Who owns your block
4900 block of N 13th St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 19% investor-held, with 26 open code violations and 6 homes behind $25,097 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 170% since 2016, now about $241K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $241K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $241K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 178 reported crimes (62 violent) and 194 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
- $241K typical home, up +170% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,139 to $2,924 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.3M assessed, $81,856/yr to the city, about $2,641 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +170% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +157% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4934 N 13th St is assessed at $309K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,323 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 +9.5% 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 $270 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 49 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Demarco (individual) | 2 | 493 | $68M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hasly Llc | 1 | 10 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Universal Homes Inc | 1 | 7 | $957K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Heavenly Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $498K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hornestein3 Llc | 1 | 2 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ibn Transports Llc | 1 | 1 | $209K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tbdoml Llc | 1 | 1 | $267K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4900 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 3,550 | 1935 | 2 | 19 violtax lien |
| 4901 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $292K | —/— | 2,856 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4902 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $245K | —/— | 1,800 | 1935 | 0 | 7 violtax lien |
| 4903 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4904 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2005 → $1K in 2010 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,703 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4905 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4907 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4909 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $84K in 2005 → $210K in 2022 (+150%). | Investor / LLC | $267K | 3/3 | 2,496 | 1935 | 4 | rented |
| 4911 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2000 → $80K in 2005 (+368%). | Absentee individual | $267K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 4913 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4915 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2004 → $155K in 2024 (+454%). | Investor / LLC | $267K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 4917 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2005 → $35K in 2017 (-8%). | Investor / LLC | $111K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 4919 N 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $120K in 2025 (+277%). | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4920 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,921 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4921 N 13TH ST Historysold $42K (2004); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $209K | 6/2 | 2,496 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4922 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $239K | —/— | 1,715 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4923 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2002 → $219K in 2021 (+1729%). | Absentee individual | $267K | 5/3 | 2,496 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 4924 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2016 → $212K in 2019 (+563%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | —/— | 1,600 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4925 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4926 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,880 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4927 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $266K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4928 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 2,400 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4929 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 6/3 | 2,496 | 1935 | 4 | |
| 4930 N 13TH ST History20 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,860 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4931 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 6/3 | 2,496 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4933 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2001 → $136K in 2017 (+467%). | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4934 N 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 2,118 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4935 N 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $209K | —/— | 2,496 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4936 N 13TH ST New constructionBought for $164K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $166K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $284K | —/— | 2,570 | 1935 | 2 | abated |
| 4937 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2009 → $289K in 2025 (+661%). | Owner-occupied | $266K | 5/3 | 2,496 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 4939 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $220K | —/— | 2,882 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)