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Who owns your block

1500 block of W Glenwood Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 39% investor-held, with 7 homes behind $25,309 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 251% since 2016, now about $121K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$121K
$20K–$201K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$62
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$140K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $121K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 23
$8K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
48%
11 of 23
city 41%
Rentals
17%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$25K
7 of 23 behind
▲ block 30% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-10%
value · tax +$31
5 years
+107%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+251%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $121K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$121K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied26%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 220 reported crimes (62 violent) and 181 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
220
62 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
181
46 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts77
Other Assaults35
Fraud32
All Other Offenses15
Weapon Violations12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint70
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection21
Construction Complaints20
Illegal Dumping19
Abandoned Vehicle13
Homeless Encampment Request6

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Tanner Duckrey
1501 W Diamond St · 402 students
High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$121K2016: $35K2017: $35K2018: $35K2019: $57K2020: $59K2021: $59K2022: $59K2023: $96K2024: $96K2025: $135K2026: $135K2027: $121K2016202020232027

▲ +251% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4102016: $2862017: $2862018: $2862019: $2452020: $2532021: $2102022: $2102023: $6962024: $6962025: $1,2122026: $1,3792027: $1,4102016202020232027

▲ +393% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $8,399 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

17 homes pay the full 1.40%6 pay less
$300pays now $1,699at the full rate

The starkest example: 1526 W Glenwood Ave is assessed at $121K but pays $300 a year — about 18% of the $1,699 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +12.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 351 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $351 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+251%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.6 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 23 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20052010201520202025
23arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 23 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 1Vacant: 4 23parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 1
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels1 parcels11 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$20K$179K+

The block's largest owner, Turf Wizard LLC, carries 4 open violations across 54 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Turf Wizard LLC154$1.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Colorado Redevelopment LLC112$1.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Alexander Realtors INC14$391Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Solosano LLC13$303Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Sandra P Moss (individual)23$619Kphila.gov ↗
Aviyas Properties LLC12$147Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Nbl Properties INC12$303Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
S & D Philly Realty LLC12$262Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Frederick A Mccall (individual)22$94Kphila.gov ↗
Shell Home Ventures LLC12$329Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Fair Housing Philly LLC11$121Kphila.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).

House by house

All 23 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 W GLENWOOD AVE 3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2023). Vacant $83K —/— 0 tax lien
1502 W GLENWOOD AVE L&I violation (2016); 10 L&I violations (2023). Investor / LLC $174K —/— 1,896 1939 0 rented
1504 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner-occupied $120K 3/— 1,896 1939 0 tax lien
1506 W GLENWOOD AVE built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $120K —/— 1,896 1939 0 abatedtax lien
1508 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $123K 4/— 1,986 1939 0 tax lien
1510 W GLENWOOD AVE sold $36K (2004); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017); 2 L&I violations (2020); 7 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $179K 5/— 1,986 1939 1 tax lien
1512 W GLENWOOD AVE Traded 2×: $40K in 2016 → $110K in 2026 (+175%). Investor / LLC $179K 4/— 1,986 1939 2 rented
1514 W GLENWOOD AVE Bought for $20K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $101K 4/1 1,986 1939 2 rented
1516 W GLENWOOD AVE Bought for $32K in 2004, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $55K in 2024 (+72%). Investor / LLC $161K 4/— 1,986 1939 3
1518 W GLENWOOD AVE 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $6K (2019); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $20K —/— 1
1520 W GLENWOOD AVE Vacant $20K —/— 0 tax lien
1522 W GLENWOOD AVE demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $10K in 2022. Vacant $20K —/— 5 tax lien
1524 W GLENWOOD AVE Bought for $3K in 2003, addition and/or alteration permit in 2017, sold for $25K in 2021 (+733%). Investor / LLC $123K 4/— 1,986 1939 2
1526 W GLENWOOD AVE built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/— 1,950 1939 0 abated
1528 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner-occupied $74K —/— 1,950 1939 0 tax lien
1530 W GLENWOOD AVE Bought for $26K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $148K in 2023 (+467%). Owner-occupied $121K 5/2 1,950 1939 2
1532 W GLENWOOD AVE built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/— 1,950 1939 0 abated
1534 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner-occupied $121K 4/— 1,950 1939 0 abated
1536 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $121K 6/1 1,950 1939 0
1538 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner-occupied $121K 4/— 1,950 1939 0 abated
1540 W GLENWOOD AVE Investor / LLC $201K 6/3 1,950 1939 1 rented
1542 W GLENWOOD AVE Owner-occupied $121K 4/— 1,950 1939 0 abated
1544 W GLENWOOD AVE Bought for $30K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $170K in 2025 (+476%). Owner-occupied $166K 4/— 1,986 1926 4

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.