Who owns your block
2400 block of S 28th St
A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 1 home behind $2 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 212% since 2016, now about $237K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $237K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $237K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 16 reported crimes (3 violent) and 38 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
- $237K typical home, up +212% since 2016
- Tax bill $830 to $2,191 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.6M assessed, $21,884/yr to the city, about $2,736 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +212% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +164% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2447 S 28th St is assessed at $119K but pays $270 a year — about 16% of the $1,670 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 +10.9% 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 $312 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 9 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double J Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $581K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $581K | —/— | 7,260 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 2430 S 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Vacant | $873K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2441 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $80K in 2007 (+33%). | Absentee individual | $299K | —/— | 3,110 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2443 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2001 → $84K in 2014 (+140%). | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,138 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2445 S 28TH ST Historysold $40K (2004); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2447 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $76K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2449 S 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 1,553 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2450 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)