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Who owns your block

200 block of S 23rd St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 19% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $1 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $992K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$992K
$55K–$1.4M
ZIP median $608K
Price / sq ft
$447
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
4.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$1.1M
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $992K
Tax / yr
$13K
typical · up to $20K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 43
$41K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
58%
25 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
16%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$1
1 of 43 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$993
5 years
+51%
value · tax +$4K
10 years
+71%
value · tax +$5K

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 $992K — about 4.5× 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$992K$608K$223K
Owner-occupied40%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (14 violent) and 459 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
79
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
459
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts17
Theft from Vehicle12
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Burglary Residential9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Other Assaults7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection99
Illegal Dumping58
Sanitation Violation53
Graffiti Removal36
Street Light Outage35
Salting26

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$992K2016: $581K2017: $581K2018: $581K2019: $645K2020: $659K2021: $659K2022: $659K2023: $866K2024: $866K2025: $941K2026: $941K2027: $992K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$12,7652016: $7,6992017: $7,7142018: $7,7142019: $8,3642020: $8,5912021: $8,5912022: $8,5912023: $11,7582024: $11,7582025: $11,5882026: $11,7722027: $12,7652016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

3
3 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 $40,640 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%
$5,237pays now $14,600at the full rate

237 S 23rd St is assessed at $1.0M but pays $5,237 a year — about 36% of the $14,600 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20052010201520202025
23arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 10 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

2 parcels5 parcels3 parcels3 parcels6 parcels20 parcels4 parcels
$55K$1.3M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jonathan Tori (individual)38$5.4Mphila.gov ↗
117 Property Llc13$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Tori Properties L L C33$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Chadleigh Properties Llc12$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Tori Properties Llc22$559Kphila.gov ↗
280 S 23rd Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 43 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
210 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,950 1985 0
212 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/— 1,916 1985 0
214 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,926 1985 0
216 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,926 1985 0
218 S 23RD ST built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $773K in 2023. Absentee individual $875K —/— 1,916 1985 1
220 S 23RD ST Traded 3×: $660K in 2015 → $941K in 2021 (+42%). Owner-occupied $800K 3/2 1,916 1985 3
222 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/2 1,926 1985 1
224 S 23RD ST Bought for $580K in 2011, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $975K in 2021 (+68%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,609 1985 2
226 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,926 1985 0
228 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,916 1985 0
230 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,950 1985 0
237 S 23RD ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 1,712 1800 0 abated
239 S 23RD ST Bought for $279K in 2001, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $725K in 2021. Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/2 1,553 1800 3
241 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/3 2,175 1800 0
243 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 1,760 1800 0
245 S 23RD ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $784K in 2013. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 2,032 1800 1
246 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $1.0M 3/3 4,068 1800 0 abated
247 S 23RD ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $984K —/— 1,974 1800 0 abated
248 S 23RD ST Traded 2×: $760K in 2004 → $985K in 2008 (+30%). Investor / LLC $801K —/— 3,464 1920 2 rented
249 S 23RD ST Bought for $312K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $981K —/— 1,965 1800 1
250 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $336K 1/1 983 1880 0 rented
250 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $398K 2/2 1,087 1880 0 rented
250 S 23RD ST 3 L&I violations (2011). Absentee individual $389K 1/1 1,130 1880 0
250 S 23RD ST Absentee individual $208K —/1 444 1880 0
250 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $265K —/1 619 1880 0
251 S 23RD ST sold $628K (2005); 6 L&I violations (2008). Absentee individual $720K —/— 2,496 1920 1 rented
252 S 23RD ST sold $1.1M (2020); L&I violation (2025). Investor / LLC $773K —/— 3,464 1920 1 1 viol
254 S 23RD ST built new under a 2023 permit. Absentee individual $1.1M 5/5 3,464 1800 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Investor / LLC $504K —/— 3,100 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Investor / LLC $55K —/— 1,378 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Investor / LLC $544K —/— 2,325 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Investor / LLC $912K —/— 4,500 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $897K —/— 4,400 1900 0 rented
256-70 S 23RD ST Absentee individual $992K —/— 6,100 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Absentee individual $687K —/— 8,000 1900 0
256-70 S 23RD ST Absentee individual $1.4M —/— 7,400 1900 0
272 S 23RD ST L&I violation (2009). Absentee individual $321K 1/1 623 1900 0 rented
272 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $626K 3/3 2,426 1900 0 tax lien
272 S 23RD ST Absentee individual $533K 2/2 1,161 1900 0
274 S 23RD ST Bought for $725K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $1.3M 6/4 2,909 1800 1
276 S 23RD ST Bought for $545K in 2009, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $955K in 2020 (+75%). Owner-occupied $1.3M 4/3 2,909 1800 2
278 S 23RD ST Bought for $930K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $1.3M 4/4 2,909 1800 2
280 S 23RD ST Bought for $1.1M in 2016, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2025. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 2,844 1920 2 rented

Neighborhood

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

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