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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 15th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 213% since 2016, now about $360K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$360K
$330K–$562K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$200
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$385K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $360K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
73%
19 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
27%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$666
5 years
+92%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+213%
value · tax +$3K

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 $360K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$360K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied58%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (22 violent) and 238 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
95
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
238
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts20
Theft from Vehicle18
Other Assaults17
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Fraud6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection46
Salting29
Maintenance Complaint24
Information Request18
Sanitation Violation15
Shoveling13

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
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$360K2016: $115K2017: $115K2018: $115K2019: $175K2020: $188K2021: $188K2022: $188K2023: $304K2024: $304K2025: $329K2026: $329K2027: $360K2016202020232027

▲ +213% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,2222016: $1,4492017: $1,4492018: $1,4492019: $2,3632020: $2,2672021: $2,2672022: $2,2672023: $3,2902024: $3,2902025: $3,5562026: $3,5562027: $4,2222016202020232027

▲ +191% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 313 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $313 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+213%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+4.4 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 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
34arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 5 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels13 parcels2 parcels2 parcels1 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$330K$438K+

The block's largest owner, A&P Construction Llc, carries 2 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
A&P Construction Llc16$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Airz Ii Llc13$1.3Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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 S 15TH ST Bought for $70K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $428K —/— 3,060 1920 1
1902 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $365K —/— 1,944 1920 0
1904 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1906 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,872 1920 0
1908 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $77K in 2004 → $130K in 2008 (+69%). Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,887 1920 2
1910 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $61K in 2001 → $160K in 2004 (+162%). Absentee individual $404K —/— 1,992 1920 2 rented
1912 S 15TH ST Bought for $181K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $350K 5/— 1,752 1920 2
1914 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1916 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1918 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $374K —/— 1,851 1920 0
1920 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2001 → $130K in 2012 (+225%). Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 3
1922 S 15TH ST Absentee individual $351K —/— 1,761 1920 1
1924 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2003 → $40K in 2026 (+0%). Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 2
1926 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $50K in 1999 → $210K in 2011 (+320%). Owner-occupied $391K —/— 1,872 1920 3 rented
1928 S 15TH ST Bought for $65K in 2000, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $465K in 2026. Owner-occupied $562K 4/2 1,872 1920 4
1930 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,881 1920 0
1932 S 15TH ST Bought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $437K 4/1 1,743 1920 3
1934 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1936 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1938 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $76K in 2002 → $155K in 2006 (+104%). Absentee individual $377K —/— 1,896 1920 3 rented
1940 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $175K in 2005 → $320K in 2015 (+83%). Owner-occupied $438K 5/1 1,752 1920 2 rented
1942 S 15TH ST Absentee individual $438K 5/2 1,752 1920 1
1944 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,752 1920 0
1946 S 15TH ST Bought for $120K in 2011. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $482K 5/— 1,938 1920 2 rented
1948 S 15TH ST Bought for $145K in 2013, demolition permit in 2013, sold for $380K in 2022 (+162%). Investor / LLC $414K 3/3 1,752 1920 2 rented
1950 S 15TH ST built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $350K in 2021. Investor / LLC $330K —/— 2,243 1920 1 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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