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Who owns your block

1900 block of Chestnut St

A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 29 open code violations and 2 homes behind $48,173 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 53% since 2016, now about $376K. 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
    Rentals

    29% of homes are rentals but only 20 are licensed, indicating significant unlicensed rental activity.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    Block appreciation of 4% per year since 2016 trails the city average of 6.5% per year.

  3. 03
    Abatements

    Two abatement recipients forgo $592K in annual property taxes on a block of 69 homes.

By the Numbers

Median value
$376K
$219K–$98M
ZIP median $608K
Price / sq ft
$372
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$783K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $376K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $818K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 69
$592K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
33%
23 of 69
city 41%
Rentals
29%
20 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
29
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$48K
2 of 69 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
24
8 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-14%
value · tax −$887
5 years
-1%
value · tax +$731
10 years
+37%
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 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 $376K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19103Philadelphia
Median home value$376K$608K$223K
Owner-occupied17%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 383 reported crimes (63 violent) and 352 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
383
63 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
352
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts251
Other Assaults43
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Fraud9
Robbery No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Street Light Outage42
Information Request37
Salting35
Illegal Dumping34
Maintenance Complaint34
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25

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
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$376K2016: $245K2017: $275K2018: $275K2019: $340K2020: $380K2021: $380K2022: $380K2023: $418K2024: $418K2025: $439K2026: $439K2027: $376K2016202020232027

▲ +53% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,2582016: $3,2292017: $3,5722018: $3,5722019: $3,8192020: $4,5272021: $4,5272022: $4,5272023: $4,9342024: $4,9342025: $6,1452026: $6,1452027: $5,2582016202020232027

▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

2
2 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 $592,059 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%
$818,183pays now $1,372,504at the full rate

1915-19 Chestnut St is assessed at $98M but pays $818,183 a year — about 60% of the $1,372,504 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 +4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 153 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+53%
since 2016
Net rental yield
4.6%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.5 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 58 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$25M$50M20002005201020152020
17arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
58homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 69 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23Investor / LLC: 21Absentee individual: 24Vacant: 1 69parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23
  • Investor / LLC 21
  • Absentee individual 24
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

44 parcels7 parcels8 parcels3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$219K$3.6M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Epsilon Delta Properties Llc14$677Kphila.gov ↗
Case Investments Inc33$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
19r Chestnut Partners Lp12$65Mphila.gov ↗
Case Investment Inc22$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
W P 1939 Chestnut Lp22$865Kphila.gov ↗
1905 Ak Property Llc11$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
1907 Chestnut Partners Lp11$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Prime Investment Group Ll11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
1911-13 Chestnut Partners11$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
1912 Chestnut Partners11$3.6Mphila.gov ↗
William Penn House Inc11$98Mphila.gov ↗
1921 Chestnut Associates11$1.2Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 69 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$100M$200M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
1915-19 Chestnut St
$98M · built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
1930-34 Chestnut St
$39M · Bought for $4.2M in 2001, built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated), sold for $44M in 2022.
Improved
1900-06 Chestnut St
$6.1M ·
Improved
1923 Chestnut St
$1.6M · Bought for $575K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
1901 Chestnut St
$1.3M · Bought for $900K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
Improved
1910 Chestnut St
$1.3M · Bought for $4.5M in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900-06 CHESTNUT ST Improved Absentee individual $6.1M —/— 29,193 1940 0
1901 CHESTNUT ST ImprovedBought for $900K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 4,200 1930 1 6 viol
1903 CHESTNUT ST HistoryAppeal approved (2010); Appeal admin/review (2011); Appeal granted with conditions (2011). Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 3,640 1940 0
1905 CHESTNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $253K in 2000 → $2.3M in 2019 (+797%). Investor / LLC $2.1M —/— 4,446 1900 2 3 viol
1907 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $1.0M —/— 2,860 1930 1
1909 CHESTNUT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 3,584 1940 0 rented
1910 CHESTNUT ST ImprovedBought for $4.5M in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $1.3M —/— 5,368 — 1
1911-13 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $3.0M —/— 6,663 1958 1 1 viol
1912 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $3.6M —/— 8,469 1950 0
1915-19 CHESTNUT ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98M —/— 655,699 1965 0 abated6 viol
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $568K 2/2 1,438 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $358K 2/1 892 1900 0 rented
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $1.4M 4/2 2,968 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $581K 2/2 1,468 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 4,122 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $467K —/— 2,388 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $1.0M 2/2 2,259 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $590K 2/2 1,489 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $583K 2/2 1,473 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $361K 1/1 913 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $1.5M 3/3 3,077 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $589K 2/2 1,486 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $629K 2/2 1,552 1900 0
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $284K 1/1 725 1900 0 rentedtax lien
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $376K 2/2 946 1900 0 rented
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $464K 2/2 1,144 1900 0 rented
1920-22 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $905K 2/2 2,057 1900 0
1921 CHESTNUT ST ImprovedBought for $800K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 7,473 1920 1 rented
1923 CHESTNUT ST ImprovedBought for $575K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $1.6M —/— 8,940 1900 2
1924 CHESTNUT ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2024). Vacant $4.5M —/— 1 — 0
1925 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $1.8M —/— 8,050 1920 0 rented
1927 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $2.1M —/— 6,708 1920 0 rented
1929 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $1.6M —/— 6,508 1920 0 rented
1930-34 CHESTNUT ST New constructionBought for $4.2M in 2001, built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated), sold for $44M in 2022. Investor / LLC $39M —/— 117,495 1920 3 rentedabated10 viol
1931 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $1.6M —/— 6,596 1920 1 rented
1933 CHESTNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.4M in 2004 → $3.0M in 2021 (+114%). Investor / LLC $1.7M —/— 6,596 1920 2 3 viol
1935-37 CHESTNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $2.2M in 2012 → $5.1M in 2020 (+130%). Investor / LLC $3.3M —/— 14,092 1885 2
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $291K 1/1 795 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $224K 1/1 502 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $223K 1/1 499 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $291K 1/1 794 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $222K —/1 497 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $228K 1/1 512 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $237K 1/1 535 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $267K 1/1 718 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $268K 1/1 720 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $295K 1/1 807 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $228K 1/1 511 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $270K 1/1 727 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $226K 1/1 506 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $292K 1/1 798 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $222K 1/1 497 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $231K 1/1 521 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $219K 1/1 489 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $489K —/— 2,107 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $376K —/— 1,198 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $225K 1/1 503 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $233K 1/1 525 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $274K 1/1 739 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $269K 1/1 723 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $267K 1/1 716 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Investor / LLC $294K 1/1 803 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $291K 1/1 795 1900 0 rented
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $232K 1/1 522 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $225K 1/1 503 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $271K 1/1 729 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $229K 1/1 514 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Absentee individual $294K 1/1 803 1900 0
1939 CHESTNUT ST Owner-occupied $269K 1/1 724 1900 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$-667M
household
Own vs. rent
25%
owner-occupied
Median age
58
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

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