Who owns your block
400 block of Poplar St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $608K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Block values are 2.7x city median but appreciation has averaged 5.7 per year versus 6.5 citywide.
- 02Turnover
Ten homes have never sold since 2000 while two others are flagged as frequently traded.
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 $608K — about 2.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $608K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 43% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 41 reported crimes (3 violent) and 206 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
- $608K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,614 to $7,448 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $22M assessed, $250,349/yr to the city, about $6,766 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +106% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
418 Poplar St is assessed at $817K but pays $2,286 a year — about 20% of the $11,432 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% 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 $184 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 70 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny S Lerner (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lucien Midnight Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Oakim Llc | 1 | 1 | $437K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 POPLAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $350K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $366K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 406 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $425K in 2022. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $758K | 3/2 | 1,740 | 1987 | 1 | |
| 407-09 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $398K in 2009, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $675K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $786K | 4/3 | 2,520 | 2008 | 2 | |
| 408 POPLAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $570K | 3/— | 1,740 | 1987 | 0 | abated |
| 410 POPLAR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2000 → $405K in 2017 (+326%). | Owner-occupied | $652K | 3/2 | 1,740 | 1987 | 3 | |
| 411 POPLAR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $240K in 2003 → $545K in 2020 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $569K | 3/2 | 2,106 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 412 POPLAR ST | Owner-occupied | $563K | 3/— | 1,740 | 1987 | 0 | abated |
| 413 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $336K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $608K | 5/2 | 2,155 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 414 POPLAR ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $760K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $768K | 3/4 | 2,172 | 2022 | 2 | abated2 violtax lien |
| 416 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $650K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $760K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $771K | 3/— | 2,060 | 2023 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 417 POPLAR ST | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,344 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 418 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $650K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $780K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $817K | 4/2 | 2,218 | 2023 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 421 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $24K in 2000, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $550K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $700K | 3/2 | 2,270 | 2005 | 6 | |
| 422 POPLAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $696K | 6/4 | 2,975 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 423 POPLAR ST LandVacant land, last sold for $198K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $695K | 3/2 | 2,320 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 425 POPLAR ST LandVacant land, last sold for $198K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $695K | 3/2 | 2,320 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 427 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $618K in 2014. | Absentee individual | $631K | 3/2 | 2,199 | 2014 | 2 | |
| 429 POPLAR ST LandVacant land, last sold for $46K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $707K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 430A POPLAR ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 1,110 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 430 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $167K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $673K | 2/2 | 2,304 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 432 POPLAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $487K | 3/3 | 1,575 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 432 POPLAR ST | Absentee individual | $455K | 2/2 | 1,450 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 433 POPLAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $437K | 3/2 | 1,504 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 434 POPLAR ST | Owner-occupied | $406K | —/1 | 1,138 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 434 POPLAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $484K | 2/2 | 1,440 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 435 POPLAR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $380K in 2008, mechanical permit in 2011, sold for $410K in 2017 (+49%). | Owner-occupied | $476K | 3/2 | 1,604 | 1920 | 7 | |
| 436 POPLAR ST Historysold $248K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $709K | —/— | 3,364 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 437 POPLAR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $320K in 2010, mechanical permit in 2010, sold for $475K in 2021 (+73%). | Owner-occupied | $502K | 3/2 | 1,620 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 438 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $532K | —/— | 1,539 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 439 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $170K in 2001, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $325K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $727K | 3/2 | 2,037 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 440-42 POPLAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $466K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 441 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $405K in 2012. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $728K | 3/1 | 2,608 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 443 POPLAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $365K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $449K | 4/1 | 1,648 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 444 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2010, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $462K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $573K | 3/2 | 1,831 | 2010 | 5 | |
| 445 POPLAR ST New constructionBought for $247K in 2005, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $780K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $930K | 4/4 | 3,276 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 447 POPLAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $588K | —/— | 2,520 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 449-53 POPLAR ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $637K | —/— | 2,680 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)