4900 block of Wayne Ave

How the block compares

The typical parcel here is $172K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 46% of them violent) and 204 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $172K typical home, up +36% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,729 to $2,403 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $82,265/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,837 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 4906 Wayne Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $106K
• 4903 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$892/yr on $164K
• 4927-29 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.60%$1,062/yr on $176K

One large gap: 4906 Wayne Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $106K assessed value — about 0% of the $1,477 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.9% 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 $136 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). Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 33 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Fb Real Estate Group LLC, carries 10 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

Parcel by parcel

All 29 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

Worth a look

New construction

4941 Wayne Ave

$251K · built new under a 2021 permit.

New construction

4949 Wayne Ave

$57K · built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $107K in 2021.

Renovated & sold on

4901 Wayne Ave

$192K · Bought for $310K in 2025, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $310K in 2025 (+1007%).

Renovated & sold on

4942 Wayne Ave

$191K · Bought for $125K in 2003, zoning/use permit in 2013, sold for $240K in 2022 (+92%).

Renovated & sold on

4940 Wayne Ave

$190K · Bought for $125K in 2003, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $240K in 2022 (+92%).

Improved

4908 Wayne Ave

$527K · Bought for $68K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016.

Neighborhood