Who owns your block
1900 block of E Dauphin St
An investor-heavy block: 54% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $4,714 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 316% since 2016, now about $442K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Abatements
Eight homes receive $76K in annual tax abatements while three homes owe $5K in back taxes.
- 02Ownership
Thirteen licensed rentals match the 54% rental share, meaning most rentals on the block are properly permitted.
- 03Appreciation
Block values rose 316% since 2016, yet one home sold at 37400% above its prior assessed value.
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 $442K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and above 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 | $442K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 8% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 171 reported crimes (46 violent) and 348 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
- $442K typical home, up +316% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,254 to $3,027 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $86,978/yr to the city, about $3,624 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +316% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +141% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1905 E Dauphin St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $2,128 a year — about 10% of the $21,283 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 +13.8% 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 $416 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Gardens Trust | 1 | 28 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Triangle Flats, Llc | 10 | 13 | $7.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Da Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $972K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Triangle 1914 Llc | 1 | 1 | $675K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 E DAUPHIN ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2015, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 8,244 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1908 E DAUPHIN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2001 → $10K in 2012 (-66%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | —/— | 1,163 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 1910 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2016. Owner pulled a full demolition permit in 2020. | Vacant | $85K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1911 E DAUPHIN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $375K in 2026 (+37400%). | Owner-occupied | $336K | —/— | 1,509 | 1875 | 3 | rented |
| 1913 E DAUPHIN ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $36K in 2015, demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2016). | Investor / LLC | $562K | 3/3 | 2,163 | 2018 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1914 E DAUPHIN ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $675K | 3/3 | 2,772 | 2020 | 2 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 1915 E DAUPHIN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $274K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $753K | —/— | 2,193 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1916 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $526K | —/— | 2,555 | 1875 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1917 E DAUPHIN ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $142K in 2015, demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2016). | Investor / LLC | $562K | 3/3 | 2,163 | 2018 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1918 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $507K | —/— | 2,199 | 1875 | 0 | rented |
| 1919 E DAUPHIN ST | Absentee individual | $347K | —/— | 1,617 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 1920-22 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $686K | —/— | 2,644 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1921-23 E DAUPHIN ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2016). | Investor / LLC | $915K | —/— | 5,136 | 2019 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1924 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $764K | —/— | 3,060 | 1910 | 0 | rented |
| 1925 E DAUPHIN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 1,920 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 1926 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $203K | —/— | 2,538 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 1927 E DAUPHIN ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2016). | Investor / LLC | $572K | 3/— | 2,163 | 2018 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1928-30 E DAUPHIN ST Historysold $15K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×3 (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2024); Inspection passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Vacant | $541K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1929 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $239K | —/— | 1,605 | 1875 | 2 | rented |
| 1931 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $230K | —/— | 1,401 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1932 E DAUPHIN ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). | Vacant | $171K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1933 E DAUPHIN ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2005 → $428K in 2025 (+257%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 1,895 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 1935 E DAUPHIN ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 1,943 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 1937 E DAUPHIN ST Improved | Vacant | $150K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)