Who owns your block
1900 block of S 23rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 33 open code violations and 5 homes behind $34,032 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 193% since 2016, now about $182K. 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 $182K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below 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 | $182K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (33 violent) and 266 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
- $182K typical home, up +193% since 2016
- Tax bill $845 to $2,483 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $87,679/yr to the city, about $2,088 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +193% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +194% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1901 S 23rd St is assessed at $2.4M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $34,155 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 +10.3% 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 $293 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 65 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 42 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Investment Group L | 1 | 67 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Moni Delaw Group Llc | 1 | 33 | $5.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tmac General Construction Corp | 1 | 2 | $366K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ayo Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $499K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pteb3 Llc | 1 | 1 | $184K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 42 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 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $181K | —/— | 1,632 | 1920 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1901 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $2.4M | —/— | 27,120 | 1912 | 0 | abated27 viol |
| 1902 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1904 S 23RD ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2025). | Vacant | $126K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1906 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1908 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1910 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1912 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1914 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $196K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1916 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2021, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021, sold for $365K in 2024 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 5/4 | 1,272 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1918 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $187K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1920 S 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $21K in 2004 → $127K in 2006 (+505%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1922 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $385K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $194K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1924 S 23RD ST History3 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); sold $40K (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1926 S 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1928 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1929 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1930 S 23RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1931 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1932 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1933 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,225 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1934 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $87K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $318K | 2/2 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1935 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2017. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1936 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $23K in 2003. | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1937 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $189K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1938 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $215K in 2020 (+856%). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,135 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1939 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $181K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1940 S 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $42K in 2006 → $180K in 2023 (+329%). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1941 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1942 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1943 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2008. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1944 S 23RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $61K in 2015 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1945 S 23RD ST Historysold $209K (2018); L&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1946 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1947 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1948 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $184K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 1949 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $179K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1950 S 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1951 S 23RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2012 → $40K in 2015 (+150%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1952 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2001. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $185K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 6 | rented |
| 1953 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2016. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $130K | —/— | 1,650 | 1920 | 3 | 6 viol |
| 1954 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2015. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 1,808 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)