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Who owns your block

400 block of N 4th St

A mixed-ownership block: 53% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held.

The typical home here is up 60% since 2016, now about $359K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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
$359K
$24K–$3.1M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$340
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$360K
12 sold in 2yr
assessed $359K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $43K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
53%
78 of 148
city 41%
Rentals
11%
17 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 1% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax −$44
5 years
+30%
value · tax +$623
10 years
+33%
value · tax +$3K

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 $359K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$359K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied43%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (16 violent) and 73 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
121
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
73
3 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts57
Other Assaults12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Theft from Vehicle10
Burglary Non-Residential6

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal32
Salting12
Information Request5
Homeless Encampment Request4
Maintenance Complaint3
Stop Sign Repair3

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 · K-8
General Philip Kearny
601 Fairmount Ave · 193 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 students

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$250K$500K$359K2016: $225K2017: $270K2018: $265K2019: $275K2020: $275K2021: $275K2022: $275K2023: $325K2024: $325K2025: $342K2026: $342K2027: $359K2016202020232027

▲ +60% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,3632016: $1,3192017: $1,5832018: $3,6302019: $3,8232020: $3,7792021: $3,7302022: $3,7402023: $4,3342024: $4,3342025: $4,5312026: $4,4072027: $4,3632016202020232027

▲ +231% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 160 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $160 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+60%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.2 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 2 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 146 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M200320042005200620072008
2arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
1most sales for a single property
146homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 148 parcels

Owner-occupied: 78Investor / LLC: 24Absentee individual: 46 148parcels
  • Owner-occupied 78
  • Investor / LLC 24
  • Absentee individual 46

Value distribution today

6 parcels5 parcels1 parcels26 parcels72 parcels15 parcels23 parcels
$24K$522K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
444 Commercial Llc1313$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
444 Residential Llc66$2.5Mphila.gov ↗
444 N Fourth Street Dev (individual)66$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Living Revocable Trust Of15$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Amna Shoro (individual)44$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Michael R Briggs (individual)22$581Kphila.gov ↗
Gerald A Dantonio (individual)22$810Kphila.gov ↗
Mathias Sheila Annette Tr (individual)22$932Kphila.gov ↗
North 4th 513 Llc11$275Kphila.gov ↗
444-814 Llc11$480Kphila.gov ↗
Sully 444 Llc11$369Kphila.gov ↗
Hwcs Pa Llc11$306Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 148 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
428-34 N 4TH ST Bought for $400K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Absentee individual $611K —/— 4,300 1983 1
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $452K —/1 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $364K 2/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $480K 2/2 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $312K —/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $353K 1/1 1,031 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $329K 1/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $320K —/1 918 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $353K 1/1 1,031 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K 1/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $365K 2/2 1,074 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $306K 2/1 853 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $353K 1/1 1,031 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $275K 1/1 753 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $320K 2/1 918 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $320K 2/2 918 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $365K 2/2 1,074 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $306K —/1 854 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $275K —/1 753 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $445K 2/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $392K 2/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $306K —/1 854 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $392K —/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K —/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $373K —/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. Absentee individual $452K 2/1 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $329K —/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $392K —/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $452K 2/1 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $277K 1/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K —/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $329K 2/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $452K 2/1 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $445K 2/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $445K 2/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $353K —/1 1,031 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $480K 2/2 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $277K —/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $329K —/1 950 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $275K —/1 753 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $445K —/1 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 2/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2016. Absentee individual $353K —/1 1,031 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $452K 2/2 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $359K 1/1 1,052 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $522K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $365K 2/1 1,074 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $480K 2/2 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $373K —/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $320K —/1 918 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $353K —/1 1,031 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST built new under a 2018 permit. Investor / LLC $480K 2/1 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $320K —/1 918 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $277K —/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $392K —/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K 2/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $275K —/1 753 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 2/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $373K —/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $522K 2/1 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $353K —/1 1,031 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $452K 2/1 1,380 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $329K —/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $373K —/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $480K —/1 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $306K —/1 854 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $373K 2/1 1,100 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $277K —/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $522K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $480K —/1 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $452K 2/2 1,380 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $365K 2/2 1,074 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2016. Absentee individual $365K 2/1 1,074 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $522K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $365K 2/2 1,074 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $365K —/1 1,074 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $320K —/1 918 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $392K 2/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $480K 2/2 1,484 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $277K —/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $415K 2/1 1,248 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $120K —/— 1,302 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $125K —/— 1,385 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $168K —/— 1,900 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $140K —/— 1,569 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $74K —/— 773 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $336K —/— 3,860 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $113K —/— 1,220 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $93K —/— 990 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST 4 L&I violations (2020). Investor / LLC $318K —/— 1,911 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $111K —/— 1,189 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $57K —/— 584 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $59K —/— 618 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $24K —/— 245 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $522K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $306K —/1 854 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $306K —/1 854 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $320K —/1 918 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $445K 2/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $329K —/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $445K —/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $445K 2/2 1,358 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K 2/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $275K —/1 753 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $364K 2/1 1,071 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $522K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Investor / LLC $522K 2/1 1,604 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $277K —/1 761 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $312K 2/1 873 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $392K —/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $306K —/1 854 1900 0 rented
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Absentee individual $359K —/1 1,052 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $329K —/1 950 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $392K 2/1 1,169 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $368K —/1 1,084 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $32K —/1 309 1900 0 tax lien
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $307K —/1 859 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $275K —/1 753 1900 0
444 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $369K —/1 1,086 1900 0
462-80 N 4TH ST Bought for $1.8M in 2003. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2011. Absentee individual $3.1M —/— 24,480 1950 1

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