Who owns your block
3200 block of W Berks St
A mixed-ownership block: 31% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 4 homes behind $20,812 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 590% since 2016, now about $102K. Property taxes are climbing about 23% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $102K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $102K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (46 violent) and 225 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
- $102K typical home, up +590% since 2016
- Tax bill $63 to $638 a year, +23%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.6M assessed, $31,482/yr to the city, about $1,968 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +590% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +913% since 2016 · ~+23%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3225-27 W Berks St is assessed at $49K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $689 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 +19.2% 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 $690 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 14 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C3 Llc | 1 | 28 | $9.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Peroli Llc | 1 | 15 | $5.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Auctions Llc | 1 | 4 | $174K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hasa Construction Inc | 1 | 3 | $597K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Engineered Cash Flow Llc | 1 | 2 | $300K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mansionplan Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $440K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 16 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3211 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3213 W BERKS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,752 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3215 W BERKS ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $219K | —/— | 1,752 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 3217 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3219 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3221 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3223 W BERKS ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); Appeal granted with conditions (2025). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3225-27 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,613 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 3229 W BERKS ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | —/— | 1,512 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 3230 W BERKS ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $290K | —/— | 2,640 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 3231 W BERKS ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $17K in 2018, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $379K | —/— | 1,766 | 2022 | 5 | |
| 3232 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $44K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $145K in 2019 (+230%). | Investor / LLC | $433K | 6/3 | 2,340 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 3233 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,249 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 3234 W BERKS ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2003. Owner pulled a solar panels and structure permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,350 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 3235-37 W BERKS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 964 | 2017 | 0 | abated4 viol |
| 3236 W BERKS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $11K in 2012, use permit in 2013, sold for $420K in 2020 (+3718%). | Owner-occupied | $442K | 7/5 | 2,340 | 1915 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)