Who owns your block
1900 block of W Berks St
An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 19 open code violations and 5 homes behind $73,713 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 293% since 2016, now about $359K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $359K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $359K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 12% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 200 reported crimes (79 violent) and 208 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
- $359K typical home, up +293% since 2016
- Tax bill $972 to $2,800 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $139,195/yr to the city, about $4,094 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +293% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +188% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1943 W Berks St is assessed at $1.2M but pays $3,231 a year — about 20% of the $16,158 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 +13.3% 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 $393 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 49 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 3 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Abdul Mused 1234 Llc | 1 | 11 | $766K | phila.gov ↗ |
| E & M Property Group Llc | 5 | 5 | $5.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Munir Odeh (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Freedom Properties I Llc | 4 | 4 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| G&Z Realty Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mcjs Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $381K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bonie Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $442K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Scarlett Developers Llc | 1 | 1 | $100K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 101 Kol Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $184K | —/— | 1,764 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1903 W BERKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2001 → $65K in 2005 (+333%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,446 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1905 W BERKS ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,446 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1907 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1909 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2008, built new under a 2009 permit. | Absentee individual | $385K | 6/3 | 1,902 | 2010 | 2 | |
| 1910 W BERKS ST | Absentee individual | $239K | 6/2 | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1911 W BERKS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $442K | 7/2 | 2,205 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1912 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $445K in 2021 (+1171%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 9/5 | 2,268 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1913 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $51K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $350K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $370K | 4/— | 1,911 | 2021 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1914 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2009, use permit in 2009, sold for $370K in 2022 (+393%). | Investor / LLC | $422K | 7/3 | 2,160 | 1915 | 4 | rented4 viol |
| 1915 W BERKS ST HistoryL&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,446 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1916 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $3K in 2005. | Absentee individual | $379K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1917 W BERKS ST History4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1918 W BERKS ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $237K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1919 W BERKS ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1920 W BERKS ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $533K | 7/4 | 2,430 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1921 W BERKS ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $85K in 2015, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2021). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 5/3 | 1,788 | 2021 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 1922 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $74K in 2006, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $360K | 6/2 | 2,160 | 1915 | 4 | abated |
| 1923 W BERKS ST | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1924 W BERKS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1925 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | 11/— | 5,938 | 2023 | 2 | rented |
| 1926 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $225K in 2009 (+2900%). | Owner-occupied | $257K | 5/2 | 1,536 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1927 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 8/— | 4,402 | 2023 | 2 | rented |
| 1928 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $88K in 2026 (+298%). | Investor / LLC | $100K | —/— | 1,536 | 1915 | 2 | 10 viol |
| 1929 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 8/— | 4,402 | 2023 | 2 | rented |
| 1930 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $210K in 2023 (+4100%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 6/6 | 2,416 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1931 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 8/— | 4,402 | 2023 | 2 | rented |
| 1932 W BERKS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,724 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1933 W BERKS ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | 9/— | 4,402 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1935 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 4,258 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1937 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 4,258 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated3 viol |
| 1939 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 4,258 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1941 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | 7/7 | 4,258 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1943 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | 8/8 | 7,370 | 2021 | 0 | rentedabated2 viol |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)