Philadelphia property report
4800 block of Locust St
An investor-heavy block: 100% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 39 open code violations and 1 parcel behind $166,539 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 408% since 2016, now about $4.6M. Property taxes are climbing about 16% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 parcel here is $4.6M — about 19.9× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $136K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes) | $4.6M | $136K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 38% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (22 violent) and 291 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
- $4.6M typical home, up +408% since 2016
- Tax bill $12,598 to $64,049 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $64,049/yr to the city, about $64,049 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +408% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +408% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +15.9% 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 $508 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 2010. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Few recorded sales.
Who owns it
Ownership of 1 parcels
- Investor / LLC 1
Value distribution today
Not enough data.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdim Towers INC | 1 | 1 | $4.6M | 2760 Pine Rd, Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006 | 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 1 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).
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4815 LOCUST ST Apartment building Historysold $1.3M (2010); 31 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×4 (2023); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); 20 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×8 (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2026). | Investor / LLC | $4.6M | 30,624 | 1925 | 1 | 39 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)