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Who owns your block

1800 block of S 6th St

A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 6 homes behind $86,698 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 137% since 2016, now about $416K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$416K
$150K–$694K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$216
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$130K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $416K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 33
$49K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
48%
16 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
24%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$87K
6 of 33 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
11
10 homes · ZBA & boards
block 30% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+13%
value · tax +$154
5 years
+61%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+137%
value · tax +$3K

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 $416K — about 1.9× 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 blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$416K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied30%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (25 violent) and 393 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
109
25 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
393
59 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults21
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Thefts20
Theft from Vehicle17
All Other Offenses8
Fraud8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection64
Salting57
Illegal Dumping53
Maintenance Complaint42
Abandoned Vehicle29
Street Defect23

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
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$416K2016: $175K2017: $175K2018: $175K2019: $233K2020: $258K2021: $258K2022: $258K2023: $309K2024: $310K2025: $369K2026: $369K2027: $416K2016202020232027

▲ +137% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,6332016: $1,8532017: $1,8532018: $1,9582019: $2,9202020: $3,4022021: $3,4022022: $3,4022023: $3,7932024: $3,7932025: $4,5162026: $4,4792027: $4,6332016202020232027

▲ +150% since 2016 · ~+9%/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 $48,594 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%
$1,942pays now $9,708at the full rate

1807 S 6th St is assessed at $694K but pays $1,942 a year — about 20% of the $9,708 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 237 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $237 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+137%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
43arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 14 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 14

Value distribution today

1 parcels5 parcels7 parcels13 parcels1 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$150K$686K+

The block's largest owner, Shark Acquisition Group Llc, carries 9 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Shark Acquisition Group Llc17$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Chelsea Zhang 2016 Invest (individual)24$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
D&H Realty Group Llc11$538Kphila.gov ↗
E&D Homes Llc11$443Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 33 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
1801 S 6TH ST Bought for $40K in 2003, suppression permit in 2007, sold for $300K in 2018 (+650%). Owner-occupied $453K —/— 3,238 1900 2
1803 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $454K 6/2 2,250 1900 0 tax lien
1805 S 6TH ST Bought for $15K in 2000, zoning permit in 2013, sold for $230K in 2018 (+1433%). Investor / LLC $538K 5/1 2,250 1900 2 rented
1807 S 6TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $635K in 2024. Owner-occupied $694K 3/2 2,400 2023 2 abated
1809 S 6TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $650K in 2023. Owner-occupied $686K 3/2 2,400 2023 2 abated
1811 S 6TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $686K 3/2 2,400 2023 1 abated
1813 S 6TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $665K in 2023. Owner-occupied $690K 3/2 2,400 2023 2 abated
1814 S 6TH ST Bought for $37K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $620K —/— 3,264 1900 2 rented
1815 S 6TH ST Bought for $155K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $295K in 2018 (+71%). Absentee individual $482K 3/3 2,475 1900 4 rented
1816 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,320 1900 0 tax lien
1817 S 6TH ST Bought for $155K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $265K in 2018 (+53%). Absentee individual $453K —/— 2,100 1900 4 rented
1818 S 6TH ST Bought for $4K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 1,357 1900 1 tax lien
1819 S 6TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $431K 6/2 2,100 1900 0 tax lien
1820 S 6TH ST sold $41K (2009); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $351K 3/1 1,344 1900 1 rented
1821 S 6TH ST Bought for $90K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $188K in 2014 (+109%). Absentee individual $419K 4/3 2,100 1900 2
1822 S 6TH ST sold $68K (2006); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $379K 4/2 1,344 1900 1 rented
1823 S 6TH ST Bought for $20K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $310K in 2022 (+1450%). Absentee individual $400K 3/2 2,310 1915 3 rented
1824 S 6TH ST sold $150K (2010); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $452K 3/2 2,176 1900 1
1825 S 6TH ST Bought for $50K in 2004, use permit in 2011, sold for $350K in 2024 (+600%). Investor / LLC $443K 5/— 2,100 1915 3 rented
1826 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $150K —/— 2,556 1916 0 abated
1827 S 6TH ST L&I violation (2012); sold $50K (2014). Absentee individual $404K 4/3 2,100 1915 1
1828 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $331K 3/1 1,216 1900 0
1829 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $329K 4/1 1,566 1915 1
1830 S 6TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $72K in 2006. Owner-occupied $361K 3/1 1,296 1900 1 abated
1831 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,254 1915 0
1832 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $442K 4/2 1,896 1900 0 tax lien
1833 S 6TH ST 15 L&I violations (2010). Absentee individual $324K 3/1 1,254 1915 0
1834 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $410K 3/1 1,824 1900 0
1835 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $280K 2/2 1,254 1915 1
1836 S 6TH ST Bought for $130K in 2024, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $130K in 2024 (+53%). Investor / LLC $456K 5/2 2,016 1900 2 7 violtax lien
1837 S 6TH ST Bought for $115K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $285K in 2019 (+148%). Owner-occupied $362K 3/1 1,254 1915 2
1838 S 6TH ST Bought for $50K in 2005, use permit in 2019, sold for $75K in 2021 (+50%). Owner-occupied $270K —/— 2,160 1900 2
1839 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Absentee individual $416K 5/3 2,520 1915 0

Neighborhood

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

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