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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $281K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 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.
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
- $281K typical home, up +5011% since 2016
- Tax bill $72 to $1,354 a year, +31%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $99,853/yr to the city, about $2,038 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +5011% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1781% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 5 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 4 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apm Properties Inc | 3 | 27 | $7.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shayne Brother Inc | 2 | 2 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Real Builders Llc | 1 | 2 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nla Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $97K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1909 West Kensington Llc | 1 | 1 | $598K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Orange Pee Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $737K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yerkes Street Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $111K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sumer Development Corp | 1 | 1 | $104K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1947 N 4th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $274K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-02 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1904 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1906 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $526K | —/— | 3,000 | 1998 | 0 | rented |
| 1913 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1915 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $7K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit. | Investor / LLC | $737K | 6/— | 2,832 | 2022 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1917 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Investor / LLC | $737K | 6/— | 2,832 | 2022 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1919 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1921 N 4TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1925 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit. | Investor / LLC | $737K | 6/— | 2,832 | 2022 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1927 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1929 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1931 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). | Investor / LLC | $272K | 2/1 | 1,488 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1932 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $450K in 2023. | Vacant | $111K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1933 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2021). | Investor / LLC | $292K | 2/1 | 1,728 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1934 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1935 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $95K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1936 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1937 N 4TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $102K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1940 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Historysold $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 New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $270K | 2/1 | 1,512 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1949 N 4TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 Historysold $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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 1,680 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1959 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $73K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)