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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.

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
$128K
$128K–$168K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$171
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$90K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $128K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
46%
11 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
38%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 21% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
1 of 24 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$54
5 years
+91%
value · tax +$855
10 years
+100%
value · tax +$896

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 $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 blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$128K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied38%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.

Crimes · 12mo
159
40 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
133
43 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts60
Other Assaults25
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Theft from Vehicle11
All Other Offenses8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint18
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Abandoned Vehicle16
Illegal Dumping13
License Complaint11
Street Defect11

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
James J Sullivan
5300 Ditman St · 378 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$100K$200K$128K2016: $64K2017: $64K2018: $64K2019: $64K2020: $67K2021: $67K2022: $67K2023: $90K2024: $90K2025: $124K2026: $124K2027: $128K2016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7902016: $8942017: $8942018: $8942019: $8972020: $9352021: $9352022: $9352023: $1,2562024: $1,2562025: $1,7362026: $1,7362027: $1,7902016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 200 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+100%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 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 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M2004201020162022
52arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 7 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

20 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$128K$130K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc, carries 18 open violations across 199 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc1199$24Mphila.gov ↗
Kmc Holdings Llc152$7.7Mphila.gov ↗
Choice Rentals Llc148$8.3Mphila.gov ↗
Sun Glow Properties Llc15$637Kphila.gov ↗
Viktory Homes Llc14$564Kphila.gov ↗
Living In Harmony Real Estate Llc11$128Kphila.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

$0$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4800 ALCOTT ST Bought for $42K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $168K 2/1 750 1950 2
4801 ALCOTT ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $45K in 2016 → $120K in 2020 (+167%). Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 750 1950 2 3 viol
4803 ALCOTT ST Bought for $57K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 750 1950 1
4804 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $12K in 2002 → $71K in 2015 (+492%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 750 1950 4
4805 ALCOTT ST Bought 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 Bought for $92K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 750 1950 2 1 viol
4807 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2021 → $62K in 2021 (+33%). Absentee individual $128K 3/1 750 1950 2
4808 ALCOTT ST Bought 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 Bought 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 sold $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 Bought for $26K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $128K 3/1 750 1950 2 rented
4813 ALCOTT ST 2 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 Traded 4×: $24K in 2001 → $90K in 2026 (+275%). Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 750 1950 4
4815 ALCOTT ST sold $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 Traded 2×: $25K in 2000 → $2.2M in 2006 (+8628%). Absentee individual $128K 2/1 750 1950 2 rented
4817 ALCOTT ST sold $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 Bought for $49K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $128K 3/1 750 1950 3
4819 ALCOTT ST 2 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 Traded 4×: $18K in 2004 → $85K in 2014 (+372%). Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 750 1950 4 rented1 viol
4821 ALCOTT ST Bought 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 Traded 3×: $32K in 2000 → $60K in 2010 (+88%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 750 1950 3
4823 ALCOTT ST Traded 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)

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