Who owns your block

4500 block of Cottman Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $51,325 on taxes.

Owner-occupied
Investor / LLC
Absentee
Vacant
Has violations

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

$233K

$202K–$445K

Recent sale

$265K

1 sold in 2yr

assessed $233K

Median built

1950

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

71%

39 of 55

Open violations

L&I code

▼ block 2% · city 5%

Back taxes

$51K

2 of 55 behind

▼ block 4% · city 9%

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary · K-5

Edwin Forrest

7300 Cottage St · 798 students

Middle · K-8

Northeast Community Propel Academy

7500 Rowland Ave · 1715 students

High · 9-12

Abraham Lincoln

3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied 39
Investor / LLC 3
Absentee individual 13

Value distribution today

$202K$273K+

The block's largest owner, J & J Properties Llc, carries 4 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.

Owner	On block	Owns citywide	Portfolio value	Source
J & J Properties Llc	1	5	$1.1M	phila.gov ↗
Peterpants Llc	1	2	$497K	phila.gov ↗
Ib Realty & Services Llc	1	2	$389K	phila.gov ↗
C & L 2021 Realty Inc	1	1	$234K	phila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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).

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Sq ft	Built	Flags
4500 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$264K	—	1965
4501 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$244K	—	1950
4502 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$249K	—	1965
4503 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4504 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$249K	—	1950
4505 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4506 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$249K	—	1965
4507 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$234K	—	1950
4509 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4510 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$215K	—	1950
4511 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$231K	—	1950
4512 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$210K	—	1950
4513 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$231K	—	1950
4514 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$204K	—	1950
4515 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$231K	—	1950
4516 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$202K	—	1950
4517 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$231K	—	1950
4518 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$294K	—	1950
4519 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$231K	—	1950
4521 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4522 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$255K	—	1950
4523 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4524 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$210K	—	1950
4525 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4526 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$210K	—	1950
4527 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4528 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$210K	—	1950
4529 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$445K	—	1950
4530 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$210K	—	1950
4531 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4532 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$210K	—	1950
4533 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4534 COTTMAN AVE	Investor / LLC	$254K	—	1950
4535 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$232K	—	1950
4536 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$253K	—	1950
4537 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$232K	—	1950
4538 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$213K	—	1950
4539 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$233K	—	1950
4540 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$253K	—	1950
4541 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$233K	—	1950
4542 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$276K	—	1950	2 viol
4543 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$273K	—	1950
4545 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$233K	—	1950
4547 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$233K	—	1950
4549 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$233K	—	1950
4551 COTTMAN AVE	Investor / LLC	$233K	—	1950
4553 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4555 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4557 COTTMAN AVE	Investor / LLC	$234K	—	1950
4559 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$234K	—	1950
4561 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$273K	—	1950
4563 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$237K	—	1950
4565 COTTMAN AVE	Owner-occupied	$237K	—	1950
4567 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$256K	—	1950
4569 COTTMAN AVE	Absentee individual	$245K	—	1950

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