Who owns your block
1800 block of S 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $4,901 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 53% since 2016, now about $332K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $332K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $332K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (22 violent) and 334 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
- $332K typical home, up +53% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,634 to $4,289 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $145,022/yr to the city, about $3,920 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +53% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1819 S 2nd St is assessed at $414K but pays $2,158 a year — about 37% of the $5,792 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 +3.9% 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 $153 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vaccone (individual) | 2 | 12 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gator I Properties Inc | 1 | 6 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Louis W Jung (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Abf Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $868K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pirates Inc | 1 | 1 | $253K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1817 S 2nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $284K | phila.gov ↗ |
| J And F Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $308K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1843 A & B Llc | 1 | 1 | $405K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800-02 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | —/— | 2,560 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1801 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $347K | —/— | 2,361 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1803 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $74K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $329K | 2/2 | 1,878 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1805 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | 3/1 | 1,426 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1807 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $323K | 4/2 | 1,500 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1809 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $98K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $332K | 4/2 | 1,550 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1811-13 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $449K | —/— | 4,550 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1812 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 4 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $83K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1814 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $303K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1815 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $139K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1816 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $323K | —/— | 2,200 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1817 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit, sold for $275K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $284K | —/— | 2,269 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1818 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $403K | 4/2 | 1,980 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1819 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $414K | 4/2 | 2,304 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1820 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $152K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $497K | 4/2 | 1,848 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1821 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1822 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $409K | 5/1 | 2,016 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1823 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $384K | 4/1 | 2,000 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1824 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2002, zoning permit in 2019, sold for $275K in 2020 (+485%). | Absentee individual | $328K | 4/2 | 1,728 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1825 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $336K | 4/1 | 1,400 | 1931 | 0 | |
| 1826 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $268K | —/— | 2,720 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1827 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $306K | 3/2 | 1,580 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1828 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2000. Owner pulled a parking only permit in 2021. | Vacant | $149K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1829 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $376K | 3/2 | 2,494 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1830 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $415K | 4/2 | 2,200 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1831 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $348K | 5/3 | 1,870 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1832 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $363K | 3/1 | 1,700 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1833 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 4/1 | 1,614 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1834 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $375K | 4/1 | 1,747 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1835 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1836 S 2ND ST Historysold $193K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $343K | 5/2 | 2,000 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1837 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $180K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $373K in 2015 (+107%). | Investor / LLC | $414K | —/— | 2,955 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1838 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $648K | —/— | 3,300 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1839 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $308K | 4/2 | 1,605 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1840 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $390K | 4/2 | 2,040 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1841 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $312K in 2017 → $440K in 2025 (+41%). | Investor / LLC | $308K | 4/2 | 1,600 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1843 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2000 → $400K in 2017 (+433%). | Owner-occupied | $405K | —/— | 2,518 | 1900 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)