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Who owns your block

1900 block of E Somerset St

An investor-heavy block: 40% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 39 open code violations and 14 homes behind $69,536 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 137% since 2016, now about $78K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$78K
$26K–$160K
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$105
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$40K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $78K
Tax / yr
$928
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
12 of 48
$16K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
44%
21 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
17%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
39
L&I code
▲ block 19% · city 5%
Back taxes
$70K
14 of 48 behind
▲ block 29% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax −$1
5 years
+109%
value · tax +$443
10 years
+137%
value · tax +$480

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 $78K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$78K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied25%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 293 reported crimes (55 violent) and 189 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
293
55 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
189
44 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses101
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations49
Disorderly Conduct27
Other Assaults24
Aggravated Assault No Firearm14
Vagrancy/Loitering12

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint49
Abandoned Vehicle18
Homeless Encampment Request16
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection15
Opioid Response Unit12
Construction Complaints11

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 · K-4
Frances Willard
1930 E Elkhart St · 352 students
Middle
Memphis St Charter At Jp Jones
High
Kensington Campus

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$100K$200K$78K2016: $33K2017: $33K2018: $33K2019: $37K2020: $39K2021: $39K2022: $38K2023: $71K2024: $63K2025: $74K2026: $74K2027: $78K2016202020232027

▲ +137% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$8072016: $3272017: $3272018: $3272019: $3312020: $3562021: $3562022: $3642023: $6962024: $6482025: $8082026: $8082027: $8072016202020232027

▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

12
12 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 $15,681 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%
$347pays now $1,747at the full rate

1932 E Somerset St is assessed at $125K but pays $347 a year — about 20% of the $1,747 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 +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 237 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $237 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+137%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 76 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
76arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 10 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

10 parcels2 parcels2 parcels11 parcels1 parcels12 parcels10 parcels
$26K$125K+

The block's largest owner, Ollie Genesis Llc, carries 22 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ollie Genesis Llc132$3.5Mphila.gov ↗
Finberg Llc118$280Kphila.gov ↗
19134 Llc114$199Kphila.gov ↗
Waldy Real Estate Inc19$907Kphila.gov ↗
Alb Investments Llc18$452Kphila.gov ↗
Landis Property Group Llc15$562Kphila.gov ↗
Cdl Group Llc15$440Kphila.gov ↗
Faithful World Improvements Llc13$285Kphila.gov ↗
B2b Development Llc22$57Kphila.gov ↗
Z Brothers Investments Llc12$198Kphila.gov ↗
Jpr76 Holdings Llc11$26Kphila.gov ↗
Fairhill Properties Llc11$66Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $17K in 2013. Vacant $29K —/— 2
1901 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $28K —/— 0 tax lien
1902 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $8K in 1999. Vacant $26K —/— 4 tax lien
1903 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $47K in 2021. Vacant $28K —/— 1 4 violtax lien
1904 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2005 → $55K in 2006 (+77%). Owner-occupied $66K 3/1 984 1910 2 rented
1905 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 904 1910 1
1906 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $66K 3/1 984 1910 1
1907 E SOMERSET ST Traded 5×: $1K in 2005 → $160K in 2024 (+15900%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 908 1910 5
1908 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 984 1910 0 abatedtax lien
1909 E SOMERSET ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $18K in 2005. Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 908 1910 1 abatedtax lien
1910 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 984 1910 0 abated
1911 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $10K in 2017. Vacant $28K —/— 3
1912 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $49K 3/1 984 1910 1 6 violtax lien
1913 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $71K 3/1 908 1910 0 abated
1914 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $29K —/— 1 rentedtax lien
1915 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $71K 3/1 908 1910 0 tax lien
1916 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $29K —/— 0 tax lien
1917 E SOMERSET ST Traded 3×: $8K in 2009 → $25K in 2018 (+233%). Owner-occupied $71K 3/1 908 1910 3 10 violtax lien
1918 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $8K in 2004. Vacant $26K —/— 5 tax lien
1919 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 908 1910 0 rentedtax lien
1920 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2007 → $30K in 2025 (+900%). Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 1,044 1910 2 rentedtax lien
1921 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2025 → $60K in 2025 (+140%). Absentee individual $104K 3/1 908 1910 2 4 viol
1922 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $30K —/— 0 1 violtax lien
1923 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $76K 3/1 1,320 1910 1 3 viol
1924 E SOMERSET ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2010 → $125K in 2021 (+150%). Owner-occupied $83K —/— 1,600 1910 3 2 viol
1925 E SOMERSET ST Traded 5×: $12K in 2003 → $73K in 2024 (+508%). Investor / LLC $79K 3/1 1,114 1910 5 tax lien
1926 E SOMERSET ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2025. Owner-occupied $77K 3/1 1,018 1910 1 abated
1927 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 908 1910 1 tax lien
1928 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $77K 3/1 1,018 1910 1 7 violtax lien
1929 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 908 1910 1
1930 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $55K in 2006 (+57%). Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,018 1910 2 rented
1931 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2003 → $38K in 2014 (+9%). Absentee individual $103K 3/1 908 1910 2 rented
1932 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,183 1925 0 abated
1933 E SOMERSET ST Traded 4×: $13K in 2000 → $50K in 2022 (+285%). Investor / LLC $49K 3/1 908 1910 4 2 viol
1934 E SOMERSET ST Traded 4×: $4K in 2000 → $46K in 2008 (+1141%). Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,183 1925 4 rented
1935 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $8K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2000. Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 972 1910 2 abated
1936 E SOMERSET ST Bought for $10K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $155K in 2021. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,108 1925 2 abated
1937 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 908 1910 0 abated
1938 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,282 1925 1
1939 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 908 1910 0 abated
1940 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,018 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1941 E SOMERSET ST Traded 5×: $13K in 2004 → $90K in 2022 (+620%). Investor / LLC $160K 3/1 908 1910 5 rentedtax lien
1942 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,018 1925 0 abated
1943 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $19K in 2004 → $63K in 2019 (+229%). Absentee individual $74K 3/1 904 1910 2
1944 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $18K in 2003 (-60%). Owner-occupied $77K 3/1 1,018 1925 2
1945 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2001 → $40K in 2025 (+1500%). Absentee individual $104K 3/1 904 1910 2 tax lien
1946 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,232 1925 1
1947 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $37K —/— 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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