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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $360K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 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.
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
- $360K typical home, up +213% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,449 to $4,222 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $119,238/yr to the city, about $4,586 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +213% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +191% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, A&P Construction Llc, carries 2 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&P Construction Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Airz Ii Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $428K | —/— | 3,060 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1902 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 1,944 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1904 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2004 → $130K in 2008 (+69%). | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 1,887 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1910 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $61K in 2001 → $160K in 2004 (+162%). | Absentee individual | $404K | —/— | 1,992 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1912 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2003 → $40K in 2026 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | —/— | 1,752 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1926 S 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 1999 → $210K in 2011 (+320%). | Owner-occupied | $391K | —/— | 1,872 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1928 S 15TH ST New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $437K | 4/1 | 1,743 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1934 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $76K in 2002 → $155K in 2006 (+104%). | Absentee individual | $377K | —/— | 1,896 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1940 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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)