Who owns your block
4200 block of N 15th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 13 homes behind $39,410 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $101K. 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 $101K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $101K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 184 reported crimes (85 violent) and 284 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
- $101K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Tax bill $761 to $1,370 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.8M assessed, $41,535/yr to the city, about $966 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +80% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4251 N 15th St is assessed at $124K but pays $339 a year — about 19% of the $1,739 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 +5.7% 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 $184 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, J A Properties Llc, carries 11 open violations across 13 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A Properties Llc | 1 | 13 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Alfonso G Bethel (individual) | 5 | 5 | $529K | phila.gov ↗ |
| House Scouts 2 Llc | 1 | 5 | $681K | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Wade (individual) | 2 | 3 | $450K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sirena Renee Poole Living Trust | 1 | 1 | $115K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jff Llc | 1 | 1 | $127K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4208 N 15TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4210 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $135K | —/— | 1,900 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4212 N 15TH ST Historysold $5K (2010); Appeal filed (2012). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 2,000 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4214 N 15TH ST History4 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $9K (2022); Appeal filed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $161K | 4/1 | 2,313 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4216-18 N 15TH ST History3 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $161K | 4/1 | 2,480 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4220 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $70K | 3/1 | 960 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4222 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $99K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4224 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4226 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4227 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4228 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4229 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4230 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4231 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4232 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4233 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4234 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $111K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1950 | 2 | abated |
| 4235 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4236 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $130K in 2020 (+6400%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4237 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4238 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1950 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 4239 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,505 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4240 N 15TH ST Historysold $5K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2011). | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4241 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $115K | —/— | 1,507 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4242 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2000, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $2.9M in 2024 (+57763%). | Investor / LLC | $98K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4243 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $42K in 2000 → $86K in 2015 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,505 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4244 N 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2011); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); Appeal complete (2025). | Absentee individual | $49K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 4245 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,505 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4246 N 15TH ST Historysold $15K (2003); L&I violation (2011); 7 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2020); 7 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,026 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4247 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,505 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4248 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $230K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/2 | 1,266 | 1950 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4249 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $116K | 4/1 | 1,505 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 4250 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2022. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $98K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4251 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $124K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 4252 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $67K in 2024 (+48%). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4253 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $86K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 4254 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4255 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4256 N 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $95K | —/— | 1,344 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4257 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4259 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4261 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $119K | 4/1 | 1,577 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4263 N 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2002 → $20K in 2016 (-53%). | Owner-occupied | $107K | —/— | 1,778 | 1950 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)