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Who owns your block

2600 block of W Sterner St

A mixed-ownership block: 27% owner-occupied, 34% investor-held, with 24 open code violations and 22 homes behind $98,059 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 209% since 2016, now about $47K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$47K
$7K–$130K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$77
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$34K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $47K
Tax / yr
$651
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
12 of 56
$11K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
27%
13 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
13%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
24
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$98K
22 of 56 behind
▲ block 39% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$0
5 years
+263%
value · tax +$84
10 years
+209%
value · tax +$47

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 $47K — about 0.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$47K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied18%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 186 reported crimes (78 violent) and 310 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
186
78 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
310
104 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults46
All Other Offenses32
Thefts18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief18
Fraud15
Aggravated Assault No Firearm13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint107
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Illegal Dumping30
Abandoned Vehicle29
Salting12
Dangerous Building Complaint10

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
Ethel D Allen
3200 W Lehigh Ave · 274 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$50K$100K$47K2016: $15K2017: $15K2018: $15K2019: $12K2020: $13K2021: $13K2022: $13K2023: $31K2024: $31K2025: $42K2026: $42K2027: $47K2016202020232027

▲ +209% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$1792016: $1272017: $1322018: $1272019: $922020: $952021: $952022: $952023: $4172024: $3602025: $1792026: $1792027: $1792016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 $11,308 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $1,124at the full rate

2615 W Sterner St is assessed at $80K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,124 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 +10.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8210050020162019202220252027This block 309 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $309 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+209%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+4.3 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 47 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M19982004201020162022
47arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 11Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 23 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 11
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 23

Value distribution today

22 parcels1 parcels7 parcels2 parcels18 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$7K$99K+

The block's largest owner, Alvo Homes Llc, carries 1 open violation across 7 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Alvo Homes Llc37$851Kphila.gov ↗
Ajj 1 Llc16$538Kphila.gov ↗
Lti Investments16$182Kphila.gov ↗
Q S Miles Associates Inc15$305Kphila.gov ↗
Bobulini Llc14$367Kphila.gov ↗
Edlini Properties Llc13$188Kphila.gov ↗
Sterner Investments Llc23$125Kphila.gov ↗
Polanco Buildings Llc13$368Kphila.gov ↗
2016 Toronto Llc12$122Kphila.gov ↗
Sofnik Llc12$142Kphila.gov ↗
777 Family Rentals Llc12$181Kphila.gov ↗
Bleu Diamond Services Inc11$13Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2600 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2601 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $70K —/— 960 1915 0 3 viol
2602 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2603 W STERNER ST Investor / LLC $70K 3/1 960 1915 1 tax lien
2604 W STERNER ST Bought for $7K in 2020. Vacant $13K —/— 1 tax lien
2605 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
2606 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2011 → $5K in 2017 (+50%). Investor / LLC $50K 3/1 930 1915 2 rentedtax lien
2607 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $69K 3/1 930 1915 1 10 viol
2608 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2609 W STERNER ST Traded 3×: $4K in 1998 → $55K in 2024 (+1275%). Investor / LLC $42K 3/1 930 1915 3 tax lien
2610 W STERNER ST Vacant $7K —/— 1 tax lien
2611 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2612 W STERNER ST Vacant $7K —/— 0 tax lien
2613 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2006 → $2K in 2010 (-85%). Investor / LLC $130K 2/2 910 1915 2 tax lien
2614 W STERNER ST Vacant $7K —/— 0 tax lien
2615 W STERNER ST Bought for $27K in 2022, built new (tax-abated), sold for $104K in 2023. Owner-occupied $80K 2/1 780 1915 3 abated
2616 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2617 W STERNER ST Traded 5×: $4K in 2005 → $20K in 2021 (+400%). Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 5 rented
2618 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abated
2619 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $99K 3/1 840 1915 1 rentedtax lien
2620 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2621 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abated
2622 W STERNER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $1K in 2017. Owner-occupied $47K 3/1 840 1915 1 abatedtax lien
2623 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2020 → $85K in 2025 (+183%). Investor / LLC $48K 3/1 896 1915 2 rented
2624 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0
2625 W STERNER ST Bought for $12K in 2004. Vacant $13K —/— 2 7 viol
2626 W STERNER ST Investor / LLC $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 rentedtax lien
2627 W STERNER ST Bought for $11K in 2012. Vacant $13K —/— 2
2628 W STERNER ST Appeal denied (2023). Absentee individual $39K 3/1 840 1915 0
2629 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $11K in 2012 → $38K in 2020 (+257%). Vacant $13K —/— 2
2630 W STERNER ST Vacant $28K —/— 0 tax lien
2631 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $47K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2632 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2633 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $19K in 2009 → $40K in 2018 (+114%). Absentee individual $67K 3/1 904 1915 2
2634 W STERNER ST Investor / LLC $99K 3/1 840 1915 1
2635 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $16K in 2016 → $32K in 2023 (+97%). Investor / LLC $64K 3/1 840 1915 2 rented
2636 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2017 → $23K in 2018 (+2150%). Investor / LLC $101K 3/1 872 1915 2 tax lien
2637 W STERNER ST Traded 2×: $16K in 2016 → $32K in 2023 (+97%). Vacant $13K —/— 2 rented
2638 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $47K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2639 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $47K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2640 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $47K 3/1 840 1915 1 tax lien
2641 W STERNER ST Bought for $17K in 2007. Vacant $13K —/— 1 2 violtax lien
2642 W STERNER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 2009. Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 1 abatedtax lien
2643 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
2644 W STERNER ST Bought for $7K in 2005. Vacant $13K —/— 2 tax lien
2645 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 2 viol
2646 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2647 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $99K 3/1 840 1915 1
2648 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abated
2649 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2650 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 1
2651 W STERNER ST Investor / LLC $64K 3/1 840 1915 1
2652 W STERNER ST Absentee individual $64K 3/1 840 1915 0
2653 W STERNER ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 840 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2654 W STERNER ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
2655 W STERNER ST Investor / LLC $67K —/— 1,148 1915 1

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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