Who owns your block
3500 block of N 15th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 26 open code violations and 5 homes behind $16,981 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 148% since 2016, now about $105K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $105K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $105K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 145 reported crimes (60 violent) and 174 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
- $105K typical home, up +148% since 2016
- Tax bill $543 to $1,118 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.1M assessed, $46,359/yr to the city, about $1,288 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +148% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +106% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3511 N 15th St is assessed at $116K but pays $224 a year — about 14% of the $1,624 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 +8.6% 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 $248 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Ajay | 1 | 22 | $973K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 742 Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| S & A Ventures Llc | 1 | 7 | $334K | phila.gov ↗ |
| New Life Affordable Hsg (individual) | 3 | 6 | $148K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rey Wendy Tatitana (individual) | 2 | 5 | $804K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hscj Llc | 1 | 4 | $676K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Keyflower Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $347K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mk Industries Llc | 1 | 2 | $332K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3507 North 15th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $228K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 15th Street Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $174K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3501 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2008 → $26K in 2017 (-35%). | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3503 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3505 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3506 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1939 | 0 | rented |
| 3507 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $228K | 4/2 | 1,560 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 3508 N 15TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2022). | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3509 N 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2017 → $200K in 2022 (+590%). | Investor / LLC | $208K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3510-12 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $116K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $53K | —/— | 1,760 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 3511 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3513 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3514 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $85K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 5/1 | 1,604 | 1939 | 1 | |
| 3515 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3516 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,625 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 3517 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $98K in 2006, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $187K in 2018 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 2/2 | 1,732 | 1939 | 2 | |
| 3518 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,625 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 3519 N 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 2/2 | 1,732 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 3520 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,625 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 3521 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 4/1 | 1,732 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3523 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $107K | 4/1 | 1,732 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3525 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $234K in 2024 (+420%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 3527 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $91K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | 15 violtax lien |
| 3529 N 15TH ST | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3530 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $20K in 2008. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,625 | 2008 | 1 | rented |
| 3531 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $95K | 4/1 | 1,474 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3532 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2018. Owner pulled a city demolition permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $147K | 3/— | 2,240 | 1939 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3533 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $275K | 3/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 3534 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1939 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3535 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 7/2 | 1,650 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3536 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1939 | 0 | abated |
| 3537 N 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3538 N 15TH ST Historysold $65K (2002); L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2017). | Absentee individual | $105K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1939 | 1 | |
| 3539 N 15TH ST | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3540 N 15TH ST Historysold $90K (2007); 6 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019); 6 L&I violations (2021). | Owner-occupied | $122K | 3/1 | 1,820 | 1939 | 1 | |
| 3542 N 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $11K in 2002 → $10K in 2003 (-9%). | Absentee individual | $76K | 3/— | 800 | 1939 | 2 | |
| 3544 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $35K in 2012 → $140K in 2023 (+300%). | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/3 | 2,700 | 1939 | 5 | 2 viol |
| 3546 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2011, use permit in 2012, sold for $410K in 2024 (+925%). | Investor / LLC | $174K | 4/2 | 1,860 | 1939 | 4 | 5 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)