Who owns your block
3800 block of N 15th St
A mixed-ownership block: 53% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 8 homes behind $44,985 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 127% since 2016, now about $112K. 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 $112K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above 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 | $112K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (70 violent) and 241 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
- $112K typical home, up +127% since 2016
- Tax bill $582 to $1,142 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.7M assessed, $40,979/yr to the city, about $1,078 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +127% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3828 N 15th St is assessed at $118K but pays $245 a year — about 15% of the $1,645 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 +7.7% 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 $227 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Truvision Llc, carries 8 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truvision Llc | 1 | 32 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| West Lee Housing Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Giddeons Real Estate Llc | 1 | 4 | $428K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Donald Nash Sr Trust | 1 | 2 | $242K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fruitful Mama Llc | 1 | 1 | $107K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2212 North 58th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $150K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jafarikal Corp | 1 | 1 | $125K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Paramount Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $110K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3800 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3802 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,426 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3804 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3806 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2002 → $61K in 2023 (+259%). | Investor / LLC | $113K | 4/1 | 1,422 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 3808 N 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3810 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3812 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 3813 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $97K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3814 N 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $107K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3815 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3816 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3817 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $8K in 2000, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 5 | abated |
| 3818 N 15TH ST | Investor / LLC | $110K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 3819 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $94K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3820 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3821 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $95K | 3/1 | 1,148 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3822-24 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $150K | 4/1 | 4,042 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3823 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3825 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $96K | 3/1 | 1,213 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3826 N 15TH ST History3 L&I violations (2014); 7 L&I violations (2015); sold $21K (2017). | Investor / LLC | $125K | 4/1 | 1,776 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3827 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3828 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $118K | 4/1 | 1,522 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3829 N 15TH ST | Investor / LLC | $87K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3830 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3831 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $83K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3832 N 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3834 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2017 → $120K in 2019 (+445%). | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,515 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 3836 N 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2000 → $25K in 2005 (+400%). | Investor / LLC | $110K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3838 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,358 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3840 N 15TH ST Historysold $55K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $186K | 4/1 | 2,307 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3842 N 15TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3844-46 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $155K | 4/1 | 2,516 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3848 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $127K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3850 N 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 4/1 | 1,730 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3852 N 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 4/1 | 1,730 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3854 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 2,595 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3856 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2000 → $15K in 2016 (-9%). | Investor / LLC | $176K | 4/1 | 2,595 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 3858 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $378K | 4/1 | 4,531 | 1940 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)