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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.

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
$182K
$126K–$2.4M
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$158
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$115K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 42
$57K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
50%
21 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
29%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
33
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$34K
5 of 42 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$166
5 years
+91%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+193%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied36%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.

Crimes · 12mo
109
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
266
58 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Fraud16
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Thefts12
Burglary Residential6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection56
Salting30
Maintenance Complaint26
Street Defect26
Other (Streets)16
Abandoned Vehicle14

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 & Middle · K-8
Delaplaine Mcdaniel
1801 S 22nd St · 240 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$100K$200K$182K2016: $62K2017: $62K2018: $62K2019: $89K2020: $95K2021: $95K2022: $95K2023: $150K2024: $150K2025: $169K2026: $169K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +193% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,4832016: $8452017: $8452018: $8452019: $1,2212020: $1,3102021: $1,0202022: $1,0202023: $2,0662024: $2,0662025: $2,3172026: $2,3172027: $2,4832016202020232027

▲ +194% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

1
1 property 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 $56,921 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%
$0pays now $34,155at the full rate

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

9510050020162019202220252027This block 293 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+10.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+193%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.8 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 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
65arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 1 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels11 parcels21 parcels1 parcels0 parcels7 parcels
$126K$247K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kelley Investment Group L167$11Mphila.gov ↗
Moni Delaw Group Llc133$5.9Mphila.gov ↗
Tmac General Construction Corp12$366Kphila.gov ↗
Ayo Holdings Llc12$499Kphila.gov ↗
Pteb3 Llc11$184Kphila.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

$0$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 S 23RD ST Bought 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 built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $2.4M —/— 27,120 1912 0 abated27 viol
1902 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,104 1920 0 tax lien
1904 S 23RD ST demolished 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,120 1920 0
1910 S 23RD ST Bought for $130K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,120 1920 1
1912 S 23RD ST Bought for $125K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,120 1920 2
1914 S 23RD ST Bought for $125K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,360 1920 1
1916 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 3×: $21K in 2004 → $127K in 2006 (+505%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,120 1920 3
1922 S 23RD ST Bought 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 3 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 Owner 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 L&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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $23K in 2003. Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,120 1920 1
1937 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 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 Bought for $44K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $241K 3/1 1,120 1920 2
1943 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $61K in 2015 (+36%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,120 1920 2
1945 S 23RD ST sold $209K (2018); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,164 1920 1 tax lien
1946 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Bought for $170K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $195K 3/1 1,350 1920 1
1948 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $16K in 2012 → $40K in 2015 (+150%). Investor / LLC $184K 3/1 1,164 1920 2 rented
1952 S 23RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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)

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