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Who owns your block

400 block of Spruce St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 20 open code violations and 1 home behind $32,750 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 20% since 2016, now about $977K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$977K
$215K–$2.6M
ZIP median $419K
Price / sq ft
$415
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
4.4×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$13K
typical · up to $33K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 39
$75K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
26 of 39
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
20
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$33K
1 of 39 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax +$270
5 years
-1%
value · tax −$160
10 years
+20%
value · tax +$2K

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 $977K — about 4.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19106 median of $419K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19106 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19106Philadelphia
Median home value$977K$419K$223K
Owner-occupied41%33%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (5 violent) and 220 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
125
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
220
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts100
Fraud6
Other Assaults4
Burglary Residential3
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Theft from Vehicle3

Top 311 complaints

Street Light Outage33
Graffiti Removal30
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25
Shoveling16
Information Request13
Other (Streets)12

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$977K2016: $813K2017: $813K2018: $813K2019: $995K2020: $992K2021: $992K2022: $992K2023: $1.0M2024: $992K2025: $1.0M2026: $1.0M2027: $977K2016202020232027

▲ +20% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$12,5102016: $10,5032017: $10,5032018: $10,8832019: $12,0002020: $12,3752021: $12,3752022: $12,6702023: $12,6842024: $12,6842025: $12,2402026: $12,2402027: $12,5102016202020232027

▲ +19% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

3
3 properties 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 $75,113 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $36,146at the full rate

418 Spruce St is assessed at $2.6M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $36,146 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 +1.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 120 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $120 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+1.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+20%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+1.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-1.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-4.8 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 40 arm's-length sales since 1993. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M19952002200920162023
40arm's-length sales since 1993
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 39 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 10 39parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

12 parcels4 parcels7 parcels7 parcels3 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$215K$2.4M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Wp Commonwealth Lp112$8.4Mphila.gov ↗
Spruce Street Portfolio Cc Llc22$1.6Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 39 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

New construction
418 Spruce St
$2.6M · built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated).
Improved
410 Spruce St
$926K · Bought for $550K in 2025. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2026.
Improved
413 Spruce St
$252K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
Frequently traded
417 Spruce St
$2.4M · Traded 3×: $1.4M in 2008 → $1.9M in 2015 (+38%).
Frequently traded
429 Spruce St
$2.2M · Traded 3×: $1.9M in 2007 → $3.0M in 2021 (+56%).
Frequently traded
400 Spruce St
$1.5M · Traded 5×: $400K in 2001 → $1.4M in 2024 (+238%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
400 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $400K in 2001 → $1.4M in 2024 (+238%). Owner-occupied $1.5M 4/4 4,000 1970 5
402 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/3 2,391 1970 0
404 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $991K —/— 2,391 1970 0
406 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $503K in 2000 → $503K in 2000 (+0%). Absentee individual $977K —/— 5,215 1800 2 rented
408 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $535K 2/1 1,576 1900 0
408 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $428K 2/1 1,093 1900 0
408 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $456K 2/1 1,189 1900 0
410 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $550K in 2025. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2026. Absentee individual $926K —/— 3,339 1800 1 16 viol
411 SPRUCE ST Historysold $825K (2012); Appeal granted with conditions (2012). Owner-occupied $2.4M —/— 4,005 1850 1
412 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $850K in 2014 → $1.9M in 2021 (+121%). Investor / LLC $713K —/— 3,336 1800 2 1 viol
413 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $324K —/1 684 1900 1
413 SPRUCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $252K 1/1 487 1900 0
413 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $475K 2/2 1,344 1900 0
413 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $295K 2/2 794 1900 0
413 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $365K 2/2 954 1900 0
413 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $252K 1/1 487 1900 0 rented
414 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.4M —/— 3,030 1816 0 abated
415 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.8M —/— 3,988 1982 0
416 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.1M in 2016 → $1.2M in 2018 (+13%). Owner-occupied $1.3M —/— 2,835 1815 2
417 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1.4M in 2008 → $1.9M in 2015 (+38%). Owner-occupied $2.4M 4/3 3,473 1850 3
418 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $2.6M —/— 15,050 1906 0 abated1 viol
419 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $215K —/1 365 1900 0
419 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $325K 1/1 720 1900 0
419 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $385K 2/1 958 1900 0
419 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $392K 2/1 976 1900 0
421 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $775K in 2002 → $914K in 2024 (+18%). Owner-occupied $974K 3/2 2,348 1975 2
423 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.4M —/— 4,512 1850 1 rented
425 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.4M —/— 3,047 1850 1
427 SPRUCE ST Historysold $888K (2003); Appeal granted with conditions (2013). Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/4 3,691 1850 1
429 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1.9M in 2007 → $3.0M in 2021 (+56%). Owner-occupied $2.2M 5/4 3,407 1850 3
431 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.6M in 2014 → $2.3M in 2022 (+42%). Owner-occupied $2.2M 6/4 3,163 1850 2
432 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $766K —/— 3,654 1890 1 rented
433 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.1M in 2008 → $725K in 2015 (-36%). Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 3,330 1970 2
434 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $725K in 2000 → $755K in 2002 (+4%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 5/3 2,757 1900 2
435 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $870K in 2013 → $800K in 2020 (-8%). Absentee individual $827K —/— 2,160 1970 2
436 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $850K in 2014 → $1.9M in 2021 (+121%). Investor / LLC $894K 6/3 2,982 1900 2 2 viol
437 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.9M —/— 3,685 1970 0 abated
438 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $680K in 2016 → $710K in 2018 (+4%). Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 1,783 1850 2 rented
440 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $715K in 2004 → $1.0M in 2017 (+46%). Owner-occupied $1.6M 4/3 2,490 1850 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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