Who owns your block
2000 block of S 3rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 3 homes behind $29,863 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $283K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $283K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $283K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (29 violent) and 284 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
- $283K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,058 to $2,748 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.6M assessed, $103,318/yr to the city, about $3,131 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +34% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2029-33 S 3rd St is assessed at $665K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $9,302 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 +4.4% 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 $161 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Sb524133 Llc, carries 5 open violations across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sb524133 Llc | 1 | 4 | $666K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kirlin Joseph P Iii (individual) | 2 | 3 | $640K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Happy Tappers New Years A (individual) | 2 | 2 | $421K | phila.gov ↗ |
| New Life Praise Center (individual) | 2 | 2 | $802K | phila.gov ↗ |
| The Woodland String (individual) | 2 | 2 | $291K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vsp Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $183K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3rd And Mercy Llc | 1 | 1 | $243K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $183K | —/— | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2009 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2010 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2011 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $155K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2012 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $170K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/1 | 1,728 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 2013 S 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $317K in 2021 → $380K in 2025 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2014 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $355K | 3/2 | 1,808 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2015 S 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $44K in 2000 → $330K in 2024 (+650%). | Owner-occupied | $359K | 2/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2016 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2017 S 3RD ST Historysold $215K (2007); L&I violation (2008). | Absentee individual | $263K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2018 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $171K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2019 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $158K | —/— | 1,608 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2020 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2021 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $298K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $283K | 4/2 | 1,300 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2022 S 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2023 S 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2004 → $160K in 2013 (+23%). | Absentee individual | $345K | 6/3 | 1,971 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2024 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | —/— | 2,465 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2025 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $104K in 2015. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $420K | 6/3 | 2,020 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2026 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2018, administrative permit in 2018, sold for $250K in 2023 (+4900%). | Investor / LLC | $306K | —/— | 2,080 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2027 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $421K | 6/3 | 1,983 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2028 S 3RD ST | Vacant | $144K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2029-33 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $665K | —/— | 8,988 | 1906 | 0 | abated |
| 2030 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2032 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $298K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2034 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2035 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $550K in 2007, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $700K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $138K | —/— | 1,860 | 1900 | 2 | abated |
| 2036-38 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $636K | —/— | 2,168 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2037 S 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $120K in 2004 → $211K in 2012 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $343K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 2039 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2041 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $150K | —/— | 1,372 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2043 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | —/— | 1,300 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2045 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | —/— | 1,418 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2047 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2002. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $360K | —/— | 2,448 | 1920 | 6 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)