Who owns your block
4800 block of Alcott St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $4,312 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $128K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $128K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19135 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $128K | $207K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 44% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 159 reported crimes (40 violent) and 133 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
- $128K typical home, up +100% since 2016
- Tax bill $894 to $1,790 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.1M assessed, $31,010/yr to the city, about $1,292 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +100% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +100% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $200 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 52 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc, carries 18 open violations across 199 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc | 1 | 199 | $24M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kmc Holdings Llc | 1 | 52 | $7.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Choice Rentals Llc | 1 | 48 | $8.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sun Glow Properties Llc | 1 | 5 | $637K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Viktory Homes Llc | 1 | 4 | $564K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Living In Harmony Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $128K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $168K | 2/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4801 ALCOTT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $62K in 2014 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4802 ALCOTT ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2016 → $120K in 2020 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 4803 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4804 ALCOTT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $12K in 2002 → $71K in 2015 (+492%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4805 ALCOTT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $33K in 2003, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $135K in 2022 (+310%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 2/1 | 750 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4806 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $92K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 4807 ALCOTT ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2021 → $62K in 2021 (+33%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4808 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 4809 ALCOTT ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4810 ALCOTT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $150K in 2021 (+899%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 6 | |
| 4811 ALCOTT ST Historysold $21K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4812 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4813 ALCOTT ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); Appeal complete (2023); 5 L&I violations (2023). | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 4814 ALCOTT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $24K in 2001 → $90K in 2026 (+275%). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4815 ALCOTT ST Historysold $30K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2024); 6 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 4816 ALCOTT ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2000 → $2.2M in 2006 (+8628%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 2/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4817 ALCOTT ST Historysold $43K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 1 | rented2 violtax lien |
| 4818 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4819 ALCOTT ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 4 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 4820 ALCOTT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $18K in 2004 → $85K in 2014 (+372%). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 4 | rented1 viol |
| 4821 ALCOTT ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4822 ALCOTT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $32K in 2000 → $60K in 2010 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4823 ALCOTT ST TradedTraded 2×: $41K in 2000 → $87K in 2008 (+113%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 750 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)