Who owns your block
1500 block of South St
A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 2 homes behind $24,742 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 156% since 2016, now about $740K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year.
- 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 $740K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above 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 | $740K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 116 reported crimes (33 violent) and 341 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
- $740K typical home, up +156% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,949 to $10,039 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $44M assessed, $387,204/yr to the city, about $9,680 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +156% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +154% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1520 South St is assessed at $16M but pays $23,035 a year — about 10% of the $230,351 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 12
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Lane Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| The Royal On South St Lp | 1 | 2 | $16M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Happy Monday Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| D R W Real Property | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hotsandtots Llc | 1 | 1 | $187K | phila.gov ↗ |
| South Street Investment A | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1508-10 South St Corp | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| The Moseley Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $256K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1525 South Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $695K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tct Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $984K | phila.gov ↗ |
| South Street Royal Llc | 1 | 1 | $946K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Seymour Adele Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $328K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 4,356 | 2010 | 0 | |
| 1504 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 3,556 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1505 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2006 → $202K in 2016 (+34%). | Investor / LLC | $187K | —/— | 576 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1506 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 3,420 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1507-09 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 4,400 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1508-10 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal approved (2013). | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 3,294 | 2012 | 0 | |
| 1511 SOUTH ST Historysold $395K (2010); Appeal granted (2011); Appeal complete (2024). | Investor / LLC | $723K | —/— | 2,232 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1512 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $894K | —/— | 2,532 | 1915 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1513 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted (2010); Appeal boardaknowl (2011); Appeal approved (2012). | Absentee individual | $746K | —/— | 2,304 | 1915 | 0 | rented1 viol |
| 1514-16 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $256K | —/— | 1,401 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1514-16 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $566K | 2/2 | 1,496 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1514-16 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $305K | 1/1 | 683 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1514-16 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal approved (2010). | Owner-occupied | $349K | 1/1 | 819 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1515 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $711K | —/— | 2,196 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1517 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $895K | —/— | 2,762 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1518 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $582K | —/— | 1,710 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1519 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $469K in 2003 → $760K in 2022 (+62%). | Absentee individual | $679K | —/— | 2,096 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1520 SOUTH ST New constructionBought for $155K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $16M | —/— | 42,700 | 2023 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1521 SOUTH ST | Vacant | $236K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1523 SOUTH ST | Vacant | $239K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1525 SOUTH ST Historysold $347K (2008); Appeal approved (2010). | Investor / LLC | $695K | —/— | 1,968 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1527 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $500K in 2006 → $83K in 2009 (-83%). | Absentee individual | $830K | —/— | 2,720 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1529 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $348K in 2003 → $348K in 2003 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 3,435 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1531 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $823K | —/— | 2,541 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1533 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $591K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1535 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $949K | —/— | 2,928 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1537 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $725K in 2016 → $725K in 2016 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $984K | —/— | 2,786 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1538 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $946K | —/— | 2,920 | 1915 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 1539 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $290K in 2004 → $688K in 2019 (+137%). | Absentee individual | $734K | 3/3 | 2,084 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1540 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $946K | —/— | 2,920 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1541 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $782K | —/— | 1,449 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1542 SOUTH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2008, built new under a 2019 permit. | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 2,688 | 2021 | 2 | |
| 1543 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $326K in 2004 → $735K in 2025 (+125%). | Owner-occupied | $782K | 3/2 | 1,449 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1544 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 2/1 | 593 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 1544 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $328K | 2/1 | 634 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 1544 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $150K | —/— | 1,034 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 1545 SOUTH ST Historysold $162K (2000); Appeal granted (2012). | Owner-occupied | $782K | —/— | 1,449 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1546 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 2/1 | 593 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 1546 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $328K | 2/1 | 634 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 1546 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $144K | —/— | 1,034 | 2011 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)