Who owns your block
1900 block of E Cornwall St
An industrial block: 2 industrial and commercial buildings, with 1 parcel behind $350 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 381% since 2016, now about $240K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Commercial properties on this block gained 381% in value since 2016, averaging 15.3% per year versus the city rate of 6.5%.
- 02Taxes
Annual tax increases of 15% have outpaced the city average, adding carrying costs to the $240K median commercial value.
- 03Safety
155 crimes occurred within 200 meters in the past 12 months, including 63 violent incidents, alongside 201 service requests.
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.
How the block compares
The typical parcel here is $240K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $117K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19134 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes) | $240K | $117K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 36% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 155 reported crimes (63 violent) and 201 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
- $240K typical home, up +381% since 2016
- Tax bill $699 to $3,358 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $480K assessed, $6,716/yr to the city, about $3,358 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +381% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +380% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +15.3% 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 $481 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). Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 3 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 2 parcels
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
Parcel by parcel
All 2 parcels 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 parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 E CORNWALL ST Industrial building ImprovedBought for $30K in 2001. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $187K | 3,392 | 1926 | 3 | |
| 1922-24 E CORNWALL ST Industrial building | Absentee individual | $293K | 4,190 | 1900 | 0 |
Neighborhood
First time here?
This is the 1900 block of E Cornwall St,
on paper.
2 parcels. Every deed, permit, L&I violation, tax bill and sale the city has on file — one report.
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The whole record is free.
Who owns what, what they paid, what they built, what they owe. Scroll and it's all here — the paid part is not the data.
Three taps, you're oriented
What to catch on the way down.
On the way down: the map (tap any building, even off this block), the who-really-pays bar, and the house-by-house roster. Every address opens its own report.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)