Who owns your block
200 block of South St
An investor-heavy block: 41% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 15 open code violations and 1 home behind $30 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 30% since 2016, now about $492K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $492K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $492K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 104 reported crimes (36 violent) and 378 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
- $492K typical home, up +30% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,280 to $6,880 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $179,933/yr to the city, about $10,584 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +30% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +30% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.4% 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 $130 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axelrod Master Llc | 1 | 1 | $483K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 216 South Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mpd Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $689K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 224-226 South Street Holdings Pa Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 228-232 South Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 244 South Llc | 1 | 1 | $697K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 248 South Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1.0M in 2006 → $583K in 2016 (-42%). | Investor / LLC | $483K | 2,185 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
| 214 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $654K | 3,114 | 1900 | 1 | 3 violtax lien |
| 216 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | 7,746 | 1900 | 0 | 10 viol |
| 220 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $634K | 3,018 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 222 SOUTH ST Historysold $875K (2006); Appeal moot (2008); Appeal withdrawn (2015). | Investor / LLC | $689K | 3,283 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 226 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $2.4M | — | — | 1 | rented |
| 228-32 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $600K in 2003 → $920K in 2004 (+53%). | Investor / LLC | $1.6M | 6,600 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 234 SOUTH ST Historysold $290K (2001); Appeal granted (2017); Appeal continued (2018). | Absentee individual | $731K | 3,481 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 236 SOUTH ST Historysold $380K (2004); Appeal complete (2025). | Absentee individual | $325K | 1,470 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 238 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 1,494 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 240 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $273K in 2001 → $500K in 2003 (+83%). | Absentee individual | $288K | 1,305 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 242 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $300K in 2013 → $600K in 2025 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $408K | 1,440 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 244 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $400K in 2013 → $415K in 2013 (+4%). | Owner-occupied | $697K | 3,320 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 248 SOUTH ST Historysold $207K (2001); Appeal filed (2026). | Investor / LLC | $446K | 2,016 | 1900 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 250 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $438K | 1,980 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 252 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $492K | 2,224 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 254 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $472K | 2,636 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)