Philadelphia property report
1900 block of Wharton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($22,641 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 159% since 2016, now about $377K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $377K — about 1.6× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19146 median of $386K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $377K | $386K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 33% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 130 reported crimes (about 11 a month, 18% of them violent) and 451 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $377K typical home, up +159% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,699 to $4,755 a year through 2027, +10%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $154,150/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,404 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +159% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +180% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 1901 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.21%$722/yr on $344K
- 1901 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.21%$787/yr on $375K
- 1916 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,877/yr on $671K
- 1937 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.30%$2,128/yr on $700K
- 1918 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.43%$966/yr on $227K
- …and 12 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 1937 Wharton St has a $2,128/year assessment-based estimate on $700K assessed value — about 22% of the $9,799 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9% 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 $259 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 71 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Real Estate Investm | 2 | 16 | $6.8M | Po Box 273, West Point PA, 19486 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Xuanwu Holdings LP | 1 | 5 | $1.3M | Po Box 37635 #97492, Philadelphia PA, 19101 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Igt Group LLC | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | 1840 Wharton St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1940 Wharton Street LLC | 2 | 2 | $332K | 1936 Washington Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1905 Wharton Street LLC | 1 | 1 | $416K | 1111 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia PA, 19123 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1911 Wharton LLC | 1 | 1 | $494K | 1131 Campus Dr W, Morganville NJ, 07751 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 38 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2017, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $403K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 2019 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1901 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $377K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 2019 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1903 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $338K in 2025, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $338K in 2025 (+33700%). | Absentee individual | $295K | 4/1 | 1,389 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1905 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $416K | 4/2 | 1,617 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1907 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $375K | 4/3 | 1,608 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1909 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $85K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $480K in 2021 (+465%). | Owner-occupied | $477K | 3/3 | 1,906 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1911 WHARTON ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $20K in 2008, built new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $494K | 6/4 | 2,976 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1913 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2004 → $64K in 2010 (+133%). | Investor / LLC | $345K | 5/2 | 1,803 | 1915 | 3 | $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1915 WHARTON ST Apartment building New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $75K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/3 | 1,840 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1916 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2010, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $695K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $671K | 4/4 | 2,366 | 2018 | 3 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1917 WHARTON ST Apartment building Renovated & sold onBought for $233K in 2022, change of use permit in 2024, sold for $650K in 2024 (+81150%). | Owner-occupied | $579K | 4/4 | 2,736 | 1915 | 5 | $19K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1918 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1919 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2007, zoning permit in 2007, sold for $345K in 2013 (+2200%). | Owner-occupied | $541K | 4/4 | 2,592 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1920 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $342K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/2 | 1,272 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1921 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $500 in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $514K | 3/3 | 2,172 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1922 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $74K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $255K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1923 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $89K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $356K | 3/2 | 1,504 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1924 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2015 → $235K in 2015 (+194%). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1925 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $329K | —/— | 1,513 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1926 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $170K in 2009 (+241%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1927 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $314K | —/— | 1,344 | 1915 | 0 | $298 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 1928 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $240K in 2014, mechanical permit in 2014, sold for $355K in 2019 (+7000%). | Owner-occupied | $353K | 2/2 | 1,314 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1929 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $10K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $349K | 4/3 | 1,526 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1930 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $515K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $477K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1931 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $443K in 2020 (+884%). | Owner-occupied | $530K | 3/3 | 2,124 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1932 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $344K in 2014, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $447K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $512K | 4/2 | 2,342 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1933 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $338K | —/— | 1,591 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1934 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $365K in 2020 (+1734%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1935 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $320K in 2014 (+7890%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 5/1 | 1,728 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1936 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $129K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $350K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $451K | 2/1 | 1,632 | 1925 | 2 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1937 WHARTON ST Multi-family New constructionBought for $152K in 2021, built new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $800K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $681K | 6/— | 2,700 | 1915 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1938 WHARTON ST Vacant lot Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $225K in 2023. | Vacant | $161K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1939 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $353K | —/— | 1,815 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1940 WHARTON ST Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit, sold for $160K in 2021. | Vacant | $172K | —/— | — | — | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1941 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $70K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $412K | 6/3 | 1,361 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1943 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $425K | 3/1 | 2,481 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1945 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $85K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $451K | 4/3 | 2,012 | 1915 | 2 | $928 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1947 WHARTON ST Store ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $268K | —/— | 1,260 | 1950 | 2 |
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