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Who owns your block

4200 block of Viola St

A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 50 open code violations and 17 homes behind $86,690 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 281% since 2016, now about $139K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$139K
$25K–$433K
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$109
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$148K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $139K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 93
$59K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
46%
42 of 93
city 41%
Rentals
17%
16 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
50
L&I code
▲ block 15% · city 5%
Back taxes
$87K
17 of 93 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
10
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$36
5 years
+165%
value · tax +$415
10 years
+281%
value · tax +$404

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 $139K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$139K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied30%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (39 violent) and 187 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
100
39 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
187
49 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults25
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Thefts11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Theft from Vehicle9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint49
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Illegal Dumping22
Abandoned Vehicle14
Construction Complaints12
Sanitation Violation11

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 · K-8
Rudolph Blankenburg
4600 W Girard Ave · 228 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$139K2016: $36K2017: $36K2018: $36K2019: $36K2020: $52K2021: $52K2022: $52K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $122K2026: $124K2027: $139K2016202020232027

▲ +281% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7082016: $3042017: $3042018: $3042019: $2872020: $2932021: $2932022: $2932023: $3782024: $3782025: $7942026: $6722027: $7082016202020232027

▲ +133% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

8
8 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 $59,129 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%
$1,317pays now $6,058at the full rate

4253 Viola St is assessed at $433K but pays $1,317 a year — about 22% of the $6,058 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +12.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 381 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $381 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+281%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.4 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 63 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 51 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
63arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
51homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 93 parcels

Owner-occupied: 42Investor / LLC: 12Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 28 93parcels
  • Owner-occupied 42
  • Investor / LLC 12
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 28

Value distribution today

28 parcels5 parcels10 parcels22 parcels17 parcels1 parcels10 parcels
$25K$279K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus Llc143$7.8Mphila.gov ↗
Rush Realty Company Inc136$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Darweis Inc113$5.1Mphila.gov ↗
Haverford Square Viola Llc55$322Kphila.gov ↗
Gg Properties Corporation55$240Kphila.gov ↗
J & J Investment Group Llc14$633Kphila.gov ↗
Big N Management Corp13$484Kphila.gov ↗
Niko Inc13$301Kphila.gov ↗
Nel Estates Llc13$773Kphila.gov ↗
4115brown Llc13$3.5Mphila.gov ↗
Rs Properties Llc13$320Kphila.gov ↗
Palago Properties 4217 Ll11$279Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 93 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
4253 Viola St
$433K · built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2024.
New construction
4261 Viola St
$433K · Bought for $5K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $82K in 2019.
New construction
4238 Viola St
$98K · Bought for $70K in 2022, built new (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2024.
Improved
4201 Viola St
$222K · Bought for $95K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
4218 Viola St
$47K ·
Improved
4230 Viola St
$47K · Bought for $25K in 2006.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4200 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 0
4201 VIOLA ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $222K —/— 2,850 1915 1 rented
4202 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 0
4203 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $202K —/— 2,237 1915 0
4204 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 0
4205 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $286K —/— 2,237 1915 0
4206 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2020 → $275K in 2025 (+450%). Owner-occupied $172K —/— 1,608 1915 2 rented
4207 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $189K —/— 2,237 1915 1 tax lien
4208 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2006 → $12K in 2006 (-9%). Vacant $48K —/— — — 2
4209 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $189K —/— 2,237 1915 0 tax lien
4210 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,716 1925 0
4211 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $135K —/— 2,237 1915 0
4212 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 1
4213 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $289K —/— 2,282 1915 0 rented
4214 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4215 VIOLA ST Investor / LLC $366K —/— 2,422 1915 1 rented
4216 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $122K —/— 1,700 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4217 VIOLA ST HistoryAppeal denied (2018); sold $95K (2018). Investor / LLC $279K —/— 2,052 1915 1 rented
4218 VIOLA ST Improved Vacant $47K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4219 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 0 tax lien
4220 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 0
4221 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 0 tax lien
4222 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $104K 3/1 1,437 1925 0
4223 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 0
4224 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0
4225 VIOLA ST Historysold $60K (2020); Appeal withdrawn (2022). Vacant $48K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4226 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 1,399 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4227 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 0
4228 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2006 → $15K in 2023 (+200%). Investor / LLC $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 2 tax lien
4229 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4230 VIOLA ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2006. Vacant $47K —/— — — 1 2 violtax lien
4231 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $193K —/— 2,168 1915 0
4232 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,425 1925 0 9 violtax lien
4233 VIOLA ST Vacant $49K —/— — — 1 2 violtax lien
4234 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2009 → $55K in 2022 (+358%). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,269 1920 2
4235 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2017 → $55K in 2021 (+358%). Vacant $48K —/— — — 2 2 violtax lien
4236 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0 tax lien
4237 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 1 2 violtax lien
4238 VIOLA ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2022, built new (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2024. Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,269 1925 2 abated
4239 VIOLA ST Vacant $48K —/— — — 1 2 violtax lien
4240 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,269 1925 1 rentedtax lien
4241 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $269K —/— 2,138 1915 0 tax lien
4242 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2003 → $108K in 2014 (+333%). Investor / LLC $204K —/— 1,269 1920 2 rented
4243 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 0 tax lien
4244 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0 abated
4245 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2006 → $6K in 2006 (+0%). Vacant $47K —/— — — 2
4246 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0 tax lien
4247 VIOLA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1K in 2014 → $55K in 2021 (+5400%). Vacant $49K —/— — — 3 2 violtax lien
4248 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0
4249 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $21K in 2017 → $330K in 2023 (+1471%). Owner-occupied $130K —/— 2,040 1915 2 tax lien
4250 VIOLA ST Investor / LLC $181K 3/1 1,269 1925 0 rented
4251 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2001 → $60K in 2007 (+140%). Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 2
4252 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,269 1925 0
4253 VIOLA ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2024. Owner-occupied $433K —/— 2,010 1915 1 rentedabatedtax lien
4254 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $151K —/— 1,436 1915 1
4255 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 0 abated
4256 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,228 1925 0
4257 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1915 0 abatedtax lien
4258 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2024 → $194K in 2025 (+137%). Absentee individual $140K 3/1 1,228 1925 2 rented
4259 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2011 → $24K in 2011 (-89%). Investor / LLC $274K —/— 2,010 1915 2 2 viol
4260 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,228 1925 0
4261 VIOLA ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $82K in 2019. Investor / LLC $433K —/— 2,010 1915 3 rentedabatedtax lien
4262 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
4263 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $188K —/— 2,040 1915 0 tax lien
4264 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $96K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 rented
4266 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 tax lien
4268 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $66K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 tax lien
4269 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $188K —/— 2,040 1915 0
4270 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
4271 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $274K —/— 2,010 1915 0 6 violtax lien
4272 VIOLA ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2012); Appeal complete (2025). Absentee individual $66K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
4273 VIOLA ST Investor / LLC $274K —/— 2,010 1915 1 rented
4274 VIOLA ST Vacant $49K —/— — — 0
4275 VIOLA ST HistoryAppeal complete (2023); sold $120K (2023). Investor / LLC $130K —/— 2,040 1915 1 11 violtax lien
4276 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $96K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 tax lien
4277 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2017 → $135K in 2021 (+1025%). Vacant $49K —/— — — 2 3 viol
4278 VIOLA ST Vacant $49K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4279 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $130K —/— 2,010 1915 0 3 viol
4280 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
4281 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,010 1925 1
4282 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $500 in 2001 → $100K in 2007 (+19900%). Investor / LLC $146K —/— 1,320 1920 2 rented
4283 VIOLA ST Historysold $77K (2022); Appeal denied (2026); Appeal filed (2026); Appeal filed (2026). Vacant $48K —/— — — 1 2 viol
4284 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
4285 VIOLA ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2003. Vacant $47K —/— — — 3
4286 VIOLA ST Absentee individual $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
4287 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4288 VIOLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $44K in 2006 → $103K in 2025 (+133%). Investor / LLC $139K 3/1 1,200 1925 2 rented
4289 VIOLA ST Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,246 1925 1 rentedtax lien
4290 VIOLA ST Vacant $47K —/— — — 0
4291 VIOLA ST Vacant $51K —/— — — 0
4292 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $132K 2/1 1,140 1925 0
4293 VIOLA ST Vacant $25K —/— — — 0 2 viol
4294 VIOLA ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,140 1925 0

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