Who owns your block
4100 block of Tower St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $657 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $294K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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.
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 $294K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19127 median of $346K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19127 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19127 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $294K | $346K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (12 violent) and 154 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
- $294K typical home, up +72% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,360 to $3,991 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $190,482/yr to the city, about $3,810 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +72% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4132 Tower St is assessed at $551K but pays $3,086 a year — about 40% of the $7,716 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 +5.1% 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 $172 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 65 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 17
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five M Partners | 2 | 7 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redzito Property Group Ll | 2 | 5 | $536K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cvest 1 Llc | 1 | 2 | $600K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Skware Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $491K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4109 TOWER ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4111 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2017 → $180K in 2017 (+134%). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 4112 TOWER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $215K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 4113 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2017 → $131K in 2017 (-5%). | Investor / LLC | $325K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 4114 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $190K in 2005 → $240K in 2020 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 2/2 | 894 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4115 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $290K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4116 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | 2/1 | 906 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4117 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4118 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $454K | 3/— | 1,646 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 4119 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $290K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4120 TOWER ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $1.3M in 2015, demolished in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3/2 | 1,716 | 2016 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 4121 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $297K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4122 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $491K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 4123 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4124 TOWER ST | Investor / LLC | $491K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2016 | 0 | rented |
| 4125 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4126 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $491K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2016 | 0 | rented |
| 4127 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4128 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $491K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2016 | 0 | rented |
| 4129 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $301K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4130 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $491K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2016 | 1 | rented |
| 4131 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2002 → $182K in 2013 (+143%). | Absentee individual | $334K | 3/1 | 1,436 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4132 TOWER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $505K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $551K | 3/— | 2,507 | 2016 | 1 | abated |
| 4133 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $300K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4135 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $126K in 2004 → $187K in 2017 (+49%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4137 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2017 → $250K in 2018 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $402K | 3/2 | 1,068 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4139 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $198K in 2006 → $238K in 2021 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $338K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4141 TOWER ST | Investor / LLC | $308K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 4143 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $188K in 2008 → $180K in 2014 (-4%). | Owner-occupied | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4145 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2000 → $460K in 2003 (+517%). | Absentee individual | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4147 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $113K in 2003 → $103K in 2003 (-8%). | Absentee individual | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4149 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4151 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $460K in 2003 → $460K in 2003 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4152 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $160K in 2003 → $250K in 2023 (+56%). | Owner-occupied | $292K | 2/1 | 946 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4153 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 4154 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2001 → $265K in 2020 (+121%). | Absentee individual | $326K | 2/1 | 940 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4155 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $285K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4156 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $234K in 2008 → $291K in 2024 (+25%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 920 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4157 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2009 → $268K in 2021 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4158 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $274K | 2/1 | 954 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4159 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $215K in 2005 → $305K in 2022 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $370K | 3/1 | 1,890 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4160 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2000 → $181K in 2019 (+317%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | 2/1 | 940 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4161 TOWER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $132K in 2015 → $290K in 2022 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,138 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4162 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 2/1 | 940 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4163 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2017 → $275K in 2022 (+62%). | Absentee individual | $314K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4164 TOWER ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2005 → $229K in 2008 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 938 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4165 TOWER ST | Investor / LLC | $291K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4166 TOWER ST | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 928 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4169 TOWER ST | Absentee individual | $14K | —/— | 440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4171 TOWER ST | Vacant | $120K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)