Philadelphia property report
4700 block of Wayne Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($18,316 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $267K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $267K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $267K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 70 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 37% of them violent) and 123 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $267K typical home, up +126% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,596 to $3,033 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $12,535/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,134 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +126% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.7% 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 $226 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 1 arm's-length sale since 2021. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 11 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Germantown Apartments LLC, carries 3 open violations across 15 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Apartments LLC | 1 | 15 | $3.5M | 3729 Stanton St, Philadelphia PA, 19129 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Evelina Oganeseyan (individual) | 2 | 10 | $1.5M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Continental Sales LLC | 1 | 9 | $632K | 2263 Yewdall St, Philadelphia PA, 19140 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 4701-15 Wayne Avenue LP | 1 | 1 | $13M | Po Box 108, Ardmore PA, 19003 | phila.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 11 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4700 WAYNE AVE Apartment building History7 L&I violations (2011); Inspection failed (2011); Inspection passed (2012); sold $265K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $324K | 2,928 | 1900 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 4701-15 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Investor / LLC | $13M | 70,272 | 2024 | 0 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4702 WAYNE AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $290K | 2,640 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4704 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot Historysold $18K (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2022); Appeal denied (2024); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Vacant | $28K | — | — | 1 | |
| 4706 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2022); sold $28K (2022); Appeal denied (2024); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Vacant | $27K | — | — | 1 | $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4708 WAYNE AVE HistoryL&I violation (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 2,177 | 1900 | 0 | $17K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4710 WAYNE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $243K | 2,176 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4712 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot HistoryInspection passed (2002); L&I violation (2016); Inspection failed ×2 (2016); Inspection passed (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $31K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4714 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot HistoryL&I violation (2016); Inspection failed ×2 (2016); Inspection passed (2017); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2019). | Vacant | $31K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4716 WAYNE AVE Vacant lot HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2016); L&I violation (2019); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2019). | Vacant | $31K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4740 WAYNE AVE Commercial New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $3.3M | 109,960 | — | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)