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Who owns your block

400 block of South St

A mixed-ownership block: 21% owner-occupied, 39% investor-held, with 26 open code violations and 2 homes behind $27,891 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 45% since 2016, now about $723K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year.

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
$723K
$357K–$6.7M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$221
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$1.1M
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $723K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $94K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
21%
6 of 28
city 41%
Rentals
25%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
26
L&I code
▲ block 21% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
2 of 28 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
13
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 32% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$469
5 years
+18%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+45%
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 $723K — about 3.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$723K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied4%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 154 reported crimes (35 violent) and 488 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
154
35 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
488
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts64
Other Assaults21
Theft from Vehicle12
Fraud11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Robbery No Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping74
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection72
Maintenance Complaint49
Graffiti Removal44
Street Defect40
Salting39

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
General George A Mccall
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$1.0M$2.0M$723K2016: $497K2017: $497K2018: $654K2019: $608K2020: $611K2021: $611K2022: $611K2023: $633K2024: $633K2025: $689K2026: $689K2027: $723K2016202020232027

▲ +45% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$10,1142016: $6,9522017: $6,9522018: $9,1552019: $8,5072020: $8,5472021: $8,5472022: $8,5472023: $8,8572024: $8,8572025: $9,6452026: $9,6452027: $10,1142016202020232027

▲ +45% since 2016 · ~+3%/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:

27 homes pay the full 1.40%1 pays less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 145 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $145 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+45%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20052010201520202025
25arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 14 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 14

Value distribution today

12 parcels6 parcels3 parcels4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$357K$2.4M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Zaken Realty Trust18$10Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Ecg Venture LLC14$2.0Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Mdkr Investments LLC14$2.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Qiu Real Estate LLC13$1.9Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Adj Properties LLC22$1.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Mckl Properties LP11$1.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
M C K L Properties LP11$718Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Yc & Qz LLC11$792Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Robinson Group11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Mood INC11$1.0Mphila.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 28 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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
400 SOUTH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.3M 3,895 1900 0
402 SOUTH ST Bought for $800K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $718K 2,951 1900 1
404 1/2 SOUTH ST Owner-occupied $727K 3,058 1900 0
404 SOUTH ST Traded 2×: $500K in 2003 → $780K in 2018 (+56%). Investor / LLC $526K 2,382 1900 2 4 viol
406 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $467K 2,112 1900 1
407 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $357K 1,614 1900 0 rented
409 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $357K 1,614 1900 0
410-12 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $1.3M 7,585 1900 0 4 viol
411-13 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $823K 3,456 1900 0
414 SOUTH ST Traded 2×: $580K in 2002 → $710K in 2020 (+22%). Owner-occupied $986K 3,060 1900 2 7 viol
415 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $1.3M 6,680 1900 0 3 viol
416 SOUTH ST sold $1.2M (2005); Appeal granted with conditions (2008); Appeal withdrawn (2018). Owner-occupied $643K 3,060 1900 1
417-21 SOUTH ST sold $3.4M (2016); Appeal granted (2017). Absentee individual $6.7M 27,269 1900 1 4 viol
418 SOUTH ST Bought for $620K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Absentee individual $571K 2,721 1900 3 rentedtax lien
420 SOUTH ST Bought for $308K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $645K 3,072 1900 2
422 SOUTH ST Appeal filed (2012). Absentee individual $608K 2,894 1900 0 rented
423 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $924K 3,040 1900 0
424 SOUTH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $711K 3,384 1900 0 rented
425-27 SOUTH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $2.4M 12,724 1900 0
426 SOUTH ST Investor / LLC $536K 2,424 1900 1 rented
428 SOUTH ST sold $1.4M (2005); Appeal complete (2025). Investor / LLC $534K 2,418 1900 1 rented
429 SOUTH ST Appeal city affirmed (2007); Appeal dismissed (2009); Appeal denied (2013); sold $1.0M (2020). Investor / LLC $792K 3,770 1900 1
430 SOUTH ST Traded 3×: $1.2M in 2013 → $1.1M in 2025 (-8%). Owner-occupied $957K 4,050 1900 3
431-35 SOUTH ST sold $768K (2015); Appeal withdrawn (2023); Appeal complete (2024). Absentee individual $3.3M 13,422 1900 1 4 viol
432-36 SOUTH ST Investor / LLC $1.5M 5,902 1900 0
439 SOUTH ST Traded 4×: $1.2M in 2003 → $850K in 2016 (-29%). Owner-occupied $1.0M 5,208 1900 4
441 SOUTH ST Absentee individual $547K 2,604 1900 0 rented
443-45 SOUTH ST Investor / LLC $635K 1,800 1900 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)

Where this comes from

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