Who owns your block
3500 block of Arthur St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $22,866 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $249K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $249K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19136 median of $251K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19136 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19136 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $249K | $251K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 49% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 52 reported crimes (16 violent) and 59 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
- $249K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,691 to $3,210 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $72,690/yr to the city, about $2,908 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% 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 $184 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H&P Sterling Management Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kevin M Hall (individual) | 2 | 2 | $275K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Christopher Nyenpan (individual) | 2 | 2 | $537K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sonofils Llc | 1 | 1 | $226K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Holmesburg Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $258K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3500 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $12K | —/— | 288 | 1953 | 0 | |
| 3501 ARTHUR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $86K in 2002 → $155K in 2016 (+80%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 3 | |
| 3503 ARTHUR ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3505 ARTHUR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2025 → $290K in 2026 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/2 | 1,144 | 1956 | 3 | |
| 3507 ARTHUR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3508 ARTHUR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2002, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $204K in 2013 (+243%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 1,280 | 1956 | 4 | |
| 3509 ARTHUR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3510 ARTHUR ST TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2005 → $100K in 2019 (-35%). | Absentee individual | $264K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1956 | 2 | rented |
| 3511 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3512 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,280 | 1953 | 1 | |
| 3513 ARTHUR ST | Investor / LLC | $226K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 1 | rented |
| 3514 ARTHUR ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2012 → $335K in 2024 (+123%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1953 | 2 | |
| 3515 ARTHUR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $132K in 2015 → $250K in 2023 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 3 | |
| 3516 ARTHUR ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2012 → $283K in 2023 (+89%). | Absentee individual | $263K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1953 | 2 | rented |
| 3517 ARTHUR ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 1 | |
| 3518 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/3 | 1,280 | 1953 | 1 | |
| 3519 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 1 | |
| 3520 ARTHUR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2018, zoning permit in 2025, sold for $320K in 2025 (+205%). | Investor / LLC | $258K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1956 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 3521 ARTHUR ST | Absentee individual | $229K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3522 ARTHUR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2001, use permit in 2019, sold for $223K in 2019 (+219%). | Owner-occupied | $279K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1956 | 2 | rented |
| 3523 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $282K | —/— | 1,184 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3524 ARTHUR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2000, change of use permit in 2025, sold for $290K in 2025 (+314%). | Absentee individual | $258K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1956 | 3 | rented |
| 3525 ARTHUR ST | Owner-occupied | $385K | —/— | 1,760 | 1956 | 0 | |
| 3526 ARTHUR ST ImprovedBought for $167K in 2020. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $249K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1956 | 1 | rented |
| 3528 ARTHUR ST Historysold $143K (2006); 4 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $261K | —/— | 1,280 | 1956 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)