Who owns your block
1500 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 17 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 96% since 2016, now about $315K. 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.
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 $315K — about 1.4× 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 | $315K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (12 violent) and 412 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
- $315K typical home, up +96% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,902 to $3,533 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $146,779/yr to the city, about $3,580 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +96% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +86% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1502 S 8th St is assessed at $371K but pays $1,193 a year — about 23% of the $5,192 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $196 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 50 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 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termini Vincent A Sr Tr (individual) | 8 | 12 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wbh Properties Llc | 1 | 5 | $935K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1060 Hyr Llc | 2 | 2 | $532K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Termini Brothers Llc | 1 | 2 | $672K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Focus City Llc | 1 | 1 | $407K | 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 8TH ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2004, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $250K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $252K | —/— | 2,016 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1501 S 8TH ST History4 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2017); 12 L&I violations (2020); 5 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $280K | —/— | 2,240 | 1920 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 1502 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $67K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 1,662 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1503 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $425K in 2019 → $525K in 2022 (+24%). | Investor / LLC | $252K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1504 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $338K | 3/1 | 1,402 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1505 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $239K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1506 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2006. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $353K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1507 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1508 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $335K in 2017 (+857%). | Absentee individual | $361K | 4/2 | 1,524 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1509 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $425K in 2025 (+508%). | Owner-occupied | $365K | 2/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1510 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $351K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1920 | 0 | abated11 viol |
| 1511 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 994 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $330K | 4/2 | 1,624 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1513 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1514 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2001. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 1,872 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1515 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $161K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1516 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $318K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1517 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $51K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $133K | —/— | 1,388 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1518 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1519 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $196K | —/— | 2,037 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1520 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $255K in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $344K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1521 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $380K | 4/2 | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1522 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $257K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $595K in 2025 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $491K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1523-25 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $672K | —/— | 5,051 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1524 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $224K | —/— | 1,792 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1526 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 3/2 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1527 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $164K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1528 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1529 S 8TH ST | Vacant | $645K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1530 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2002 → $235K in 2013 (+683%). | Owner-occupied | $404K | 2/1 | 1,392 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1531 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $315K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1532 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $218K in 2010 (+844%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1533 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $450K in 2022 (+500%). | Investor / LLC | $407K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1534 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $78K in 2002 → $325K in 2017 (+317%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1535 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1536 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $230K in 2014 (+283%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/2 | 1,000 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1537 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $255K | 3/1 | 1,002 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1538 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $163K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $292K in 2020 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $401K | 2/2 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1539 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 975 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1540 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2010, use permit in 2010, sold for $160K in 2016 (+78%). | Absentee individual | $183K | —/— | 1,246 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1541 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2004, use permit in 2014, sold for $451K in 2017 (+173%). | Absentee individual | $282K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)