Philadelphia property report
1500 block of W Courtland St
A corridor block: 1 business property among 13 homes, 62% of the homes owner-occupied, with 5 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 141% since 2016, now about $158K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $158K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $111K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $158K | $111K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 39% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 37% of them violent) and 177 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $158K typical home, up +141% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $545 to $928 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $17,661/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,359 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +141% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 1507 W Courtland Stlower taxable assessment0.42%$605/yr on $143K
- 1509 W Courtland Stlower taxable assessment0.42%$605/yr on $143K
- 1513 W Courtland Stlower taxable assessment0.42%$605/yr on $143K
- 1515 W Courtland Stlower taxable assessment0.42%$605/yr on $143K
- 1517 W Courtland Stlower taxable assessment0.42%$605/yr on $143K
- …and 2 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% 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 $241 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 11 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ljg Group Incorporated, carries 2 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljg Group Incorporated | 1 | 7 | $468K | 3727-29 N 6th St, Philadelphia PA, 19140 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Lamns Investments LLC | 1 | 2 | $248K | 112 S 4th St, Darby PA, 19023 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 2rg Consulting Solutions LLC | 1 | 2 | $310K | 1219 N 58th St, Philadelphia PA, 19131 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Front Step INC | 1 | 2 | $848K | P O Box 91, Royersford PA, 19468 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Hope Property Acquisition | 1 | 1 | $151K | 53 Huntingdon Dr, Churchville PA, 18966 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
Parcel by parcel
All 18 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).
Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 W COURTLAND ST Mixed-use HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2007); Inspection passed (2008); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Absentee individual | $114K | —/— | 1,720 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1503 W COURTLAND ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 4/1 | 1,724 | 1940 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1505 W COURTLAND ST History2 L&I violations (2009); Inspection passed (2017); L&I violation (2019); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); 4 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed ×2 (2026). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 0 | licensed rental4 viol |
| 1507 W COURTLAND ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 1509 W COURTLAND ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1511 W COURTLAND ST Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2012 → $93K in 2021 (+238%). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/2 | 1,576 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1513 W COURTLAND ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2017). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1515 W COURTLAND ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1517 W COURTLAND ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $156K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1519 W COURTLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $156K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1521 W COURTLAND ST Mixed-use ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $96K | —/— | 1,684 | 1940 | 0 | 1 viollien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1523 W COURTLAND ST Commercial ImprovedBought for $70K in 2016. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $236K | —/— | 2,190 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1525 W COURTLAND ST Apartment building History2 L&I violations (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2019); sold $20K (2020). | Investor / LLC | $66K | 4/2 | 1,530 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1527 W COURTLAND ST | Investor / LLC | $151K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1529 W COURTLAND ST Mixed-use | Absentee individual | $87K | —/— | 1,530 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1531 W COURTLAND ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $119K | —/— | 1,530 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1533 W COURTLAND ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $44K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $100K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $236K | 4/2 | 1,530 | 1940 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1539 W COURTLAND ST Place of worship New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Investor / LLC | $722K | —/— | 11,216 | — | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)