Philadelphia property report

2800 block of N Water St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 15 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($18,577 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 46% since 2016, now about $73K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$73K
31 homes of 65 parcels
ZIP median $117K
Price / sq ft
$78
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.3×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$819
typical · up to $819
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
12 of 31
$13K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
68%
21 of 31
city 48%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$19K
15 of 65 listed
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%
Record caveats
1
of 65 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+24%
value · tax +$199
5 years
+199%
value · tax +$678
10 years
+46%
value · tax +$322

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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Assessment exemption
  • 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 $73K — about 0.3× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19134 median of $117K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$73K$117K$230K
Owner-occupied39%36%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 159 reported crimes (about 13 a month, 35% of them violent) and 156 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

Crimes · 12mo
159
about 13/month · 35% violent
311 requests · 12mo
156
about 13/month · 28 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults34
All Other Offenses33
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations17
Burglary Residential10
Vagrancy/Loitering9
Motor Vehicle Theft7

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping32
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Maintenance Complaint18
Abandoned Vehicle16
Street Light Outage10
Information Request6

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 · K-4
Isaac Sheppard
120 W Cambria St · 107 students
Middle · K-8
Julia Deburgos
401 W Lehigh Ave · 512 students
High · 9-12
Thomas A Edison
151 W Luzerne St · 1022 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$73K2016: $50K2017: $50K2018: $50K2019: $32K2020: $24K2021: $24K2022: $24K2023: $52K2024: $52K2025: $59K2026: $59K2027: $73K2016202020232027

▲ +46% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0182016: $6962017: $6962018: $6962019: $4452020: $3402021: $3402022: $3402023: $7212024: $7212025: $8192026: $8192027: $1,0182016202020232027

▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

12
12 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $12,639. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

20 homes pay the full 1.40%11 pay less
$490pays now $1,890at the full rate

One large gap: 2826 N Water St has a $490/year assessment-based estimate on $135K assessed value — about 26% of the $1,890 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

4910025020162019202220252027This block 146 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $146 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+46%
since 2016
Net rental yield
4.8%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-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 45 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002005201020152020
45arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 65 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 34 65parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 34

Value distribution today

33 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels28 parcels
$15K$73K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (city agency)162498$133M1234 Market St, Philadelphia PA, 19107phila.gov ↗
Carmen Rodriguez (individual)216$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Land And Chill LLC115$408K25 S 19th St, Philadelphia PA, 19103phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Alotta Lots LLC114$186K2101 E Ann St, Philadelphia PA, 19134phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
2lots LLC113$228K6 Greenbriar Lane, Newtown Square PA, 19073phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Carlos M Perez (individual)311$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Lara Holding LLC28$368K6 Greenbriar Ln, Newtown Square PA, 19073phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Spartacus Properties LLC15$96K6 Greenbriar Ln, Newtown Square PA, 19073phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Jh Philly Homes LLC35$482K2765 Harway Ave, Brooklyn NY, 11214phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Nydia Sanchez (individual)23$173Kphila.gov ↗
Monserrate Colon (individual)33$102Kphila.gov ↗
Preemo Property LLC33$218KPo Box 20613, Philadelphia PA, 19138phila.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 65 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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
2800 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2012); Inspection failed (2012); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022). Vacant $16K —/— 0
2801 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $16K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2802 N WATER ST Vacant lot Inspection failed (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2803 N WATER ST Bought for $1K in 2003, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $11K in 2017. Owner-occupied $49K 3/1 928 1935 3 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2804 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2805 N WATER ST built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2806 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); Appeal complete (2021). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2807 N WATER ST Vacant lot Bought for $2K in 2015. Vacant $15K —/— 1
2808 N WATER ST Bought for $5K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2809 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $49K 3/1 928 1935 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2810 N WATER ST Bought for $20K in 2023. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. Absentee individual $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 2 viollien in pre-2017 ledger
2811 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2812 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2813 N WATER ST Traded 5×: $3K in 2002 → $3K in 2016 (+20%). Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 5
2814 N WATER ST Vacant lot Inspection passed (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); L&I violation (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2815 N WATER ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1K in 1999. Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2816 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2817 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2818 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2819 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2820 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2821 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2822 N WATER ST Bought for $3K in 2005, built new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $10K in 2020. Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 3 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2823 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2824 N WATER ST Absentee individual $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2825 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2826 N WATER ST Bought for $10K in 2018, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $130K in 2021. Owner-occupied $121K 2/1 928 1935 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2827 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $24K —/— 644 1935 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2828 N WATER ST built new under a 2025 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2829 N WATER ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $2K in 2002. Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2830 N WATER ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $20K in 2021. Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2831 N WATER ST Vacant lot Inspection failed (2006); Inspection passed (2010); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2832 N WATER ST Vacant lot sold $8K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $15K —/— 1
2833 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2834 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2835 N WATER ST L&I violation (2008); 7 L&I violations (2012); Inspection failed ×2 (2012); sold $100K (2013); L&I violation (2013); Inspection failed ×3 (2013); 3 L&I violations (2014); Inspection failed ×2 (2014); Inspection failed (2015). Absentee individual $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2836 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2837 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2838 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0
2839 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0
2840 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2841 N WATER ST Bought for $28K in 2007, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $66K in 2019. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 928 1935 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2842 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2843 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $5K (2017); 9 L&I violations (2018); Inspection failed (2018); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2019); Appeal complete (2021). Vacant $15K —/— 1
2844 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2845 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2846 N WATER ST Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 0
2847 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2848 N WATER ST sold $10K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2013); Inspection failed ×4 (2013). Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 1
2849 N WATER ST Traded 7×: $2K in 2000 → $30K in 2016 (+1900%). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 7 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2850 N WATER ST Bought for $1K in 2007, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $12K in 2016. Owner-occupied $73K 3/1 928 1935 5 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2851 N WATER ST Vacant lot 3 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2852 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $15K —/— 0
2853 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2854 N WATER ST Bought for $2K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $45K in 2023 (+2150%). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 3
2855 N WATER ST 2 L&I violations (2017); Inspection failed (2017). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2856 N WATER ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2001 → $45K in 2023 (+2150%). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 3
2857 N WATER ST 11 L&I violations (2017); Inspection failed ×2 (2017); Inspection failed (2018); Inspection passed (2021); sold $52K (2024). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2858 N WATER ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×3 (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2859 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Vacant $27K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2860 N WATER ST Traded 2×: $2K in 2001 → $45K in 2023 (+2150%). Investor / LLC $73K 3/1 928 1935 2
2862 N WATER ST Vacant lot Inspection passed ×2 (2013); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2864 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $15K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2866 N WATER ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2020); Inspection failed ×2 (2020); Inspection passed (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2022). Vacant $15K —/— 0 1 viol
2868 N WATER ST Vacant lot Vacant $19K —/— 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$15K
household
Own vs. rent
33%
owner-occupied
Median age
37.8
residents
Median rent
$377
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:58 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.