Who owns your block
2100 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 30% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 2 homes behind $30,820 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $328K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $328K — about 1.5× 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 | $328K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 145 reported crimes (46 violent) and 314 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
- $328K typical home, up +138% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,915 to $4,034 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.6M assessed, $116,679/yr to the city, about $3,889 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +138% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +111% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2128 S 8th St is assessed at $331K but pays $525 a year — about 11% of the $4,628 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 +8.2% 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 $238 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 35 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 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Us Bank Trust National Association Tr, carries 20 open violations across 22 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us Bank Trust National Association Tr | 1 | 22 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Louis And Lucas Investment Group Llc | 1 | 19 | $4.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yhc Properties Investment Group | 1 | 13 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Li Jessica Ping (individual) | 5 | 5 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lisa Giacobetti (individual) | 3 | 3 | $888K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y&Z Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $268K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $445K in 2020 (+585%). | Absentee individual | $392K | 4/4 | 2,696 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2102 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $455K | 3/3 | 2,640 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 2104 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $398K | 3/3 | 2,907 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2106 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $349K | —/— | 2,730 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2108 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $394K | —/— | 2,625 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2110 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $389K | —/— | 2,592 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2112 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $14K in 2000 → $670K in 2005 (+4863%). | Absentee individual | $377K | 4/4 | 2,544 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2114 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $88K in 2002. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/1 | 2,920 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2115-19 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $676K | —/— | 7,426 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 2116 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2118 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2011 → $220K in 2023 (+69%). | Investor / LLC | $268K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2120 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $266K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2121 S 8TH ST | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rented |
| 2122 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $325K | 3/1 | 1,512 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2123 S 8TH ST | Vacant | $102K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rented |
| 2124 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2001 → $260K in 2019 (+1900%). | Absentee individual | $304K | 4/2 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2125 S 8TH ST | Vacant | $102K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rented |
| 2126 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $334K | 3/1 | 1,808 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2127 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $425K | 3/3 | 2,310 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2128 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/1 | 1,808 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2129 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Absentee individual | $272K | —/— | 2,400 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2130 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2132 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2134 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2006, use permit in 2012, sold for $217K in 2021 (+21550%). | Investor / LLC | $167K | —/— | 1,248 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 2135 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,595 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2136 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2137 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2009. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $340K | 4/2 | 1,968 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2138 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $277K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2139 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2008, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $510K in 2021 (+278%). | Investor / LLC | $389K | —/— | 2,592 | 1925 | 3 | 5 viol |
| 2140 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $178K in 2004 → $122K in 2008 (-31%). | Absentee individual | $344K | 3/1 | 1,920 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)