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Who owns your block

2500 block of S 2nd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,358 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 108% since 2016, now about $209K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$209K
$58K–$479K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$194
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$323K
8 sold in 2yr
assessed $209K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
12 of 55
$62K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
34 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
20%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
1 of 55 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 11% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$209
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$827
10 years
+108%
value · tax +$1K

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 $209K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$209K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied29%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (15 violent) and 262 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
73
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
262
68 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft17
Other Assaults10
Theft from Vehicle9
Thefts9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint56
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Abandoned Vehicle36
Salting36
Sanitation Violation14
Shoveling11

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 & Middle · K-8
George Sharswood
2300 S 2nd St · 317 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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$209K2016: $100K2017: $100K2018: $100K2019: $129K2020: $139K2021: $139K2022: $139K2023: $179K2024: $179K2025: $201K2026: $201K2027: $209K2016202020232027

▲ +108% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1722016: $9852017: $9872018: $9872019: $1,2422020: $1,4192021: $1,3452022: $1,3452023: $1,5592024: $1,6462025: $1,6522026: $1,9632027: $2,1722016202020232027

▲ +121% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

12
12 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 $62,389 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

28 homes pay the full 1.40%27 pay less
$5,811pays now $6,705at the full rate

The starkest example: 2553-55 S 2nd St is assessed at $479K but pays $5,811 a year — about 87% of the $6,705 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 208 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $208 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+108%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 91 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
91arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 34Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 5 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 34
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels2 parcels25 parcels9 parcels3 parcels2 parcels9 parcels
$58K$428K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Antonio Tecce (individual)34$632Kphila.gov ↗
Liu Jin Ren (individual)24$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Benadick LLC13$700Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Pauline P Tabita (individual)22$541Kphila.gov ↗
Lucky6688 LLC12$419Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Phomphakdy Patricio Hugo (individual)22$317Kphila.gov ↗
Lions Oak LLC11$155Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 55 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
2500 S 2ND ST sold $40K (2005); L&I violation (2020). Vacant $63K —/— 1
2501 S 2ND ST Bought for $45K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $268K —/— 1,390 1929 1
2502 S 2ND ST sold $35K (2005); L&I violation (2020). Vacant $59K —/— 1
2503 S 2ND ST Bought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Absentee individual $209K 3/— 1,079 1925 4
2504 S 2ND ST Bought for $135K in 2006, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2021. Owner-occupied $432K 3/— 1,725 2021 3 abatedtax lien
2505 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $201K 3/1 1,066 1925 1
2506 S 2ND ST Bought for $141K in 2023. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $155K 3/1 1,077 1925 1
2507 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2011 → $199K in 2015 (+243%). Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,081 1925 2
2508 S 2ND ST Traded 3×: $55K in 2001 → $37K in 2010 (-33%). Absentee individual $209K 3/1 1,077 1925 3 rented
2509 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,076 1925 0
2510 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $32K in 2005 → $90K in 2006 (+181%). Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,077 1925 2 1 viol
2511 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2004 → $81K in 2015 (+1520%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,077 1905 2
2512 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $123K in 2007 → $150K in 2015 (+22%). Absentee individual $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 2 rented
2513 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 0
2514 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. Vacant $59K —/— 0 2 viol
2515 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,077 1925 0
2516 S 2ND ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $332K 3/1 2,426 1925 0 abated
2517 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $150K in 2008 → $165K in 2015 (+10%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 2
2518 S 2ND ST Traded 4×: $28K in 2003 → $250K in 2020 (+793%). Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,077 1925 4
2519 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,077 1925 0 tax lien
2520 S 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $145K (2022). Investor / LLC $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 1 rentedtax lien
2521 S 2ND ST Bought for $82K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $237K in 2018 (+191%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,224 1925 3
2522 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 0 abatedtax lien
2523 S 2ND ST Bought for $255K in 2016, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $335K in 2024. Owner-occupied $298K 3/2 1,403 2016 3
2524 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2025 → $150K in 2026 (+36%). Investor / LLC $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 2 rented
2525 S 2ND ST Bought for $131K in 2006, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $280K in 2020 (+114%). Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,077 1925 3
2526 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 1
2527 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2004 → $120K in 2015 (+200%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,086 1925 2 rented
2528 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $96K in 2011 → $185K in 2022 (+93%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,077 1925 2 tax lien
2529 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,070 1925 1
2530 S 2ND ST sold $75K (2009); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 1 rented
2531 S 2ND ST sold $90K (2008); 6 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 1
2532 S 2ND ST Bought for $35K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $275K in 2018 (+686%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,080 1925 3
2533 S 2ND ST Bought for $85K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $170K in 2016 (+100%). Absentee individual $261K 3/1 1,077 1925 2 rented
2534 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,070 1925 0
2535 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 0 rented
2536 S 2ND ST Bought for $48K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $450K in 2022. Owner-occupied $428K 4/— 1,695 2022 2 rentedabatedtax lien
2537 S 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 0
2538 S 2ND ST Bought for $23K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $370K in 2018. Absentee individual $412K 3/2 1,614 2018 2 abatedtax lien
2539 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,077 1925 1
2540 S 2ND ST Bought for $370K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $428K 3/— 1,743 2019 1 abated
2541 S 2ND ST Bought for $48K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,070 1925 3
2542 S 2ND ST Bought for $23K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $367K in 2019. Absentee individual $408K 3/2 1,581 2019 2 abatedtax lien
2543 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,070 1925 0
2544 S 2ND ST Bought for $370K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2026. Owner-occupied $428K 3/4 1,744 2019 2 abated
2545 S 2ND ST Traded 4×: $34K in 2002 → $198K in 2024 (+482%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,086 1925 4 rented
2546 S 2ND ST Bought for $385K in 2017, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $418K in 2024. Owner-occupied $381K 3/3 1,502 2017 4 abated
2547 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2000 → $125K in 2018 (+191%). Absentee individual $208K 3/1 1,070 1925 2 rented
2548 S 2ND ST Bought for $372K in 2018, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $449K in 2026. Owner-occupied $436K 3/3 1,809 2018 4 abated
2549 S 2ND ST Bought for $85K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,081 1925 1
2550 S 2ND ST Bought for $105K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $355K in 2019. Absentee individual $364K 3/3 1,564 1925 2 abatedtax lien
2551 S 2ND ST Bought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2010. Vacant $58K —/— 1
2552 S 2ND ST Traded 3×: $120K in 2015 → $310K in 2024 (+158%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,338 1925 3 tax lien
2553-55 S 2ND ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $479K 3/3 2,270 2017 0 abated
2554 S 2ND ST Traded 3×: $120K in 2015 → $40K in 2024 (-67%). Vacant $63K —/— 3 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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