Who owns your block
4900 block of Baltimore Ave
An investor-heavy block: 43% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $960 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 140% since 2016, now about $300K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $300K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $300K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 219 reported crimes (20 violent) and 234 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
- $300K typical home, up +140% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,750 to $3,674 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.1M assessed, $58,985/yr to the city, about $4,213 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +140% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +110% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4912 Baltimore Ave is assessed at $983K but pays $1,375 a year — about 10% of the $13,754 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% 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 $240 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbs Associates | 1 | 4 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Baltimore Avenue Inc | 2 | 2 | $680K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jc Investment Inc | 1 | 2 | $780K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4912 Baltimore Avenue Lp | 1 | 1 | $983K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Life Center Association Inc | 1 | 1 | $590K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4900 BALTIMORE AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $950K in 2026, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026, sold for $950K in 2026 (+164%). | Absentee individual | $640K | 5,752 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 4902 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $325K | 3,115 | 1910 | 0 | |
| 4904 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 2,100 | 1910 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4906 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedBought for $48K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $430K | 2,820 | 1910 | 2 | |
| 4908 BALTIMORE AVE | Investor / LLC | $250K | 1,410 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 4910 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 2,500 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 4912 BALTIMORE AVE Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $125K in 2016, demolished and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $983K | 7,370 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 4914 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedBought for $150K in 2010. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $250K | 2,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4916 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedBought for $140K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $224K | 2,363 | 1920 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 4917-53 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Vacant | $1.0M | — | — | 0 | |
| 4918-20 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $451K | 6,181 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4922 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $230K | 1,875 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4924 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $275K | 2,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4926-28 BALTIMORE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $590K | 5,975 | 1930 | 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)