Who owns your block
1500 block of Van Kirk St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $13,404 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $198K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $198K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19149 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $198K | $234K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 87 reported crimes (30 violent) and 147 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
- $198K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,404 to $2,569 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $91,793/yr to the city, about $2,295 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +83% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% 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 $179 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 64 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yue Xing Rental Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Karavi Llc | 1 | 3 | $432K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kerry Yuen Property Llc | 1 | 2 | $367K | 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 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2001 → $120K in 2005 (+155%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 1501 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1502 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1503 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1504 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2015 → $90K in 2016 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1505 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $56K in 2002 → $100K in 2021 (+80%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 5 | |
| 1506 VAN KIRK ST HistoryAppeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1507 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1508 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2002 → $125K in 2010 (+116%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1509 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2019 → $105K in 2019 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $186K | 2/1 | 960 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 1510 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2002 → $162K in 2020 (+145%). | Absentee individual | $208K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1511 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1512 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1513 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1514 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1515 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1516 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1517 VAN KIRK ST | Investor / LLC | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1518 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $124K in 2006 → $74K in 2014 (-40%). | Absentee individual | $208K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1519 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1520 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1521 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1522 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2018 → $170K in 2018 (+136%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1523 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2005 → $54K in 2016 (-3%). | Absentee individual | $196K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1524 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2005 → $93K in 2009 (-7%). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1525 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1526 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1527 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $59K in 2001 → $94K in 2016 (+59%). | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 1528 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $162K in 2019 (+193%). | Absentee individual | $252K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 1529 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/3 | 1,440 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 1530 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1532 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 976 | 1950 | 0 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 1534 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2007 → $113K in 2019 (+88%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 2/1 | 976 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1536 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2005 → $141K in 2022 (+28%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 3/1 | 976 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 1538 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2005 → $68K in 2016 (-3%). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 976 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1540 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2003 → $200K in 2023 (+270%). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 2/1 | 976 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1542 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2000 → $90K in 2012 (+68%). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 976 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1544 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 976 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 1546 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $184K | 2/1 | 976 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1548 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $76K in 2002 → $70K in 2015 (-7%). | Absentee individual | $214K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)