Who owns your block
200 block of S 49th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 5 homes behind $107,855 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 119% since 2016, now about $429K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $429K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $429K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (23 violent) and 267 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
- $429K typical home, up +119% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,049 to $4,608 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $32M assessed, $413,490/yr to the city, about $13,783 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +119% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +125% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
216 S 49th St is assessed at $431K but pays $1,659 a year — about 27% of the $6,039 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 +7.4% 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 $219 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jdt Investment Llc, carries 6 open violations across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jdt Investment Llc | 1 | 2 | $51K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kia Enterprises Inc | 1 | 1 | $439K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 49th & Spruce Associates | 1 | 1 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $650K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $727K | 8/5 | 2,040 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 208 S 49TH ST History3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3 (2016); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE (2017); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 209 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2005 → $330K in 2024 (+247%). | Owner-occupied | $429K | 5/2 | 2,160 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 210 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 211 S 49TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 6 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 212 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $431K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 213 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $365K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 214 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $21K in 2011, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $29K in 2014. | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 6 viol |
| 215 S 49TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2000 → $239K in 2012 (+697%). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 216 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $431K | —/— | 2,360 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 217 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2003, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $350K in 2021 (+600%). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 218 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 219 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 220 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $322K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 221 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 222 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $419K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 223 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $280K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $394K in 2025 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $365K | 3/3 | 2,160 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 224 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $328K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 225 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $439K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 226 S 49TH ST Historysold $160K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Absentee individual | $349K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 227 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 228 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $329K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 229 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 230 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $357K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 231 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $145K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $350K in 2016 (+141%). | Owner-occupied | $617K | —/— | 2,304 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 233 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $170K in 2004, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $266K in 2026 (+56%). | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 235 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $21K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $52K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $429K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 237 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $240K in 2007 → $310K in 2014 (+29%). | Absentee individual | $441K | —/— | 2,480 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 241 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $20M | —/— | 111,888 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 242-52 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 54,648 | 1922 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)