Who owns your block
3900 block of Elser St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 15 open code violations and 10 homes behind $45,325 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $72K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $72K — 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 | $72K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (41 violent) and 131 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
- $72K typical home, up +65% since 2016
- Tax bill $580 to $552 a year, 0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.6M assessed, $38,527/yr to the city, about $1,041 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +65% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -5% since 2016 · ~0%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 3922 Elser Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $72K
- 3950 Elser Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $78K
- 3952 Elser Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $78K
- 3958 Elser Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $68K
- 3962 Elser Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $54K
- …and 6 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 3959 Elser St is assessed at $125K but pays $347 a year — about 20% of the $1,747 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.7% 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 $165 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 33 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 08 LLC, carries 3 open violations across 62 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Lotus 08 LLC | 1 | 62 | $8.0M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Plotz LLC | 1 | 23 | $397K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 2057 E Atlantic St LLC | 1 | 8 | $919K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ben Investment Property L | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ortus Developments LLC | 1 | 5 | $727K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Pike Investments INC | 1 | 4 | $382K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Asher B Abou (individual) | 2 | 3 | $627K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elser Investment INC | 2 | 2 | $341K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| John Rais Studios LLC | 1 | 2 | $439K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Thomas Magnum LLC | 1 | 1 | $15K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Vincent Vega LLC | 1 | 1 | $504K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Mazzoni Mechanicals LLC | 1 | 1 | $140K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3910 ELSER ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2006 → $3K in 2008 (+25%). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 3912 ELSER ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2002, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $22K in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $97K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 3914 ELSER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $500 in 1999 → $15K in 2017 (+2900%). | Owner-occupied | $70K | 3/1 | 920 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 3916 ELSER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 1999, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $128K in 2024 (+6300%). | Owner-occupied | $102K | 2/1 | 920 | 1930 | 5 | |
| 3918 ELSER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 1999 → $170K in 2022 (+1317%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 920 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 3920 ELSER ST | Absentee individual | $72K | 3/1 | 920 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 3922 ELSER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $72K | 3/1 | 920 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3924 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3926-32 ELSER ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); 11 L&I violations (2015); 8 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $306K | —/— | 6,000 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 3934-36 ELSER ST | Owner-occupied | $274K | 2/1 | 3,890 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 3938 ELSER ST Historysold $194 (2003); 7 L&I violations (2018); 7 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $179K | —/— | 1,890 | 1930 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 3940-48 ELSER ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); Appeal granted with conditions (2020). | Vacant | $171K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3943-45 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $504K | —/— | 4,000 | 1930 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 3947 ELSER ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 7 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Absentee individual | $48K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1930 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 3949 ELSER ST History3 L&I violations (2018); sold $2K (2018). | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3950 ELSER ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3951-53 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3952 ELSER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3954-56 ELSER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $100K in 2018 (+100%). | Investor / LLC | $140K | —/— | 2,000 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3955-57 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 8,000 | 1920 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 3958 ELSER ST | Owner-occupied | $68K | —/— | 1,050 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3959 ELSER ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 4/1 | 1,750 | 1930 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 3960 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3961 ELSER ST History2 L&I violations (2015); sold $15K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 8 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $48K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 3962 ELSER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $54K | —/— | 1,002 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3963R ELSER ST Historysold $5K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $6K | —/— | 555 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 3963 ELSER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $58K | —/— | 1,050 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3964 ELSER ST | Owner-occupied | $58K | —/— | 750 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3965 ELSER ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $66K | 4/1 | 2,250 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 3966 ELSER ST Improved | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3967 ELSER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $7K in 2001 → $15K in 2003 (+114%). | Investor / LLC | $88K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 3968-70 ELSER ST | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3969 ELSER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $95K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3971 ELSER ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | —/— | 1,240 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 3973 ELSER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $13K in 2016, alterations permit in 2017, sold for $595K in 2021 (+4477%). | Investor / LLC | $94K | —/— | 1,376 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 3975 ELSER ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2015. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3977 ELSER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
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