Who owns your block
1500 block of Wadsworth Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 21% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 7 homes behind $98,357 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $314K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $314K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19150 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19150 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $314K | $234K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 67% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (25 violent) and 87 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
- $314K typical home, up +78% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,472 to $4,394 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $204,960/yr to the city, about $4,767 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +78% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +78% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1560 Wadsworth Ave is assessed at $282K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,949 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 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 $178 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 13
- Absentee individual 20
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Imi Realty Llc, carries 1 open violation across 42 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imi Realty Llc | 1 | 42 | $5.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fat Tail Pa Real Property | 2 | 7 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carmine Ii Llc | 1 | 2 | $381K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Taat Investment Llc | 2 | 2 | $629K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Prestige Home Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wadsworth 1 Llc | 1 | 1 | $382K | phila.gov ↗ |
| P&T Investment Realty 151 | 1 | 1 | $383K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nvn Investments 1524 Llc | 1 | 1 | $254K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Simple Soft Llc | 1 | 1 | $286K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jan And David Stewart Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $319K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Td Property Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $375K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1555 Wadsworth Gpg Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500-08 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $277K | 5,100 | 1958 | 0 | abated |
| 1501 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $382K | 3,600 | 1955 | 0 | |
| 1503 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $204K | 1,678 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1503 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $199K | 1,639 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1503 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $194K | 1,600 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1503 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $194K | 1,600 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 1505 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2013 → $200K in 2017 (+8%). | Investor / LLC | $333K | 1,958 | 1949 | 2 | |
| 1507 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2015 → $160K in 2017 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $332K | 2,200 | 1949 | 2 | |
| 1509-11 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $408K | 3,600 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1510 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $293K | 2,888 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1512 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2007 → $635K in 2022 (+243%). | Investor / LLC | $317K | 1,500 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1513 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $404K | 2,066 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1514 WADSWORTH AVE HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2024); Appeal denied (2024). | Absentee individual | $295K | 1,347 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1515 WADSWORTH AVE HistoryAppeal denied (2015). | Absentee individual | $320K | 1,766 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1516-18 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $383K | 2,685 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1517 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $314K | 1,766 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1519 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $320K | 1,766 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1520-22 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2,706 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1521 WADSWORTH AVE HistoryAppeal granted (2022). | Absentee individual | $363K | 1,800 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1523 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $312K | 1,733 | 1949 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1524 WADSWORTH AVE ImprovedBought for $225K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $254K | 1,350 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1525 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $311K | 1,725 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1526-28 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $385K | 2,693 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1527 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $312K | 1,733 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1529 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $402K | 2,050 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 1530 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $294K | 1,343 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1532 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $254K | 1,353 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1534 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $286K | 1,260 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1536 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $300K | 1,400 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1538 WADSWORTH AVE HistoryAppeal granted (2022). | Absentee individual | $301K | 1,418 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1540 WADSWORTH AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $195K in 2006 → $300K in 2019 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $319K | 1,512 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1542-44 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $383K | 2,675 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1546 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $270K in 2021 → $560K in 2025 (+107%). | Absentee individual | $395K | 1,973 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1548 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $270K in 2021 → $560K in 2025 (+107%). | Investor / LLC | $375K | 1,973 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1550 WADSWORTH AVE ImprovedBought for $140K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $375K | 1,973 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1552 WADSWORTH AVE ImprovedBought for $635K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $312K | 1,350 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1554 WADSWORTH AVE | Owner-occupied | $253K | 1,343 | 1950 | 1 | 5 violtax lien |
| 1555 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | 6,569 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 1556 WADSWORTH AVE | Absentee individual | $283K | 1,500 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1558 WADSWORTH AVE | Investor / LLC | $284K | 1,512 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1560 WADSWORTH AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 1,492 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 1562-64 WADSWORTH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2000 → $380K in 2015 (+176%). | Investor / LLC | $574K | 3,420 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1562R WADSWORTH AVE | Vacant | $822K | — | — | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)