | 2,082 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1509 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $396K | 5/2 | 1,850 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1510 S 6TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010); 5 L&I violations (2011); 13 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $488K | —/— | 2,880 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1511 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $507K | 5/2 | 1,850 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1512 S 6TH ST History11 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $607K | —/— | 3,375 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1513 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $126K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $474K | —/— | 2,688 | 1900 | 1 | abated |
| 1514 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $374K | 6/3 | 3,375 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1515 S 6TH ST Historysold $15K (2014); L&I violation (2020); 4 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $133K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1516 S 6TH ST History11 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2012); 17 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $488K | 6/3 | 2,880 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1517 S 6TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $1K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $420K | 2/1 | 1,740 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 1518 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $560K | 5/3 | 3,765 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1519 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2001, use permit in 2007, sold for $55K in 2008 (+83%). | Absentee individual | $494K | 4/4 | 2,241 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1520 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $198K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $471K | 4/3 | 1,848 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1521 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2001, addition permit in 2007, sold for $45K in 2007 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $547K | 4/1 | 3,213 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1522 S 6TH ST History7 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $501K | 6/3 | 3,033 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1523 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $70K in 2009 (+133%). | Absentee individual | $495K | 4/4 | 2,736 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1524 S 6TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $468K | 6/3 | 2,094 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1525 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $117K in 2009 (+290%). | Owner-occupied | $495K | 4/4 | 2,736 | 1920 | 5 | rented |
| 1526 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $503K | 6/3 | 3,009 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1527 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2001 → $168K in 2005 (+342%). | Investor / LLC | $514K | —/— | 2,952 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1528 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $559K | 6/3 | 3,699 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1529 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $432K | 5/2 | 2,232 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1530 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2012. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $438K | 6/3 | 2,519 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1531 S 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $461K | 6/2 | 2,500 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1532 S 6TH ST Historysold $48K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $689K | —/— | 3,418 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1533 S 6TH ST Historysold $95K (2003); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $529K | 8/3 | 2,944 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1534 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $272K in 2008, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $580K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $611K | 4/2 | 2,029 | 2008 | 3 | |
| 1535 S 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $175K in 2006 → $425K in 2023 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $402K | 3/2 | 2,278 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1536 S 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $379K | 6/3 | 2,119 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1537 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Absentee individual | $580K | —/— | 4,140 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1538 S 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $379K | 6/3 | 2,119 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1540 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $361K | 2/2 | 2,158 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1542 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $270K | —/— | 2,158 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)