Philadelphia property report
2900 block of Welsh Rd
A corridor block: 9 business properties among 12 homes, 100% of the homes owner-occupied, with 16 open code violations and 3 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($6,434 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 124% since 2016, now about $440K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $440K — about 1.9× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19152 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $440K | $330K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 62% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 41 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 24% of them violent) and 49 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
- $440K typical home, up +124% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,415 to $5,122 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $60,963/yr from taxable assessments, or $5,080 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +124% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +112% since 2016 · ~+7%/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.
- 2994 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.97%$3,166/yr on $326K
- 2988 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.98%$3,257/yr on $333K
- 2990 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.98%$3,259/yr on $333K
- 2998 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment1.00%$3,453/yr on $347K
- 2982 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment1.06%$4,373/yr on $412K
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.6% 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 $224 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual owner on record (individual) | 3 | 4 | $1.3M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Individual owner on record (individual) | 2 | 4 | $5.7M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Byre LLC | 1 | 2 | $818K | 2981 Welsh Rd, Philadelphia PA, 19152 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Maritime Realty LLC | 2 | 2 | $640K | 1617 Maritime CT, Bensalem PA, 19020 | 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).
Parcel by parcel
All 25 parcels 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 parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 WELSH RD Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $12M | —/— | 98,757 | 1972 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2951 WELSH RD School New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $11M | —/— | 77,204 | 1960 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified16 viol |
| 2959 WELSH RD Vacant lot | Absentee individual | $344K | —/— | 648 | 1956 | 0 | $729 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 2959R WELSH RD Vacant lot | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | $1K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 2961R WELSH RD Vacant lot | Vacant | $85K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2961 WELSH RD Vacant lot ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $191K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2965 WELSH RD Vacant lot | Absentee individual | $130K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2976 WELSH RD Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $200K in 2011, demolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $300K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $479K | 4/— | 2,362 | 2015 | 3 | |
| 2978 WELSH RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit, sold for $300K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/— | 2,250 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 2980 WELSH RD New constructionBought for $300K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $367K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/2 | 2,250 | 2015 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2981 WELSH RD Store ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $661K | —/— | 3,000 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 2982 WELSH RD New constructionBought for $295K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $490K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/2 | 2,250 | 2015 | 3 | |
| 2984 WELSH RD New constructionBought for $298K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $479K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/2 | 2,250 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 2986 WELSH RD New constructionBought for $298K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $475K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/2 | 2,250 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 2988 WELSH RD | Owner-occupied | $408K | 4/3 | 2,000 | 1963 | 1 | |
| 2990 WELSH RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $359K | 4/1 | 2,000 | 1963 | 0 | |
| 2991 WELSH RD Store | Investor / LLC | $246K | —/— | 1,000 | 1963 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2992 WELSH RD TradedTraded 2×: $172K in 2012 → $200K in 2025 (+16%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 4/1 | 1,666 | 1963 | 2 | |
| 2994 WELSH RD | Owner-occupied | $352K | 4/1 | 1,666 | 1963 | 1 | |
| 2995 WELSH RD Commercial ImprovedBought for $500K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $394K | —/— | 2,100 | 1963 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2996 WELSH RD Renovated & sold onBought for $116K in 2001, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $220K in 2017 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $359K | 4/1 | 2,000 | 1963 | 2 | $5K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 2998 WELSH RD ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $395K | —/— | 2,405 | 1963 | 0 | |
| 2998 WELSH RD Commercial HistoryInspection passed (2005); L&I violation (2017); Inspection failed ×2 (2017); Inspection passed (2018). | Absentee individual | $842K | —/— | 2,550 | 1969 | 0 | |
| 2998 WELSH RD Commercial ImprovedOwner pulled a tank install/removal permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $867K | —/— | 1,652 | 1967 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2999 WELSH RD Commercial ImprovedBought for $195K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $371K | —/— | 1,835 | 1963 | 1 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)