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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19134 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $78K | $113K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 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.
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
- $78K typical home, up +137% since 2016
- Tax bill $327 to $807 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.0M assessed, $39,620/yr to the city, about $825 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +137% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ollie Genesis Llc, carries 22 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Genesis Llc | 1 | 32 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Finberg Llc | 1 | 18 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 19134 Llc | 1 | 14 | $199K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waldy Real Estate Inc | 1 | 9 | $907K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Alb Investments Llc | 1 | 8 | $452K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Landis Property Group Llc | 1 | 5 | $562K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cdl Group Llc | 1 | 5 | $440K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Faithful World Improvements Llc | 1 | 3 | $285K | phila.gov ↗ |
| B2b Development Llc | 2 | 2 | $57K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Z Brothers Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $198K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jpr76 Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $26K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fairhill Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $66K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 E SOMERSET ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2013. | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1901 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $28K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1902 E SOMERSET ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 1999. | Vacant | $26K | —/— | — | — | 4 | tax lien |
| 1903 E SOMERSET ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2021. | Vacant | $28K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1904 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $8K in 2009 → $25K in 2018 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 908 | 1910 | 3 | 10 violtax lien |
| 1918 E SOMERSET ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2007 → $30K in 2025 (+900%). | Owner-occupied | $74K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1910 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1921 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2010 → $125K in 2021 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $83K | —/— | 1,600 | 1910 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 1925 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $12K in 2003 → $73K in 2024 (+508%). | Investor / LLC | $79K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1910 | 5 | tax lien |
| 1926 E SOMERSET ST New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $55K in 2006 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1910 | 2 | rented |
| 1931 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $13K in 2000 → $50K in 2022 (+285%). | Investor / LLC | $49K | 3/1 | 908 | 1910 | 4 | 2 viol |
| 1934 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $4K in 2000 → $46K in 2008 (+1141%). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,183 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1935 E SOMERSET ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2004 → $63K in 2019 (+229%). | Absentee individual | $74K | 3/1 | 904 | 1910 | 2 | |
| 1944 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $18K in 2003 (-60%). | Owner-occupied | $77K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1945 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 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 |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)