Who owns your block
4900 block of N 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 8% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 5 homes behind $7,859 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $147K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $147K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $147K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 124 reported crimes (60 violent) and 302 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
- $147K typical home, up +90% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,058 to $2,004 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $44,085/yr to the city, about $1,837 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +90% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +89% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4900 N 4th St is assessed at $179K but pays $1,252 a year — about 50% of the $2,504 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $190 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Victorias Properties Llc, carries 2 open violations across 23 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorias Properties Llc | 1 | 23 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Perdomo Jose Milton (individual) | 2 | 6 | $986K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Restored Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $469K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4900 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1945 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4902 N 4TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 7 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2020); 13 L&I violations (2023). | Absentee individual | $176K | —/2 | 1,280 | 1945 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4904 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4906 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4908-10 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Investor / LLC | $173K | —/— | 1,396 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 4912 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2007 → $80K in 2010 (+70%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4914 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4915 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); sold $235K (2023). | Absentee individual | $199K | —/2 | 1,840 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 4916 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4917 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4918 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4919 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 4920 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4921 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $120K in 2018 (+1312%). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 4922 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,201 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4923 N 4TH ST Historysold $105K (2023); 7 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4924 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2019. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4926 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,002 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4928 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2006 → $83K in 2007 (+92%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,002 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 4930 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,117 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 4934 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2005, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $235K in 2024 (+370%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/3 | 1,995 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 4936 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $68K in 2020 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 4940 N 4TH ST History4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 4/1 | 3,525 | 1945 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 4948 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2012. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/2 | 2,023 | 1945 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)