Who owns your block
3100 block of Amber St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $11,486 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 146% since 2016, now about $123K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $123K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19134 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $123K | $113K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 159 reported crimes (71 violent) and 287 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
- $123K typical home, up +146% since 2016
- Tax bill $661 to $963 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.3M assessed, $32,839/yr to the city, about $1,026 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +146% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3162 Amber St is assessed at $124K but pays $330 a year — about 19% of the $1,730 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 +8.5% 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 $246 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 56 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Pbm Properties Llc, carries 5 open violations across 14 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pbm Properties Llc | 3 | 14 | $3.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kensington Holdings Llc | 1 | 14 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Amanda Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $756K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pbm Properties | 1 | 1 | $72K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brighton Equities Llc | 1 | 1 | $126K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lbd Rental Llc | 1 | 1 | $134K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3102 AMBER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $130K in 2006 (+63%). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 3104 AMBER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $130K in 2006 (+63%). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 3106 AMBER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Investor / LLC | $84K | —/— | 1,180 | 2009 | 0 | |
| 3107 AMBER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1K in 2004 → $33K in 2021 (+3200%). | Owner-occupied | $40K | —/— | 604 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3108 AMBER ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2012). | Investor / LLC | $72K | —/— | 1,003 | 2009 | 0 | |
| 3129 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $66K | 2/1 | 676 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 3131 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $66K | 2/1 | 676 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3133 AMBER ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3135 AMBER ST | Owner-occupied | $87K | —/— | 1,304 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3150 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $89K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3152 AMBER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $52K in 2004 → $5K in 2017 (-90%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 3153-55 AMBER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,504 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3154 AMBER ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2002, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $18K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $81K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 3156 AMBER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3157 AMBER ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2006 → $45K in 2022 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3158 AMBER ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2007 → $60K in 2007 (+140%). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3159 AMBER ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2020 → $110K in 2025 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 2/1 | 900 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3160 AMBER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2004 → $135K in 2023 (+694%). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/2 | 1,020 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3161 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3162 AMBER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3163 AMBER ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3164 AMBER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3166 AMBER ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $36K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 3168 AMBER ST History2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $122K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 3170 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3172 AMBER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $36K in 2016 (+555%). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3174 AMBER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2001 → $28K in 2002 (+136%). | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 3176 AMBER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $110K in 2021 (+340%). | Absentee individual | $155K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 3178 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 1 | rented2 viol |
| 3180 AMBER ST Frequently tradedTraded 9×: $4K in 2000 → $50K in 2020 (+1251%). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 9 | rented |
| 3182 AMBER ST | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3184 AMBER ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)