Who owns your block
4500 block of Pine St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $709K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
This block commands 3.2x the city median value yet appreciates at 4.5% per year while the city grows at 6.5%.
- 02Rentals
The block shows 11% rental share but only 4 of those rentals are licensed, suggesting widespread non-compliance.
- 03Turnover
21 of 36 homes have never sold since 2001, indicating a stable long-term owner base despite 35 total sales.
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 $709K — about 3.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $709K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (9 violent) and 225 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
- $709K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,249 to $8,676 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $24M assessed, $323,957/yr to the city, about $8,999 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4530 Pine St is assessed at $705K but pays $9,672 a year — about 98% of the $9,866 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 +4.5% 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 $162 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 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 18
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Neighborhood Preservation, carries 1 open violation across 33 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preservation Neighborhood (individual) | 18 | 33 | $24M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 45 Pine Street Lp | 2 | 2 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4504 PINE ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); Inspection failed (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2011); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). | Absentee individual | $2.9M | —/— | 18,000 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 4511 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $129K | —/1 | 1,005 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4511 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $139K | —/1 | 1,106 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 4511 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4511 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4513 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $139K | —/1 | 1,106 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4513 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4513 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4513 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $129K | —/1 | 1,005 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4514 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $3.2M | —/— | 18,000 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 4515 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4515 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/1 | 1,105 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4515 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $139K | —/1 | 1,106 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4515 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4516 PINE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $321K in 2004, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $785K in 2021 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 3/2 | 2,640 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 4517 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $129K | —/1 | 1,005 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4517 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4517 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $137K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4517 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $139K | —/1 | 1,106 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4518 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4519-21 PINE ST History2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2008); Inspection failed (2008); sold $2.3M (2015). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 7,041 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4520 PINE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $190K in 2003 → $500K in 2015 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $727K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4522 PINE ST TradedTraded 2×: $300K in 2003 → $568K in 2014 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4523-25 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $2.3M in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 21,123 | 1900 | 1 | 4 viol |
| 4524 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $800K | 5/2 | 2,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4526 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $114K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $727K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4527 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $555K | —/— | 3,120 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 4528 PINE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $400K in 2013, mechanical permit in 2015, sold for $525K in 2016 (+31%). | Owner-occupied | $727K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4529 PINE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $871K | —/— | 3,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4530 PINE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $330K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $705K | —/— | 2,992 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 4531 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $212K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $933K | —/— | 3,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4532 PINE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $275K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $675K in 2016 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 4533 PINE ST | Owner-occupied | $871K | —/— | 3,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4534 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $852K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $712K | —/— | 2,520 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4535 PINE ST New constructionBought for $284K in 2001, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $630K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $933K | —/— | 3,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4537 PINE ST ImprovedBought for $660K in 2011. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | —/— | 3,640 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)