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Who owns your block

400 block of S 45th St

A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $15,465 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $728K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$728K
$448K–$2.8M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$251
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$875K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $728K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $40K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 20
$10K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
40%
8 of 20
city 41%
Rentals
35%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$15K
2 of 20 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 15% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax −$192
5 years
+52%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+92%
value · tax +$5K

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 $728K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$728K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied20%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 77 reported crimes (9 violent) and 196 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
77
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
196
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Fraud9
Theft from Vehicle8
Other Assaults5

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal59
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Maintenance Complaint28
Information Request10
Abandoned Vehicle7
Illegal Dumping6

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$500K$1.0M$728K2016: $388K2017: $379K2018: $395K2019: $460K2020: $478K2021: $478K2022: $478K2023: $495K2024: $495K2025: $697K2026: $697K2027: $728K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$9,5652016: $5,0362017: $4,9712018: $4,9712019: $6,0552020: $6,2662021: $6,2662022: $6,4872023: $6,8642024: $6,8642025: $9,7572026: $9,7572027: $9,5652016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

1
1 property 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 $9,841 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 15 of 20 homes pay that full rate — and 5 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.

1.40% — the full rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
home on this blocktax-abated
$3,683pays now $7,924at the full rate

The starkest example: 426 S 45th St is assessed at $566K but pays $3,683 a year — about 46% of the $7,924 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 +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
29arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 20 parcels

Owner-occupied: 8Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 9 20parcels
  • Owner-occupied 8
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

2 parcels2 parcels1 parcels4 parcels1 parcels4 parcels6 parcels
$448K$854K+

The block's largest owner, Christopher J O'Donnell, carries 2 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Christopher J O'Donnell (individual)26$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
400 S 45th Street LLC11$2.8Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Budjmo LLC11$701Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Dali Budjmo LLC11$770Kphila.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 20 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
400-04 S 45TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $2.8M —/— 19,160 1886 1 rented
406 S 45TH ST Traded 5×: $82K in 2000 → $600K in 2019 (+632%). Investor / LLC $701K —/— 2,700 1894 5 rented
407 S 45TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2010). Absentee individual $655K —/— 1,805 1935 0
408 S 45TH ST Bought for $775K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $770K —/— 2,790 1894 1 rented
409 S 45TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $656K —/— 1,805 1935 0
410 S 45TH ST Owner-occupied $821K —/— 2,790 1894 1 rented
412 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $463K in 2008 → $555K in 2013 (+20%). Absentee individual $459K —/— 2,700 1900 2
416 S 45TH ST L&I violation (2008); sold $560K (2019). Owner-occupied $791K —/— 3,240 1935 1 rented
418 S 45TH ST Bought for $87K in 2001, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $530K in 2015 (+509%). Absentee individual $555K —/— 3,240 1915 5
420 S 45TH ST L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $647K —/— 3,420 1910 0 tax lien
422 S 45TH ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $555K —/— 3,000 1910 0 tax lien
424 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $390K in 2008 → $435K in 2012 (+12%). Absentee individual $824K 9/6 3,600 1910 2 rented
426 S 45TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 2002. Owner-occupied $566K —/— 3,240 1920 1 abated
427 S 45TH ST 6 L&I violations (2008). Absentee individual $781K —/— 3,108 1910 0 rented
428 S 45TH ST Bought for $88K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $818K —/— 3,240 1898 1
429 S 45TH ST Bought for $135K in 2000, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $875K in 2025 (+549%). Owner-occupied $854K 5/2 2,958 1935 3
430 S 45TH ST Bought for $335K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $818K —/— 3,240 1925 2 2 viol
431 S 45TH ST Bought for $144K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $665K —/— 2,958 1935 1
433 S 45TH ST 3 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $448K —/— 2,958 1902 0
435 S 45TH ST Bought for $340K in 2003, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $985K in 2024 (+190%). Owner-occupied $755K 5/2 2,250 1902 3

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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