Who owns your block
4000 block of Torresdale Ave
An investor-heavy block: 60% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 16 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 44% since 2016, now about $606K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $606K — about 2.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $606K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 51 reported crimes (20 violent) and 32 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
- $606K typical home, up +44% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,899 to $8,484 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.8M assessed, $80,522/yr to the city, about $16,104 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +44% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +44% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.4% 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 $144 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 5 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Paul Street Real Estate Llc, carries 2 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Street Real Estate Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Scp 2002e-58 Llc | 1 | 1 | $3.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| L&J Property Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $665K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 5 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4035 TORRESDALE AVE New constructionBought for $220K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit. | Investor / LLC | $3.9M | 10,240 | 2003 | 2 | 14 viol |
| 4070 TORRESDALE AVE ImprovedBought for $368K in 2012. | Absentee individual | $525K | 17,000 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 4075 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $375K in 2003 → $490K in 2015 (+31%). | Owner-occupied | $665K | 2,957 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 4076 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $20K in 2002 → $1.1M in 2022 (+5400%). | Vacant | $606K | — | — | 4 | |
| 4077 TORRESDALE AVE | Vacant | $13K | — | — | 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)