Who owns your block
3900 block of Alfred St
A mixed-ownership block: 37% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 16 open code violations and 5 homes behind $29,611 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 117% since 2016, now about $69K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $69K — about 0.3× the citywide median, and below 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 | $69K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (25 violent) and 124 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
- $69K typical home, up +117% since 2016
- Tax bill $375 to $971 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.9M assessed, $21,351/yr to the city, about $712 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +117% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +159% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3923 Alfred St is assessed at $69K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $971 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 +7.3% 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 $217 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Gines Justin, carries 5 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Gines (individual) | 2 | 8 | $654K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Joint Forces Development Llc | 1 | 7 | $777K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Care With Love Home Health Agency Llc | 1 | 5 | $397K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ip Llc | 1 | 3 | $638K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chocho 5 Llc | 1 | 3 | $361K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edward Cmiel (individual) | 2 | 2 | $144K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eric R Peters (individual) | 2 | 2 | $82K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Btc Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $74K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Trii State Unlimited Llc | 1 | 1 | $107K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roebuck Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $69K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3920 ALFRED ST Historysold $8K (2010); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 3921 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3922 ALFRED ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2018); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019); 4 L&I violations (2022); 8 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Absentee individual | $34K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | 8 violtax lien |
| 3923 ALFRED ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3924 ALFRED ST | Investor / LLC | $74K | 2/1 | 960 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3925 ALFRED ST | Investor / LLC | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3926 ALFRED ST | Absentee individual | $74K | 2/1 | 960 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 3927 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3928 ALFRED ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3929 ALFRED ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2008 → $28K in 2020 (-28%). | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 3930 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $31K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $70K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 3931 ALFRED ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3932 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2021. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $107K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3933 ALFRED ST | Absentee individual | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3934 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3935 ALFRED ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $6K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3936 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3937 ALFRED ST | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3938 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3939 ALFRED ST | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3940 ALFRED ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $74K | 2/1 | 960 | 1940 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 3941 ALFRED ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2009 → $19K in 2017 (-5%). | Investor / LLC | $73K | 2/1 | 924 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 3942 ALFRED ST Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $25K in 2017 (+233%). | Absentee individual | $74K | 2/1 | 960 | 1940 | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 3943 ALFRED ST | Absentee individual | $70K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3944 ALFRED ST Renovated & sold onBought for $11K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $60K in 2023 (+445%). | Investor / LLC | $74K | 2/1 | 960 | 1940 | 6 | rented |
| 3945 ALFRED ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3946 ALFRED ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3947 ALFRED ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $69K | 2/1 | 840 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3948 ALFRED ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3949 ALFRED ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 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)