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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.

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
$372K
$118K–$2.2M
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$161
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$520K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $372K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 36
$56K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
17%
6 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
50%
18 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
1 of 36 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
15
13 homes · ZBA & boards
block 36% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$656
5 years
+67%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+117%
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 $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 blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$372K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied0%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.

Crimes · 12mo
110
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
342
54 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Thefts19
Theft from Vehicle18
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Salting65
Illegal Dumping60
Abandoned Vehicle28
Street Defect27
Maintenance Complaint26
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection26

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
Southwark
1835 S 9th St · 889 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$250K$500K$372K2016: $171K2017: $171K2018: $184K2019: $220K2020: $224K2021: $224K2022: $222K2023: $313K2024: $313K2025: $343K2026: $343K2027: $372K2016202020232027

▲ +117% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,8992016: $1,8702017: $1,8702018: $2,3752019: $2,6322020: $2,7182021: $2,7182022: $2,6572023: $3,9562024: $3,9562025: $4,1102026: $4,2432027: $4,8992016202020232027

▲ +162% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

6
6 properties 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 $55,638 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%
$9,880pays now $30,801at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 217 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+7.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+117%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.8 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
59arm's-length sales since 2002
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 19Vacant: 4 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 19
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels7 parcels10 parcels5 parcels2 parcels8 parcels
$118K$630K+

The block's largest owner, Tang Zi Bin, carries 11 open violations across 30 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tang Zi Bin (individual)330$8.9Mphila.gov ↗
Kry Seng (individual)210$2.9Mphila.gov ↗
Foundations Property Mana15$4.0Mphila.gov ↗
Vjk Investment Llc14$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Llk Hospitality Llc14$917Kphila.gov ↗
Wang Rui Qiang (individual)24$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Benjamin Finelli (individual)23$971Kphila.gov ↗
Chen Tang (individual)23$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Hua Xing Inc13$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Goodman Lori Dale (individual)22$236Kphila.gov ↗
Nine Property Llc11$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
1926 S 7th St Pa Llc11$590Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2002 → $520K in 2022 (+10300%). Vacant $136K —/— 2
1901 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $307K —/— 2,580 1915 0
1902 S 7TH ST 4 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 Bought for $30K in 2012. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $369K —/— 2,636 1915 1
1904 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. Absentee individual $265K —/— 1,800 1915 0
1905 S 7TH ST Bought 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 4 L&I violations (2010); sold $385K (2022). Absentee individual $282K —/— 2,256 1915 1
1907 S 7TH ST Traded 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 Bought for $6K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $282K 3/1 1,260 1925 2
1910 S 7TH ST built 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $360K —/— 3,024 1915 0 abated
1914-20 S 7TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $2.2M —/— 1915 0 rentedabated
1915 S 7TH ST built 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 3 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 2 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 2 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $670K in 2024. Investor / LLC $590K 9/3 3,320 2016 3
1927 S 7TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $70K in 2015, built new under a 2011 permit. Absentee individual $499K 8/6 2,520 2016 1 rented
1929 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $495K in 2006 → $97K in 2017 (-81%). Absentee individual $340K —/— 2,310 1915 2 rented
1930 S 7TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $495K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $346K —/— 2,355 1915 3
1932 S 7TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $120K in 2015 (+50%). Absentee individual $467K 4/3 2,655 1915 2 rented
1936 S 7TH ST Bought for $5K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $308K —/— 2,466 1915 2 rentedtax lien
1937 S 7TH ST built 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 Traded 2×: $5K in 2002 → $120K in 2011 (+2300%). Absentee individual $422K —/— 3,582 1915 2 rented
1939 S 7TH ST Bought for $55K in 2012, use permit in 2012, sold for $335K in 2019 (+509%). Investor / LLC $584K 6/3 3,194 1915 2 rented

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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