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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$69K
$12K–$107K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$83
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.3×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$971
typical · up to $1K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 30
$6K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
37%
11 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
20%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▲ block 17% · city 5%
Back taxes
$30K
5 of 30 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-11%
value · tax −$117
5 years
+110%
value · tax +$508
10 years
+117%
value · tax +$596

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19140Philadelphia
Median home value$69K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied20%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.

Crimes · 12mo
73
25 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
124
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
All Other Offenses14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Fraud7
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Thefts6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint31
Illegal Dumping25
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection21
Hydrant Request9
Construction Complaints5
Inlet Cleaning5

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.

Elementary & Middle
Mastery Charter School At Cleveland
High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$50K$100K$69K2016: $32K2017: $32K2018: $32K2019: $32K2020: $33K2021: $33K2022: $33K2023: $60K2024: $60K2025: $78K2026: $78K2027: $69K2016202020232027

▲ +117% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$9712016: $3752017: $3752018: $2542019: $3852020: $4632021: $4632022: $4632023: $8452024: $8452025: $1,0882026: $1,0882027: $9712016202020232027

▲ +159% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $5,829 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $971at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 217 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+7.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+117%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.8 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$50K$100K20002005201020152020
34arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 3 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels26 parcels
$12K$74K+

The block's largest owner, Gines Justin, carries 5 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Justin Gines (individual)28$654Kphila.gov ↗
Joint Forces Development Llc17$777Kphila.gov ↗
Care With Love Home Health Agency Llc15$397Kphila.gov ↗
Ip Llc13$638Kphila.gov ↗
Chocho 5 Llc13$361Kphila.gov ↗
Edward Cmiel (individual)22$144Kphila.gov ↗
Eric R Peters (individual)22$82Kphila.gov ↗
Btc Enterprises Llc11$74Kphila.gov ↗
Trii State Unlimited Llc11$107Kphila.gov ↗
Roebuck Investments Llc11$69Kphila.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

$0$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3920 ALFRED ST sold $8K (2010); 3 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 1 3 viol
3921 ALFRED ST Bought for $19K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $69K 2/1 840 1940 3 tax lien
3922 ALFRED ST 2 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 built 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 Bought for $5K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $69K 2/1 840 1940 2 tax lien
3928 ALFRED ST 3 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 Traded 2×: $39K in 2008 → $28K in 2020 (-28%). Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 2 rented
3930 ALFRED ST Bought for $31K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $70K 2/1 840 1940 2 1 viol
3931 ALFRED ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2017. Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 1 abated
3932 ALFRED ST Bought 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 Bought for $14K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 1
3935 ALFRED ST built 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $13K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $74K 2/1 960 1940 1 2 viol
3941 ALFRED ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2009 → $19K in 2017 (-5%). Investor / LLC $73K 2/1 924 1940 3 rented
3942 ALFRED ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built new (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2004. Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 1 abated
3946 ALFRED ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien
3947 ALFRED ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $69K 2/1 840 1940 0 abated
3948 ALFRED ST 2 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)

Where this comes from

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