Who owns your block
4500 block of N 3rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $6,382 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $106K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $106K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $106K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (19 violent) and 185 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
- $106K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $414 to $1,237 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.0M assessed, $44,207/yr to the city, about $3,684 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +199% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4529 N 3rd St is assessed at $560K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $7,833 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 +5.5% 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 $179 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Lm4r Llc, carries 1 open violation across 24 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lm4r Llc | 1 | 24 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edwin F Calixto (individual) | 2 | 2 | $117K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4500 A & E Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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 | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4500-20 N 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $190K in 2004 → $550K in 2008 (+189%). | Investor / LLC | $2.5M | —/— | 42,680 | 1946 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 4509 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2014. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 4511 N 3RD ST History12 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4513 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2006 → $3K in 2006 (+50%). | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 4515 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $31K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 1 | abated1 viol |
| 4517 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 4519 N 3RD ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2022). | Investor / LLC | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 4521 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 4523 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2004 → $60K in 2006 (+131%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 4525 N 3RD ST Historysold $10K (2001); L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 4527 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $51K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 4529 N 3RD ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2015). | Absentee individual | $560K | —/— | 45,360 | — | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)