Who owns your block
2500 block of S Wanamaker St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 3 homes behind $29,690 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 117% since 2016, now about $133K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $133K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $133K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (10 violent) and 113 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
- $133K typical home, up +117% since 2016
- Tax bill $812 to $575 a year, -3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $26,274/yr to the city, about $1,142 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +117% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -29% since 2016 · ~-3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2541 S Wanamaker St is assessed at $133K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,866 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 +7.3% 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 $217 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bankers Trust Company Of, carries 13 open violations across 40 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankers Trust Company Of | 1 | 40 | $6.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| All Across The Board Enterprises Llc | 1 | 2 | $285K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2511 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2513 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2515 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2517 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1955 | 1 | |
| 2519 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2521 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2523 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2525 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2527 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2529 S WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2002 → $55K in 2008 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2531 S WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2024 → $90K in 2024 (+91%). | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 2 | rented3 viol |
| 2533 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2535 S WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $21K in 2002 → $160K in 2023 (+662%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,174 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2537 S WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 2539 S WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $7K in 2000 → $125K in 2021 (+1823%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2541 S WANAMAKER ST New constructionBought for $17K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $56K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 2543 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2545 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2547 S WANAMAKER ST | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2549 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2551 S WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2553 S WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2001 → $100K in 2007 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2555 S WANAMAKER ST | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/2 | 1,234 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)