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Who owns your block

1800 block of Memphis St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $20,059 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $278K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Taxes

    7 homes receive $45K in annual tax abatements while 2 homes owe $20K in back taxes on the same block.

  2. 02
    Ownership

    69% owner-occupied vs 10% investor-owned, yet 17% of the 42-unit block are rentals with only 7 licensed.

  3. 03
    Appreciation

    Block gained 90% since 2016 but lagged city growth by 0.5 pts per year, reaching 6% vs 6.5% annually.

By the Numbers

Median value
$278K
$68K–$758K
ZIP median $334K
Price / sq ft
$322
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $278K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 42
$45K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
69%
28 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$20K
2 of 42 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax −$387
5 years
+45%
value · tax +$796
10 years
+90%
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 $278K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19125Philadelphia
Median home value$278K$334K$223K
Owner-occupied29%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 43 reported crimes (9 violent) and 244 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
43
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
244
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Other Assaults6
Thefts5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Burglary Residential2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Street Defect41
Maintenance Complaint20
Illegal Dumping15
Salting15
Abandoned Vehicle13

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
Alexander Adaire
1300 E Palmer St · 451 students
High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 students

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$250K$500K$278K2016: $146K2017: $146K2018: $146K2019: $178K2020: $192K2021: $192K2022: $192K2023: $248K2024: $249K2025: $293K2026: $293K2027: $278K2016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1822016: $1,8462017: $1,8462018: $1,7832019: $2,1822020: $2,3362021: $2,3362022: $2,3862023: $2,9022024: $2,9932025: $3,5692026: $3,5692027: $3,1822016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

7
7 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 $44,531 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,122pays now $10,612at the full rate

1801 Memphis St is assessed at $758K but pays $2,122 a year — about 20% of the $10,612 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 190 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+90%
since 2016
Net rental yield
7%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+13%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+10%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 58 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 1 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels7 parcels12 parcels9 parcels7 parcels6 parcels
$68K$430K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ian Pappajohn (individual)22$681Kphila.gov ↗
Malakes Properties Llc12$668Kphila.gov ↗
John W Marren (individual)22$334Kphila.gov ↗
Morsel Llc11$299Kphila.gov ↗
Jane Ann Fitzharris Llc11$277Kphila.gov ↗
529 Development Company L11$301Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 42 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1800 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $53K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $364K in 2019 (+587%). Owner-occupied $365K 3/1 932 1920 4
1801 MEMPHIS ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $758K 4/2 2,151 2021 0 abated
1802 MEMPHIS ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 914 1920 0
1803 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,295 1920 1 tax lien
1804 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $71K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 906 1920 1 rentedtax lien
1805 MEMPHIS ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $343K —/— 1,318 1920 0 abated
1806 MEMPHIS ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $180K in 2021. Absentee individual $388K 3/1 898 1920 1 rentedabated
1807 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $407K —/— 1,238 1920 1
1808 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $272K 3/1 906 1920 0
1809 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,308 1920 0
1810 MEMPHIS ST 4 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Owner-occupied $279K 3/1 964 1920 0 tax lien
1811 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $17K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $326K in 2019 (+1818%). Owner-occupied $444K 3/1 1,413 1920 5
1812 MEMPHIS ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2000 → $161K in 2005 (+302%). Owner-occupied $274K 2/1 930 1920 3
1813 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $48K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $200K in 2014 (+320%). Owner-occupied $346K 4/1 1,423 1920 3
1815 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $85K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $334K 3/2 1,238 1920 2
1817 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $258K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $334K 2/1 1,238 1920 1
1819 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $60K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $430K 3/2 1,238 1920 3 rented
1821 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $180K in 2022, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $429K in 2024 (+138%). Owner-occupied $187K —/— 1,488 1920 2 tax lien
1823 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $150K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2019. Owner-occupied $577K 3/2 1,827 1920 2 abated
1825 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $313K 2/1 1,100 1925 0
1827 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $295K 2/1 970 1925 1 rented
1829 MEMPHIS ST Traded 2×: $176K in 2008 → $260K in 2016 (+48%). Owner-occupied $323K 2/1 1,018 1925 2
1832 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $2K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $342K 1/1 868 1925 4
1834 MEMPHIS ST Traded 3×: $46K in 2003 → $155K in 2025 (+237%). Absentee individual $213K 1/1 552 1920 3 rented
1836 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $60K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $213K 1/1 552 1920 1
1838 MEMPHIS ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $22K in 2001. Owner-occupied $212K 1/1 552 1920 1 abated
1840 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $232K 2/1 672 1920 1
1841 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $217K 2/1 628 1920 1
1842 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $160K in 2021, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2022, sold for $275K in 2023 (+72%). Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 676 1920 3
1844 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $233K 2/1 658 1920 1 rented
1845 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $299K 3/1 784 1920 1
1846 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $222K 2/1 598 1920 0
1847 MEMPHIS ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2000 → $96K in 2009 (+317%). Owner-occupied $277K 2/1 900 1920 2 tax lien
1848 MEMPHIS ST L&I violation (2013); Inspection failed (2013); sold $130K (2023). Absentee individual $246K 3/1 754 1920 1
1850 MEMPHIS ST sold $17K (2003); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $301K 2/1 780 1920 1 tax lien
1853 MEMPHIS ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,050 1920 0 abated
1854 MEMPHIS ST Bought for $23K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $310K in 2021 (+1276%). Owner-occupied $246K 2/1 782 1920 4
1855 MEMPHIS ST Vacant $68K —/— 0
1856 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $255K 2/1 682 1920 1
1857 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 750 1920 1
1858 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $238K 2/1 682 1920 0 rented
1860 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $259K 2/1 832 1920 0 abated

Neighborhood

Median income
$55K
household
Own vs. rent
45%
owner-occupied
Median age
34.8
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 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.