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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    This block commands 3.2x the city median value yet appreciates at 4.5% per year while the city grows at 6.5%.

  2. 02
    Rentals

    The block shows 11% rental share but only 4 of those rentals are licensed, suggesting widespread non-compliance.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    21 of 36 homes have never sold since 2001, indicating a stable long-term owner base despite 35 total sales.

By the Numbers

Median value
$709K
$129K–$3.2M
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$159
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$852K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $709K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $45K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 36
$17K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
44%
16 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$219
5 years
+48%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+62%
value · tax +$4K

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 $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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$709K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied36%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.

Crimes · 12mo
81
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
225
22 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts26
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Other Assaults7
Fraud6
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal89
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Maintenance Complaint24
Construction Complaints12
Illegal Dumping8
Information Request8

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$500K$1.0M$709K2016: $438K2017: $438K2018: $446K2019: $461K2020: $478K2021: $478K2022: $478K2023: $631K2024: $631K2025: $698K2026: $698K2027: $709K2016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,6762016: $5,2492017: $4,5792018: $4,5792019: $5,7582020: $5,9482021: $5,9482022: $5,9482023: $6,2742024: $7,4462025: $8,4572026: $8,4572027: $8,6762016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

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1 property 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 $16,991 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%
$9,672pays now $9,866at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 162 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+62%
since 2016
Net rental yield
0.8%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 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 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M2005201020152020
35arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 18 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 18

Value distribution today

16 parcels0 parcels1 parcels6 parcels4 parcels5 parcels4 parcels
$129K$1.3M+

The block's largest owner, Neighborhood Preservation, carries 1 open violation across 33 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Preservation Neighborhood (individual)1833$24Mphila.gov ↗
45 Pine Street Lp22$2.2Mphila.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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4504 PINE ST L&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 Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $129K —/1 1,005 1900 0
4511 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $139K —/1 1,106 1900 0 rented
4511 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4511 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4513 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $139K —/1 1,106 1900 0
4513 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4513 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4513 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $129K —/1 1,005 1900 0
4514 PINE ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $3.2M —/— 18,000 1925 0 rented
4515 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4515 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $139K —/1 1,105 1900 0
4515 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $139K —/1 1,106 1900 0
4515 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4516 PINE ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $129K —/1 1,005 1900 0
4517 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4517 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $137K 2/2 1,146 1900 0
4517 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $139K —/1 1,106 1900 0
4518 PINE ST Bought 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 2 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 Traded 3×: $190K in 2003 → $500K in 2015 (+163%). Owner-occupied $727K —/— 2,640 1925 3
4522 PINE ST Traded 2×: $300K in 2003 → $568K in 2014 (+89%). Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 2,640 1925 2
4523-25 PINE ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $114K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $727K —/— 2,640 1925 3
4527 PINE ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $555K —/— 3,120 1900 0 rented
4528 PINE ST Bought for $400K in 2013, mechanical permit in 2015, sold for $525K in 2016 (+31%). Owner-occupied $727K —/— 2,640 1925 2
4529 PINE ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $871K —/— 3,120 1925 0
4530 PINE ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $330K in 2005. Owner-occupied $705K —/— 2,992 1925 1 abated
4531 PINE ST Bought for $212K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $933K —/— 3,640 1925 2
4532 PINE ST Bought 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 Bought for $852K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $712K —/— 2,520 1925 1
4535 PINE ST Bought 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 Bought for $660K in 2011. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $1.3M —/— 3,640 1925 2

Neighborhood

Median income
$87K
household
Own vs. rent
44%
owner-occupied
Median age
36.4
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.