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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

4600 block of Adams Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 22 open code violations and 1 home behind $12,553 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $211K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$211K
$91K–$2.7M
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$139
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $38K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
27 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
22
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$13K
1 of 35 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-10%
value · tax −$397
5 years
+77%
value · tax +$468
10 years
+86%
value · tax +$154

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 $211K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$211K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied60%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 39 reported crimes (13 violent) and 58 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
39
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
58
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults9
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Thefts6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3
Theft from Vehicle3
All Other Offenses2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint19
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection7
Information Request4
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance4
License Complaint3
Traffic Calming Request3

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 · K-5
John Marshall
4500 Griscom St · 243 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$125K$250K$211K2016: $113K2017: $113K2018: $113K2019: $114K2020: $119K2021: $119K2022: $119K2023: $180K2024: $180K2025: $233K2026: $233K2027: $211K2016202020232027

▲ +86% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,5682016: $1,4492017: $1,4142018: $1,4002019: $1,2322020: $1,1002021: $1,1002022: $1,1002023: $1,4102024: $1,5022025: $2,0482026: $1,9652027: $1,5682016202020232027

▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

14 homes pay the full 1.40%21 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 186 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $186 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+86%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.7 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 36 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M19982004201020162022
36arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels10 parcels17 parcels2 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$91K$353K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Willow Creek Manor Corp15$3.0Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
John Wiech (individual)23$971Kphila.gov ↗
James B Harrity (individual)22$410Kphila.gov ↗
Frontida Biopharm INC11$2.7Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 35 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
4603 ADAMS AVE built new, sold for $106K in 2019. Vacant $91K —/— 1 tax lien
4610 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,306 1940 1
4612 ADAMS AVE Traded 2×: $27K in 2000 → $100K in 2014 (+270%). Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,306 1940 2
4619-21 ADAMS AVE 11 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $264K —/— 1,980 1940 0
4627 ADAMS AVE 10 L&I violations (2020). Absentee individual $353K —/— 2,128 1940 0
4629 ADAMS AVE Bought for $750K in 2016. Owner pulled a tank install/removal permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $2.7M —/— 49,083 1931 1
4630 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $210K 4/1 1,536 1940 0
4631 ADAMS AVE built new under a 2017 permit. Owner-occupied $291K —/— 1,620 1940 0 tax lien
4632 ADAMS AVE Bought for $90K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $209K 4/1 1,536 1940 1
4633 ADAMS AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $195K —/— 2,284 1940 0
4634 ADAMS AVE Bought for $105K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $207K 4/1 1,536 1940 1 tax lien
4636 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $207K 4/1 1,536 1940 0
4638 ADAMS AVE Traded 2×: $69K in 2000 → $143K in 2009 (+107%). Owner-occupied $220K —/— 1,456 1940 2
4640 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $211K —/— 1,456 1940 0
4642 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $193K —/— 1,376 1940 1
4644 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $198K —/— 1,376 1940 1
4647-55 ADAMS AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 6,746 1945 0 rented
4657 ADAMS AVE L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $202K 4/1 1,562 1940 0 1 violtax lien
4659 ADAMS AVE Bought for $99K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $201K 4/2 1,587 1940 2
4661 ADAMS AVE Bought for $150K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $201K 4/1 1,587 1940 4 1 viol
4663 ADAMS AVE Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $208K 4/1 1,562 1940 0 2 violtax lien
4665 ADAMS AVE L&I violation (2023); sold $40K (2024); 9 L&I violations (2024); 11 L&I violations (2025); 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). Owner-occupied $211K 4/1 1,562 1940 1 18 viol
4667 ADAMS AVE Bought for $145K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,355 1940 1
4669 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $201K 3/1 1,518 1940 0
4671 ADAMS AVE L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $208K 4/1 1,562 1940 0
4673 ADAMS AVE sold $75K (2005); L&I violation (2022). Absentee individual $212K 4/1 1,520 1940 1
4675 ADAMS AVE Traded 2×: $150K in 2022 → $150K in 2022 (+0%). Absentee individual $298K 3/1 1,520 1940 2 rented
4677 ADAMS AVE Traded 3×: $133K in 2007 → $158K in 2018 (+19%). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,520 1940 3
4679 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,520 1940 1
4681 ADAMS AVE Bought for $94K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $222K 4/1 1,520 1940 1
4683 ADAMS AVE Bought for $28K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $150K in 2024 (+436%). Absentee individual $266K 3/2 1,663 1940 4
4685 ADAMS AVE Traded 2×: $74K in 2003 → $160K in 2022 (+116%). Owner-occupied $240K 4/1 1,664 1940 2
4687 ADAMS AVE Owner-occupied $240K 4/1 1,664 1940 1
4689 ADAMS AVE Bought for $150K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $231K 4/1 1,560 1940 2
4691 ADAMS AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $230K 4/1 1,560 1940 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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.