Who owns your block
1900 block of E Albert St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 7 homes behind $40,392 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 334% since 2016, now about $226K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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 $226K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19125 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $226K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 168 reported crimes (36 violent) and 372 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
- $226K typical home, up +334% since 2016
- Tax bill $498 to $2,649 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $87,842/yr to the city, about $2,440 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +334% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +432% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1908 E Albert St is assessed at $315K but pays $2,835 a year — about 64% of the $4,411 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 +14.3% 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 $434 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 66 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc, carries 4 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc | 1 | 57 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| St Joseph Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stone Realty Llc | 1 | 3 | $664K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Black Sea Holdings Co | 2 | 3 | $379K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 9908-F9-Bustleton Llc | 1 | 1 | $226K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $261K | —/— | 1,142 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 1905 E ALBERT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,398 | 1875 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1906 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2016, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $232K in 2018 (+363%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1907 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 1999. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $166K | —/— | 1,364 | 1875 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1908 E ALBERT ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2004, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $139K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $315K | 3/2 | 1,204 | 1875 | 4 | rentedabated |
| 1909 E ALBERT ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 924 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 1910 E ALBERT ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2007 → $56K in 2011 (+87%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1911 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $174K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $299K in 2021 (+19833%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | 4/2 | 1,456 | 1875 | 4 | |
| 1912 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 2/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1913 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $285K in 2020 (+18900%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 4/2 | 1,416 | 1875 | 4 | |
| 1914 E ALBERT ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $242K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/3 | 1,264 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1915 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $240K in 2022 (+728%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,528 | 1875 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1916 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2002, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $237K in 2024 (+701%). | Owner-occupied | $225K | 2/1 | 1,312 | 1875 | 6 | |
| 1917 E ALBERT ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $75K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1918 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $242K in 2025 (+1111%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 2/1 | 1,264 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 1919 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | —/— | 1,281 | 1875 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1920 E ALBERT ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2006 → $187K in 2024 (+713%). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1875 | 2 | rented |
| 1921 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $250K in 2018 (+2841%). | Owner-occupied | $276K | —/— | 1,246 | 1875 | 4 | |
| 1922 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | 4/1 | 1,340 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 1923 E ALBERT ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019); sold $187K (2024). | Investor / LLC | $162K | —/— | 1,239 | 1875 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1924 E ALBERT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $195K in 2016 (+748%). | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1875 | 6 | rented |
| 1925 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 1,578 | 1875 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1926 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $253K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 1927 E ALBERT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $84K in 2008 → $285K in 2020 (+239%). | Owner-occupied | $354K | 4/1 | 1,480 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 1928 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 1929 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | —/— | 1,204 | 1875 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1930 E ALBERT ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 0 | rented |
| 1931 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $226K | —/— | 1,211 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1932 E ALBERT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $6K in 2001 → $10K in 2004 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,214 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 1933 E ALBERT ST | Investor / LLC | $224K | —/— | 1,237 | 1875 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1934 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 1935 E ALBERT ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,276 | 1875 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1936 E ALBERT ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1875 | 1 | rented |
| 1937 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 1,234 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1938 E ALBERT ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2002 → $206K in 2018 (+836%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1939 E ALBERT ST ImprovedBought for $164K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 1,234 | 1875 | 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)