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Who owns your block

1900 block of N 4th St

A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 17 open code violations and 7 homes behind $32,286 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 5011% since 2016, now about $281K. Property taxes are climbing about 31% a year.

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
$281K
$73K–$737K
ZIP median $278K
Price / sq ft
$216
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$309K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $281K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
18 of 49
$111K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
33%
15 of 49
city 41%
Rentals
16%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
17
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$32K
7 of 49 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
12
10 homes · ZBA & boards
block 20% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$256
5 years
+152%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+1944%
value · tax +$1K

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 $281K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19122Philadelphia
Median home value$281K$278K$223K
Owner-occupied16%21%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (36 violent) and 270 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
106
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
270
43 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Thefts18
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Theft from Vehicle12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint68
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection58
Illegal Dumping34
Abandoned Vehicle20
Information Request11
Shoveling11

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-5
John Moffet
127 W Oxford St · 212 students
Middle & High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 students

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$250K$500K$281K2016: $6K2017: $14K2018: $14K2019: $14K2020: $18K2021: $112K2022: $112K2023: $205K2024: $205K2025: $277K2026: $286K2027: $281K2016202020232027

▲ +5011% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3542016: $722017: $1772018: $1772019: $1772020: $1792021: $1822022: $1822023: $5822024: $1,0082025: $1,5732026: $1,6102027: $1,3542016202020232027

▲ +1781% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr

18
18 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 $110,905 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%
$2,063pays now $10,314at the full rate

1921 N 4th St is assessed at $737K but pays $2,063 a year — about 20% of the $10,314 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 +43% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

951001000020162019202220252027This block 5111 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $5111 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+43%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+5011%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+43%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+40%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+36.5 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 34 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 31 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
34arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
31homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 49 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 14 49parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 14

Value distribution today

15 parcels4 parcels18 parcels1 parcels2 parcels5 parcels4 parcels
$73K$737K
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)54773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)42498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Apm Properties Inc327$7.2Mphila.gov ↗
Shayne Brother Inc22$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Real Builders Llc12$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Nla Development Llc11$97Kphila.gov ↗
1909 West Kensington Llc11$598Kphila.gov ↗
Orange Pee Properties Llc11$737Kphila.gov ↗
Yerkes Street Enterprises Llc11$111Kphila.gov ↗
Sumer Development Corp11$104Kphila.gov ↗
1947 N 4th Street Llc11$274Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 49 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900-02 N 4TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Vacant $97K —/— 1 4 violtax lien
1904 N 4TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,800 1915 0 abated
1906 N 4TH ST built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $140K in 2023. Vacant $107K —/— 1 1 viol
1908 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $302K 2/2 1,358 2019 0 abated
1908 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $302K 3/3 1,800 2019 0 abated
1908 N 4TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $312K 3/3 1,784 2019 0 abated
1908 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $306K 2/2 1,424 2019 0 abated
1908 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $303K 2/2 1,366 2019 0 abated
1908 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $299K 2/2 1,302 2019 0 abated
1909 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $630K in 2022. Owner-occupied $598K 6/— 2,799 2022 3 rentedabated7 violtax lien
1911 N 4TH ST Bought for $5K in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $565K in 2023. Owner-occupied $580K 6/— 2,100 2023 3 tax lien
1912-30 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $526K —/— 3,000 1998 0 rented
1913 N 4TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $105K —/— 0
1915 N 4TH ST Bought for $7K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit. Investor / LLC $737K 6/— 2,832 2022 2 rentedtax lien
1917 N 4TH ST built new under a 2020 permit. Investor / LLC $737K 6/— 2,832 2022 2 rentedtax lien
1919 N 4TH ST Bought for $90K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $319K 3/1 1,400 1920 3
1921 N 4TH ST Bought for $75K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $737K 6/— 2,832 2023 1 abatedtax lien
1923 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $105K —/— 0
1925 N 4TH ST Bought for $50K in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit. Investor / LLC $737K 6/— 2,832 2022 2 rentedtax lien
1927 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $105K —/— 0
1929 N 4TH ST demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). Vacant $105K —/— 0
1931 N 4TH ST demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). Investor / LLC $272K 2/1 1,488 1920 0
1932 N 4TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $450K in 2023. Vacant $111K —/— 2 tax lien
1933 N 4TH ST demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). Investor / LLC $292K 2/1 1,728 1920 0
1934 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $99K —/— 0
1935 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $95K —/— 0
1936 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $99K —/— 0
1937 N 4TH ST Bought for $25K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $440K in 2021. Owner-occupied $526K 3/3 1,857 2020 2 abatedtax lien
1938 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,500 1915 0 tax lien
1939 N 4TH ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $102K —/— 0
1940 N 4TH ST Bought for $105K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $190K 5/2 1,500 1915 1
1941 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $262K 2/2 1,076 2020 0 rentedabated
1941 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $308K 3/2 1,278 2020 0 abated
1942 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $190K —/— 1,500 1915 0
1943 N 4TH ST sold $15K (2019); 3 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $104K —/— 1 tax lien
1944 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,425 1915 0
1945 N 4TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Vacant $106K —/— 0
1946 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $324K 4/1 1,500 1915 1
1947 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $303K 3/2 1,230 2019 0 abated
1947 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $274K 3/2 1,076 2019 0 rentedabated
1948 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $270K 2/1 1,512 1915 0
1949 N 4TH ST Bought for $80K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $545K in 2019. Owner-occupied $601K 6/— 2,076 2018 3 abatedtax lien
1950 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,500 1915 0
1951 N 4TH ST Bought for $78K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2021. Owner-occupied $593K 6/— 2,679 2021 3 rentedabated5 violtax lien
1952 N 4TH ST sold $14K (2007); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018). Absentee individual $128K —/— 1,968 1915 1 tax lien
1953 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $281K 2/1 1,650 1920 0 abated
1955 N 4TH ST Bought for $89K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2021. Owner-occupied $596K 3/— 2,430 2021 2 abatedtax lien
1957 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $284K —/— 1,680 1920 0
1959 N 4TH ST 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $73K —/— 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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