Philadelphia property report

1800 block of Waterloo St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 8% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 5 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($4,809 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 330% since 2016, now about $223K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$223K
24 homes of 26 parcels
ZIP median $313K
Price / sq ft
$296
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$197K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
6 of 24
$28K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
58%
14 of 24
city 48%
Rentals
4%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$5K
5 of 26 listed
▲ block 19% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax −$87
5 years
+123%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+330%
value · tax +$2K

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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Assessment exemption
  • 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 $223K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19122 median of $313K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19122Philadelphia
Median home value$223K$313K$230K
Owner-occupied13%30%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (about 11 a month, 29% of them violent) and 332 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

Crimes · 12mo
129
about 11/month · 29% violent
311 requests · 12mo
332
about 28/month · 41 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults28
Motor Vehicle Theft25
Thefts20
Theft from Vehicle15
All Other Offenses9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection83
Illegal Dumping62
Salting39
Maintenance Complaint19
Abandoned Vehicle17
Information Request13

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 · K-5
John Moffet
127 W Oxford St · 212 students
Middle & 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$223K2016: $52K2017: $52K2018: $52K2019: $101K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $167K2024: $167K2025: $220K2026: $220K2027: $223K2016202020232027

▲ +330% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,8362016: $5862017: $6572018: $6572019: $1,4102020: $1,3982021: $1,3982022: $1,3982023: $2,3432024: $2,3432025: $2,9232026: $2,9232027: $2,8362016202020232027

▲ +384% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr

6
6 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $27,964. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

16 homes pay the full 1.40%8 pay less
$1,352pays now $6,762at the full rate

One large gap: 1820 Waterloo St has a $1,352/year assessment-based estimate on $483K assessed value — about 20% of the $6,762 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +14.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 430 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $430 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+14.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+330%
since 2016
Net rental yield
7.8%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+22%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+19%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+7.7 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
50arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 14Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 2 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 14
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels13 parcels1 parcels5 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$74K$449K+

The block's largest owner, J I L Tres LLC, carries 2 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
J I L Tres LLC15$674K236 Benner St, Philadelphia PA, 19111phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Alexander O Epstein (individual)23$724Kphila.gov ↗
Bez LLC11$203K843 E Thompson St, Philadelphia PA, 19125phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Callahan Ward Haick LLC11$74K2610 Hirst Ter, Havertown PA, 19083phila.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 26 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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 WATERLOO ST Bought for $5K in 2008, addition and/or alteration permit in 2016, sold for $401K in 2025 (+11039%). Owner-occupied $401K 3/2 1,184 1915 5
1801 WATERLOO ST Bought for $45K in 2008, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $45K in 2008. Absentee individual $220K 3/1 841 1915 2 1 viol
1802 WATERLOO ST Bought for $90K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $303K in 2021 (+236%). Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 732 1915 2 5 viol
1803 WATERLOO ST Bought for $21K in 2008, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $190K in 2025 (+827%). Absentee individual $299K 2/1 832 1915 3
1804 WATERLOO ST Bought for $125K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $203K 3/1 732 1915 1 $94 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1805 WATERLOO ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2017 → $170K in 2020 (+3300%). Owner-occupied $215K 2/1 830 1915 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1806 WATERLOO ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2006 → $90K in 2017 (+100%). Owner-occupied $217K 2/1 732 1915 3
1807 WATERLOO ST built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $500K in 2021. Owner-occupied $520K 3/— 1,456 2020 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
1808 WATERLOO ST built new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 732 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified$34 tax · Jun ’22
1809 WATERLOO ST Vacant lot Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $90K in 2024 (+125%). Vacant $74K —/— 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1810 WATERLOO ST 5 L&I violations (2007); 8 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE CONDITION 5 (2015); 5 L&I violations (2016); 10 L&I violations (2019); Inspection failed (2020); Inspection failed ×3 (2022); Inspection failed ×3 (2023); Inspection passed (2025). Absentee individual $227K 3/1 972 1915 0
1811 WATERLOO ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 732 1915 1
1812 WATERLOO ST Bought for $3K in 2017, alterations permit in 2026, sold for $205K in 2026 (+7218%). Owner-occupied $291K 3/1 732 1915 3 $243 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1813 WATERLOO ST Bought for $3K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $125K in 2017 (+4900%). Absentee individual $217K 2/1 732 1915 6
1814 WATERLOO ST Traded 2×: $2K in 2004 → $4K in 2005 (+133%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 732 1915 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1815 WATERLOO ST built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $300K in 2021. Owner-occupied $321K 2/1 780 1915 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
1816 WATERLOO ST Traded 4×: $2K in 2003 → $1K in 2012 (-33%). Investor / LLC $203K 2/1 732 1915 4
1817 WATERLOO ST 2 L&I violations (2008); sold $5K (2012); 12 L&I violations (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 3 passed (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016); Inspection failed ×2 (2016); Inspection failed (2017); Inspection passed ×2 (2018). Owner-occupied $203K 2/1 732 1915 1 $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1818 WATERLOO ST Bought for $43K in 2014, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $275K in 2024 (+540%). Absentee individual $263K 2/1 732 1920 2 $2K tax · Jun ’22
1819 WATERLOO ST Bought for $86K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Absentee individual $449K 3/— 1,287 2022 1 licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
1820 WATERLOO ST Bought for $58K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $455K in 2021. Owner-occupied $478K 3/2 1,470 2020 3 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
1821 WATERLOO ST Bought for $30K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $287K in 2023 (+857%). Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 732 1915 2
1822 WATERLOO ST Vacant lot Bought for $12K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Vacant $74K —/— 1 3 viollien in pre-2017 ledger
1823 WATERLOO ST Bought for $143K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $369K in 2021. Absentee individual $370K 3/2 860 1915 2 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
1824 WATERLOO ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2008 → $173K in 2021 (+146%). Owner-occupied $203K 2/1 732 1915 3
1825 WATERLOO ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 732 1915 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$91K
household
Own vs. rent
66%
owner-occupied
Median age
30.9
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:59 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.