Who owns your block
1900 block of S 7th St
A mixed-ownership block: 17% owner-occupied, 19% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,974 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 117% since 2016, now about $372K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $372K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $372K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (31 violent) and 342 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
- $372K typical home, up +117% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,870 to $4,899 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $168,733/yr to the city, about $4,687 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +117% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +162% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1914-20 S 7th St is assessed at $2.2M but pays $9,880 a year — about 32% of the $30,801 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 +7.3% 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 $217 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 19
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tang Zi Bin, carries 11 open violations across 30 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang Zi Bin (individual) | 3 | 30 | $8.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kry Seng (individual) | 2 | 10 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Foundations Property Mana | 1 | 5 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vjk Investment Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Llk Hospitality Llc | 1 | 4 | $917K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wang Rui Qiang (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Benjamin Finelli (individual) | 2 | 3 | $971K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chen Tang (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hua Xing Inc | 1 | 3 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Goodman Lori Dale (individual) | 2 | 2 | $236K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nine Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1926 S 7th St Pa Llc | 1 | 1 | $590K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2002 → $520K in 2022 (+10300%). | Vacant | $136K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1901 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $307K | —/— | 2,580 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1902 S 7TH ST History4 L&I violations (2010); sold $520K (2022); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $419K | 3/1 | 2,502 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1903 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2012. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,636 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1904 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $265K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1905 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $181K in 2017 (+805%). | Absentee individual | $374K | 3/1 | 1,944 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1906 S 7TH ST History4 L&I violations (2010); sold $385K (2022). | Absentee individual | $282K | —/— | 2,256 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1907 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2009 → $10K in 2012 (+155%). | Vacant | $126K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1908 S 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1909 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $282K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1910 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $630K | —/— | 3,913 | 2010 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1911 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $423K | 4/2 | 1,320 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1913 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $360K | —/— | 3,024 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1914-20 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $2.2M | —/— | — | 1915 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1915 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $21K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $580K | 3/2 | 4,687 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1917 S 7TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012); sold $5K (2015); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $354K | —/— | 2,528 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1919 S 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $118K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1921 S 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $118K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1922 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $420K in 2015 (+211%). | Owner-occupied | $447K | 5/3 | 2,832 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1923 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2002, use permit in 2009, sold for $315K in 2022 (+425%). | Investor / LLC | $410K | 3/1 | 2,396 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1924 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $435K in 2016 (+222%). | Absentee individual | $562K | —/— | 3,488 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1925 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $397K | 3/1 | 2,240 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1926 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit, sold for $670K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $590K | 9/3 | 3,320 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1927 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $495K in 2006. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $358K | —/— | 2,432 | 1915 | 4 | 6 viol |
| 1928 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2015, built new under a 2011 permit. | Absentee individual | $499K | 8/6 | 2,520 | 2016 | 1 | rented |
| 1929 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $495K in 2006 → $97K in 2017 (-81%). | Absentee individual | $340K | —/— | 2,310 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1930 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $34K in 2008, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $520K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $499K | 8/3 | 2,520 | 2015 | 3 | rented |
| 1931 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $495K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 2,355 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1932 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $869K | 6/6 | 2,490 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1933 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2017. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 2,208 | 1915 | 2 | rented6 viol |
| 1934 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit. | Absentee individual | $615K | 4/3 | 2,610 | 2018 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 1935 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $120K in 2015 (+50%). | Absentee individual | $467K | 4/3 | 2,655 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1936 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $308K | —/— | 2,466 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1937 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $359K | 3/1 | 1,845 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1938 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2002 → $120K in 2011 (+2300%). | Absentee individual | $422K | —/— | 3,582 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1939 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2012, use permit in 2012, sold for $335K in 2019 (+509%). | Investor / LLC | $584K | 6/3 | 3,194 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)