Who owns your block
1900 block of Alter St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 300% since 2016, now about $432K. Property taxes are climbing about 31% 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 $432K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $432K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (23 violent) and 267 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
- $432K typical home, up +300% since 2016
- Tax bill $241 to $4,800 a year, +31%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.6M assessed, $74,853/yr to the city, about $4,403 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +300% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1892% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1920 Alter St is assessed at $557K but pays $1,560 a year — about 20% of the $7,798 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 +13.4% 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 $400 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brml Llc | 1 | 2 | $617K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stafford Painting Contractors Llc | 1 | 1 | $88K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 ALTER ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2001. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $88K | —/— | 362 | 1939 | 4 | |
| 1902 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit, sold for $470K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $461K | 3/2 | 1,980 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1904 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit, sold for $459K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 3/3 | 1,593 | 2015 | 4 | |
| 1906 ALTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $405K in 2020, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $405K in 2020 (+575%). | Owner-occupied | $417K | 3/3 | 1,515 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1908 ALTER ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $308K | 2/1 | 1,050 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1910 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $42K in 2010, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $490K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/3 | 1,795 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 1912 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2010, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $510K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/3 | 1,795 | 2012 | 4 | |
| 1914 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $43K in 2010, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $310K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/3 | 1,795 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1916 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $310K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $496K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/3 | 1,795 | 2012 | 7 | |
| 1918 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $323K in 2013, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $553K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/— | 1,795 | 2013 | 4 | |
| 1920 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $557K | 3/2 | 1,755 | 2022 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1922 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $445K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $399K | 3/2 | 1,471 | 2017 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1924 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 840 | 1923 | 0 | abated |
| 1926 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2014 → $319K in 2021 (+963%). | Owner-occupied | $319K | 2/2 | 1,140 | 1923 | 4 | rented |
| 1928 ALTER ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $268K | 3/2 | 1,295 | 1933 | 1 | |
| 1930 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $620K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $493K | 3/2 | 1,701 | 1923 | 2 | rented |
| 1932 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $428K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/2 | 1,575 | 2016 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)