Who owns your block
2900 block of N 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 6 homes behind $20,040 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 60% since 2016, now about $81K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $81K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19133 median of $83K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19133 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $81K | $83K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 160 reported crimes (44 violent) and 124 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
- $81K typical home, up +60% since 2016
- Tax bill $676 to $1,048 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.8M assessed, $25,539/yr to the city, about $655 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +60% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2915 N 4th St is assessed at $81K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,137 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% 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 $160 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Optimum Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $567K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T&H Property Management Inc | 1 | 4 | $114K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shelby Hearst (individual) | 3 | 3 | $106K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Grey Inc | 1 | 2 | $209K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sanchez Luis Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $87K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Indykip Llc | 1 | 1 | $107K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2900-44 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Vacant | $325K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2911 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $54K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2913 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $54K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2915 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2917 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2007 → $3K in 2011 (-89%). | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2919 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2921 N 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 1999 → $18K in 2014 (+86%). | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2923 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2925 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2927 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2929 N 4TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011); sold $9K (2012). | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2931 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2933 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2935 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2937 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2939 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2941 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2943 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2945 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2946 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2010. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2011. | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2947 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2948 N 4TH ST History21 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $75K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2949 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 2020 → $19K in 2024 (+177%). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2950 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $14K in 2001, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $28K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $75K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 2951 N 4TH ST | Investor / LLC | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2952 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $75K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2953 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2954 N 4TH ST Historysold $2K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2955 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); sold $9K (2022). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2956 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2957 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2958 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2959 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2960 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $75K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2961 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1920 | 0 | abated2 violtax lien |
| 2962 N 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $25K in 2003 → $60K in 2024 (+140%). | Investor / LLC | $107K | 4/1 | 1,596 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 2964 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $107K | —/— | 1,596 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2966 N 4TH ST Improved | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2968 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)