Who owns your block
2500 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $198K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $198K — 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 block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $198K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (24 violent) and 300 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
- $198K typical home, up +100% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,358 to $2,630 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.7M assessed, $119,564/yr to the city, about $2,657 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +100% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
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:
- 2513 S 8th Stexemption0.64%$1,180/yr on $184K
- 2517 S 8th Stexemption0.64%$1,180/yr on $184K
- 2525 S 8th Stexemption0.64%$1,180/yr on $184K
- 2527 S 8th Stexemption0.64%$1,180/yr on $184K
- 2543 S 8th Stexemption0.65%$1,230/yr on $188K
- …and 7 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $200 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 48 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
Who owns it
Ownership of 45 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 21
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis And Lucas Investment Group LLC | 2 | 19 | $4.1M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ganex Group LLC | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.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 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500-06 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $872K | —/— | 6,232 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2509 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2000 → $95K in 2011 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 3 | rented |
| 2510 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $230K | 4/2 | 1,432 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2511 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2512 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,432 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2513 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $116K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $180K in 2024 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2514 S 8TH ST Historysold $32K (1999); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2515 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2516 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); sold $70K (2015); L&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $198K | —/— | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2517 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2518 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $131K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2519 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2520 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); sold $205K (2021). | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2521 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $169K (2011). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2522 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2026. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2523 S 8TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2524 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2525 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2014. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2526 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $85K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $247K | 3/2 | 1,550 | 1929 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2527 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2528 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2529 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $112K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2530 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2531 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2532 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $254K | 3/2 | 1,668 | 1929 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2533 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $166K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2534 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $125K in 2006 (+108%). | Absentee individual | $205K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2535 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $215K in 2024 (+291%). | Absentee individual | $220K | 2/2 | 1,170 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2536 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $133K in 2005 → $128K in 2008 (-3%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2537 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $115K (2025). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2538 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $138K in 2007 (+20%). | Absentee individual | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2539 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2011); sold $138K (2017). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2540 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $148K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2541 S 8TH ST Historysold $120K (2025); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2542 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2543 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2544 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2005 → $120K in 2015 (+20%). | Investor / LLC | $236K | —/— | 1,320 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2545 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2546 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2547 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2548 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2549 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2005 → $130K in 2006 (+24%). | Absentee individual | $235K | —/— | 1,361 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2550 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | —/— | 1,536 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2551 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2553 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2004 → $220K in 2018 (+2100%). | Absentee individual | $217K | 4/1 | 1,504 | 1929 | 3 | rented |
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