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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $122K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 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.
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
- $122K typical home, up +115% since 2016
- Tax bill $746 to $1,284 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $58,330/yr to the city, about $1,423 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +115% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 14
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rad Diversified Reit Inc | 1 | 181 | $28M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Civetta Property Group Limited Liability | 1 | 75 | $8.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vibhaa Llc | 1 | 42 | $822K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sfr3 040 Llc | 1 | 31 | $4.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apex Properties Unlimited | 1 | 22 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kosacci Group Llc | 1 | 21 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Harvey Street Bridge Llc | 1 | 12 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fb Real Estate Group Llc | 1 | 10 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Twin Management Llc | 1 | 6 | $888K | phila.gov ↗ |
| We Buy City Homes Inc | 1 | 4 | $45K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Plastic Rhyme Llc | 1 | 4 | $642K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jt West Llc | 1 | 3 | $496K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $13K in 2005 → $155K in 2023 (+1092%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 4936 WAKEFIELD ST Historysold $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 ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2020 → $85K in 2021 (+1600%). | Investor / LLC | $159K | —/— | 1,586 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4967 WAKEFIELD ST | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4968 WAKEFIELD ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2002 → $80K in 2020 (+344%). | Investor / LLC | $122K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4969 WAKEFIELD ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2005 → $190K in 2017 (-5%). | Investor / LLC | $566K | —/— | 14,160 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4970 WAKEFIELD ST Frequently tradedTraded 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)