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Who owns your block

1900 block of Spruce St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $48,423 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $875K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$875K
$50K–$6.5M
ZIP median $608K
Price / sq ft
$333
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$490K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $875K
Tax / yr
$12K
typical · up to $44K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 63
$109K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
35%
20 of 63
city 41%
Rentals
30%
19 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$48K
3 of 63 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$77
5 years
+9%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+100%
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 $875K — about 3.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19103Philadelphia
Median home value$875K$608K$223K
Owner-occupied21%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (19 violent) and 382 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
89
19 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
382
39 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts27
Other Assaults15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Fraud6
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Burglary Residential4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection65
Street Defect59
Graffiti Removal45
Sanitation Violation35
Street Light Outage24
Other (Streets)21

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
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$875K2016: $438K2017: $438K2018: $438K2019: $460K2020: $800K2021: $800K2022: $800K2023: $874K2024: $874K2025: $875K2026: $875K2027: $875K2016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,1512016: $4,6082017: $5,0102018: $5,0102019: $5,6732020: $5,7782021: $5,7782022: $5,7782023: $6,2942024: $6,7292025: $8,0742026: $8,0742027: $8,1512016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 $109,044 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 $90,847at the full rate

1920 Spruce St is assessed at $6.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $90,847 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 200 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $200 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+100%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 45 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20052010201520202025
26arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
45homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 63 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 14Absentee individual: 18Vacant: 11 63parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 14
  • Absentee individual 18
  • Vacant 11

Value distribution today

24 parcels7 parcels7 parcels10 parcels8 parcels2 parcels5 parcels
$50K$2.7M+

The block's largest owner, 1357 Ventures Llc, carries 1 open violation across 8 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
1357 Ventures Llc18$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Rid Properties Lp15$6.2Mphila.gov ↗
Patty & Paul Llc15$5.8Mphila.gov ↗
Savant Llc13$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Charles L Myers Revocable Trust12$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
1905 Spruce Street Associates Llc11$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Pmc Spruce Street Condo Partners Llc11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Asa Associates Lp11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
1924-26 Spruce St Llc11$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
1925 Spruce Associates Lp11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Spruce1932 Llc11$936Kphila.gov ↗
1933 Spruce Llc11$1.7Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 63 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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $3.1M —/— 15,400 1905 1
1901 SPRUCE ST Bought for $681K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $1.6M —/— 4,400 1890 1
1903 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $555K 2/2 1,737 1900 0
1903 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $351K 1/1 809 1900 0
1903 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $335K 1/1 751 1900 0 rented
1903 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $513K 1/1 1,565 1900 0
1903 SPRUCE ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $417K 2/2 1,015 1900 0 rented
1903 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $550K 2/2 1,716 1900 0 rented
1904 SPRUCE ST Appeal city affirmed (2010); sold $434K (2012). Investor / LLC $1.5M —/— 5,400 1870 1 rented
1905 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.6M in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $3.0M 5/3 6,270 1750 2 tax lien
1907 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.6M 5/4 5,228 1750 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 1,881 1900 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 1,881 1900 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $50K —/— 299 1900 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 1,880 1900 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.7M 3/3 3,447 1900 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1908 SPRUCE ST Vacant $50K —/— 0
1909 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 5,480 1880 0 rented
1910 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $3.1M —/— 7,589 1800 0
1911 SPRUCE ST sold $963K (2001); Appeal approved (2011). Owner-occupied $1.7M 3/— 5,171 1750 1
1912 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.5M —/— 6,563 1900 1 rented
1913 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $1.1M in 2004 → $2.6M in 2021 (+144%). Owner-occupied $2.7M 4/3 5,837 1750 2
1914 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.4M —/— 7,644 1890 1 rented
1915 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.8M in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $1.8M 7/5 5,770 1750 2
1917 SPRUCE ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $428K 2/1 914 1900 0
1917 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $474K 2/1 1,048 1900 0
1917 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $377K 1/1 715 1900 0
1917 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $519K 2/1 1,184 1900 0
1917 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $582K 2/1 1,381 1900 0
1919 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 5,750 1890 1 rented
1920 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $6.5M —/— 40,878 1870 0 abated
1921 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 5,888 1890 0
1922 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 7,384 1870 1 rented
1923 SPRUCE ST Appeal moot (2015). Owner-occupied $2.1M —/— 9,642 1890 0 rented
1924-26 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.7M in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $2.1M —/— 7,889 1890 3 rented
1925 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.5M —/— 6,121 1890 1 rented
1927 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 7,032 1890 1 rented
1928 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 5,920 1890 0 rented
1929 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 5,836 1890 0 rented
1930 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.1M in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 5,190 1930 1 rented
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $375K 1/1 751 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $427K 1/1 844 1900 0 rented
1931 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $249K 1/1 746 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $411K 1/1 768 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $431K 1/1 882 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $417K 1/1 786 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $443K 2/1 973 1900 0
1931 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $431K 1/1 880 1900 0
1932 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $612K in 2001 → $1.6M in 2023 (+170%). Investor / LLC $936K —/— 4,001 1890 3 rented1 violtax lien
1933 SPRUCE ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $1.7M —/— 6,627 1860 0 rented
1934 SPRUCE ST Bought for $769K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 4,406 1860 2
1935 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $875K —/— 2,390 1860 0
1936 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.4M —/— 6,426 1800 1 1 viol

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