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Who owns your block

4900 block of Wakefield St

A mixed-ownership block: 32% owner-occupied, 34% investor-held, with 34 open code violations and 13 homes behind $135,144 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $122K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$122K
$12K–$566K
ZIP median $201K
Price / sq ft
$115
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$5K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $122K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 41
$14K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
32%
12 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
12%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
34
L&I code
▲ block 20% · city 5%
Back taxes
$135K
13 of 41 behind
▲ block 32% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+16%
value · tax +$261
5 years
+112%
value · tax +$924
10 years
+119%
value · tax +$570

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 $122K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19144Philadelphia
Median home value$122K$201K$223K
Owner-occupied15%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (24 violent) and 197 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
66
24 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
197
54 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
Thefts9
All Other Offenses8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6
Burglary Residential5
Fraud5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint72
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection37
Illegal Dumping17
Abandoned Vehicle15
Salting7
Information Request6

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
Mastery Charter School At Wister
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$122K2016: $57K2017: $56K2018: $57K2019: $47K2020: $58K2021: $58K2022: $58K2023: $69K2024: $69K2025: $105K2026: $105K2027: $122K2016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2842016: $7462017: $7142018: $7462019: $4662020: $3602021: $3602022: $3602023: $7812024: $8012025: $7812026: $1,0232027: $1,2842016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $13,621 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$781pays now $3,203at the full rate

4941-43 Wakefield St is assessed at $229K but pays $781 a year — about 24% of the $3,203 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 +7.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8310025020162019202220252027This block 215 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $215 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+115%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.7 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
38arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 14 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 14

Value distribution today

14 parcels0 parcels10 parcels7 parcels5 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$12K$288K+

The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rad Diversified Reit Inc1181$28Mphila.gov ↗
Civetta Property Group Limited Liability175$8.3Mphila.gov ↗
Vibhaa Llc142$822Kphila.gov ↗
Sfr3 040 Llc131$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Apex Properties Unlimited122$3.5Mphila.gov ↗
Kosacci Group Llc121$3.7Mphila.gov ↗
Harvey Street Bridge Llc112$2.5Mphila.gov ↗
Fb Real Estate Group Llc110$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Twin Management Llc16$888Kphila.gov ↗
We Buy City Homes Inc14$45Kphila.gov ↗
Plastic Rhyme Llc14$642Kphila.gov ↗
Jt West Llc13$496Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 41 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4920 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $23K —/— 1
4922 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $23K —/— 1
4924 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $41K —/— 1
4925 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $17K —/— 1
4926 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $118K —/— 945 1925 1
4927 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 2×: $9K in 2002 → $70K in 2021 (+724%). Absentee individual $95K 2/1 728 1920 2
4928 WAKEFIELD ST Investor / LLC $118K —/— 945 1925 1 rentedtax lien
4929 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4930 WAKEFIELD ST Absentee individual $117K —/— 1,050 1925 0 tax lien
4931 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4932 WAKEFIELD ST Absentee individual $92K —/— 1,178 1925 0 2 violtax lien
4933 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2006 → $263K in 2022 (+13046%). Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 806 1925 3
4934 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $12K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
4935 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 4×: $13K in 2005 → $155K in 2023 (+1092%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,312 1925 4
4936 WAKEFIELD ST sold $5K (2017); Appeal complete (2026). Owner-occupied $161K —/— 1,305 1925 1 4 violtax lien
4937 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,250 1925 1 tax lien
4938 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $196K —/— 1,527 1925 0 abated1 viol
4939 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,080 1965 0
4941-43 WAKEFIELD ST Absentee individual $229K 2/1 2,480 1925 0 abated1 viol
4944 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $19K —/— 0 tax lien
4945-51 WAKEFIELD ST Bought for $72K in 2011. Absentee individual $382K —/— 9,545 1920 3 tax lien
4948 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4950 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4952 WAKEFIELD ST Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,150 1925 1 rented
4954 WAKEFIELD ST Absentee individual $130K 2/1 1,150 1925 0
4955 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $44K —/— 0 tax lien
4956 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $208K 6/2 2,667 1925 1 4 viol
4957 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,104 1925 0
4958 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $172K —/— 1,984 1925 1 rented
4959 WAKEFIELD ST Absentee individual $179K 4/1 1,660 1925 1 rented
4960 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $151K —/— 1,470 1925 0 15 viol
4962 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien
4963 WAKEFIELD ST Investor / LLC $288K —/— 2,950 1925 1 5 viol
4964 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien
4966 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 3×: $5K in 2020 → $85K in 2021 (+1600%). Investor / LLC $159K —/— 1,586 1925 3
4967 WAKEFIELD ST Vacant $44K —/— 1
4968 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 2×: $18K in 2002 → $80K in 2020 (+344%). Investor / LLC $122K 3/1 1,020 1925 2
4969 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 2×: $200K in 2005 → $190K in 2017 (-5%). Investor / LLC $566K —/— 14,160 1920 2 tax lien
4970 WAKEFIELD ST Traded 4×: $21K in 2002 → $15K in 2020 (-29%). Investor / LLC $174K 4/1 990 1925 4 rented
4971 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $237K —/— 1,975 1925 0 tax lien
4972 WAKEFIELD ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,078 1925 1 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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