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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $47K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 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.
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
- $47K typical home, up +209% since 2016
- Tax bill $127 to $179 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.5M assessed, $23,615/yr to the city, about $422 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +209% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 23
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Alvo Homes Llc, carries 1 open violation across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvo Homes Llc | 3 | 7 | $851K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ajj 1 Llc | 1 | 6 | $538K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lti Investments | 1 | 6 | $182K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Q S Miles Associates Inc | 1 | 5 | $305K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bobulini Llc | 1 | 4 | $367K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edlini Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $188K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sterner Investments Llc | 2 | 3 | $125K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Polanco Buildings Llc | 1 | 3 | $368K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2016 Toronto Llc | 1 | 2 | $122K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sofnik Llc | 1 | 2 | $142K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 777 Family Rentals Llc | 1 | 2 | $181K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bleu Diamond Services Inc | 1 | 1 | $13K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 W STERNER ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2601 W STERNER ST | Absentee individual | $70K | —/— | 960 | 1915 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 2602 W STERNER ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2603 W STERNER ST | Investor / LLC | $70K | 3/1 | 960 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2604 W STERNER ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2020. | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2605 W STERNER ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2606 W STERNER ST TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 New constructionBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $1K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $47K | 3/1 | 840 | 1915 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2623 W STERNER ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $11K in 2012. | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2628 W STERNER ST HistoryAppeal denied (2023). | Absentee individual | $39K | 3/1 | 840 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2629 W STERNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $11K in 2012 → $38K in 2020 (+257%). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2630 W STERNER ST Improved | 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2016 → $32K in 2023 (+97%). | Investor / LLC | $64K | 3/1 | 840 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2636 W STERNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2017 → $23K in 2018 (+2150%). | Investor / LLC | $101K | 3/1 | 872 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2637 W STERNER ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought for $17K in 2007. | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2642 W STERNER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $64K | 3/1 | 840 | 1915 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2643 W STERNER ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2644 W STERNER ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2005. | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2645 W STERNER ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 2646 W STERNER ST Improved | 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)