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Who owns your block

2100 block of S 15th St

A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $771 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $359K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$359K
$282K–$567K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$197
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$748K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $359K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 44
$23K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
55%
24 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
36%
16 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$771
1 of 44 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$508
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+90%
value · tax +$3K

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 $359K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$359K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied18%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 135 reported crimes (35 violent) and 339 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
135
35 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
339
43 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle19
All Other Offenses17
Fraud17
Other Assaults17
Thefts15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection75
Salting44
Street Defect31
Maintenance Complaint28
Illegal Dumping19
License Complaint17

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 · K-5
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$250K$500K$359K2016: $189K2017: $189K2018: $189K2019: $223K2020: $240K2021: $240K2022: $240K2023: $306K2024: $306K2025: $329K2026: $326K2027: $359K2016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,0292016: $1,9392017: $1,9392018: $1,9392019: $3,0912020: $3,3622021: $3,3622022: $3,3622023: $4,2832024: $4,2832025: $4,5212026: $4,5212027: $5,0292016202020232027

▲ +159% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

4
4 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 $22,976 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%
$1,970pays now $5,029at the full rate

2116 S 15th St is assessed at $359K but pays $1,970 a year — about 39% of the $5,029 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 190 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+90%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 59 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 14 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 14

Value distribution today

1 parcels2 parcels24 parcels10 parcels1 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$282K$478K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Li Chen Property Llc15$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Rao Lawrence J Jr (individual)24$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Summertime Properties Llc13$862Kphila.gov ↗
Bant Real Estate Llc22$881Kphila.gov ↗
Evans Investment Group Llc12$454Kphila.gov ↗
615 South Llc12$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
2124 S 15th Street Llc11$380Kphila.gov ↗
Jmj Jiang Investments Llc11$445Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2100 S 15TH ST 3 L&I violations (2025); sold $855K (2025). Owner-occupied $478K —/— 2,988 1920 1
2102 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $403K —/— 2,088 1920 1
2104 S 15TH ST Bought for $490K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $380K 4/3 1,828 1920 1 2 viol
2106 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $379K —/— 2,088 1920 1
2108 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2004 → $125K in 2007 (+0%). Owner-occupied $380K —/— 1,828 1920 2 tax lien
2109 S 15TH ST Bought for $38K in 2005, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $300K in 2021 (+689%). Investor / LLC $354K 5/1 1,828 1920 3 rented
2110 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $489K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2111 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $380K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2112 S 15TH ST Bought for $125K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2113 S 15TH ST Bought for $575K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $640K in 2025. Owner-occupied $567K 5/— 1,971 1920 3 rented
2114 S 15TH ST 4 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $380K —/— 1,828 1920 0
2115 S 15TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2001. Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 1 abated
2116 S 15TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2000. Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1 abated
2117 S 15TH ST sold $50K (2002); L&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2118 S 15TH ST Bought for $120K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2119 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $280K in 2020 → $280K in 2020 (+0%). Owner-occupied $354K 5/2 1,828 1920 2
2120 S 15TH ST sold $80K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011). Absentee individual $380K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2121 S 15TH ST Bought for $105K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2122 S 15TH ST L&I violation (2016); 2 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024); Appeal complete (2024). Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 0
2123 S 15TH ST Bought for $205K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $354K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2124 S 15TH ST Investor / LLC $380K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2125 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $19K in 2000 → $218K in 2006 (+1045%). Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 3
2126 S 15TH ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $255K in 2020. Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2127 S 15TH ST Bought for $130K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $365K 4/1 1,828 1920 2
2128 S 15TH ST Bought for $240K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1
2129 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $310K 4/1 1,828 1920 0 abated
2130 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2000 → $130K in 2006 (+117%). Owner-occupied $315K 4/1 1,828 1920 3
2131 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 0 abated
2132 S 15TH ST Bought for $108K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $359K 5/1 1,828 1920 4
2133 S 15TH ST sold $57K (2004); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2134 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,828 1920 0
2135 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2018. Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 0 rented
2136 S 15TH ST Bought for $130K in 2002, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $500K in 2021 (+285%). Investor / LLC $489K 5/4 1,828 1920 5 rented
2137 S 15TH ST Bought for $440K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 1 rented
2138 S 15TH ST 4 L&I violations (2009); 7 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,828 1920 0
2139 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $18K in 2002 → $18K in 2002 (+0%). Absentee individual $282K —/— 1,828 1920 2 rented
2140 S 15TH ST Bought for $90K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Absentee individual $380K —/— 1,828 1920 2
2141 S 15TH ST Bought for $62K in 2001, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $330K in 2021. Investor / LLC $359K 4/2 1,828 1920 2 rented
2142 S 15TH ST sold $75K (2002); L&I violation (2018). Absentee individual $352K —/— 1,568 1920 1 rented
2143 S 15TH ST Bought for $26K in 1999, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $145K in 2009. Absentee individual $373K —/— 1,828 1920 3 rented
2144 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $380K —/— 1,828 1920 0
2145 S 15TH ST Bought for $47K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,828 1920 2
2146 S 15TH ST Investor / LLC $445K 7/3 2,801 1920 1 rented
2147 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $456K —/— 2,848 1920 0 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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