Philadelphia property report
2800 block of N Watts St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 5 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($19,302 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 165% since 2016, now about $84K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 $84K — about 0.4× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19132 median of $84K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $84K | $84K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 35% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 141 reported crimes (about 12 a month, 46% of them violent) and 236 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.
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
- $84K typical home, up +165% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $421 to $1,085 a year through 2027, +9%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $7,872/yr from taxable assessments, or $716 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +165% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +158% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
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.
- 2835 N Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $81K
- 2845 N Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $84K
- 2847 N Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $84K
- 2853 N Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $84K
One large gap: 2853 N Watts St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $84K assessed value — about 0% of the $1,177 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.3% 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 $265 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 4 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (city agency) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | 1234 Market St 17th FL, Philadelphia PA, 19107 | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bcm Investments LLC | 1 | 75 | $2.6M | Po Box 53598, Philadelphia PA, 19105 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Xm Land Developments LLC | 1 | 10 | $335K | Po Box 53598, Philadelphia PA, 19105 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Senior Bridge Caring Home Agency LLC | 1 | 1 | $81K | 138 Summit St, Darby PA, 19023 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ken Real Estate LLC | 1 | 1 | $84K | 2184 Schaeffer Rd, Abington PA, 19001 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| J&R Real Estate Investments LLC | 1 | 1 | $18K | 838 Wharton St | 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 18 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2832 N WATTS ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2012); sold $58K (2025). | Investor / LLC | $81K | 2/1 | 822 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2833 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); Inspection failed ×2 (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2023). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2834 N WATTS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 824 | 1925 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2835 N WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $86K | 3/1 | 898 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2836 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); 5 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed (2023); Inspection passed (2024). | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2837 N WATTS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $78K | 3/1 | 898 | 1925 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2838 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); 5 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 6 failed, 1 passed (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×4 (2023). | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | $273 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2839 N WATTS ST Historysold $5K (2001); L&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011). | Absentee individual | $78K | 3/1 | 898 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2841 N WATTS ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); Inspection failed (2016); Inspection passed (2017). | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2843 N WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $99K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $84K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2845 N WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2847 N WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2849 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viollien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2851 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol$10K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2853 N WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2855 N WATTS ST Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 2857 N WATTS ST Historysold $5K (2016); 6 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $77K | 3/1 | 778 | 1925 | 1 | $518 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2859 N WATTS ST Vacant lot ImprovedBought for $4K in 2011. | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)