Who owns your block
1900 block of N 31st St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 9 homes behind $11,196 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 206% since 2016, now about $171K. Property taxes are climbing about 24% a year.
- 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 $171K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $171K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 134 reported crimes (65 violent) and 289 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
- $171K typical home, up +206% since 2016
- Tax bill $168 to $1,718 a year, +24%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.9M assessed, $52,892/yr to the city, about $1,603 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +206% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +923% since 2016 · ~+24%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1932 N 31st St is assessed at $175K but pays $168 a year — about 7% of the $2,451 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 +10.7% 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 $306 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Redevelopmen, carries 33 open violations across 74 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redevelopmen Philadelphia (individual) | 2 | 74 | $37M | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Williams (individual) | 2 | 15 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Friends Rehabilitation Pr (individual) | 3 | 5 | $439K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mrae Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $767K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Netter Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $459K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jabb & Brm Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $254K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Derry Elisha W Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $235K | phila.gov ↗ |
| West Way Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $169K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $441K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $115K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $187K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 2011 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1901-09 N 31ST ST | Vacant | $100 | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1902 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $130K in 2012. | Absentee individual | $196K | 3/— | 1,420 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1908 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1910 N 31ST ST | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 1,770 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1911 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $135K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1912 N 31ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2009, use permit in 2010, sold for $125K in 2022 (+213%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 6/3 | 1,743 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1916 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2012, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $218K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 4/2 | 1,690 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1917 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2000, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 2,247 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 1918 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2011, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $95K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $256K | 4/2 | 1,690 | 2011 | 2 | rented |
| 1919 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2021. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $125K | —/— | 2,307 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1921 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $138K | 3/3 | 1,398 | 1915 | 1 | 8 violtax lien |
| 1923 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $135K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 1928 N 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $170K | —/— | 1,905 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1930 N 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | —/— | 2,253 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1931 N 31ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2016, roof covering replacement permit in 2022, sold for $190K in 2026 (+171%). | Owner-occupied | $105K | —/— | 1,953 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1932 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 1,968 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1933-43 N 31ST ST Historysold $441K (2010); 12 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); Appeal filed (2026). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1934 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit. | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/— | 1,420 | 2011 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1942 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2010. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2018. | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1944 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $441K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1945 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1947 N 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1949 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $441K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/2 | 1,953 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1950 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2014, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $240K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 1951 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $147K | —/— | 1,587 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1952 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $130K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 1953 N 31ST ST Historysold $441K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024); Appeal granted (2026). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1955 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new, sold for $60K in 2010. | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1957 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $441K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit. | Absentee individual | $204K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1959 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $115K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1966 N 31ST ST | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1968 N 31ST ST Historysold $75K (2025); Appeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $127K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)