Philadelphia property report
4900 block of Westminster Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 39% investor-held, with 4 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($10,756 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 175% since 2016, now about $118K. Property taxes are climbing about 17% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $118K — about 0.5× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $165K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $118K | $165K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 150 reported crimes (about 13 a month, 41% of them violent) and 253 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.
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
- $118K typical home, up +175% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $288 to $1,646 a year through 2027, +17%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $29,224/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,271 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +175% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +472% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr
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.
- 4902 Westminster Avemajor assessment exemption0.06%$62/yr on $104K
- 4908 Westminster Avemajor assessment exemption0.09%$91/yr on $107K
- 4910 Westminster Avemajor assessment exemption0.09%$91/yr on $107K
- 4914 Westminster Avemajor assessment exemption0.09%$91/yr on $107K
- 4924 Westminster Avemajor assessment exemption0.09%$91/yr on $107K
- …and 2 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 4908 Westminster Ave has a $91/year assessment-based estimate on $107K assessed value — about 6% of the $1,491 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.6% 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 $275 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poolside Ventures INC | 1 | 49 | $6.2M | Po Box 387, Lafayette Hill PA, 19444 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Kibbutz 03 LLC | 1 | 28 | $5.8M | 829 N 29th St #5, Philadelphia PA, 19130 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Darnell Russell Investments LLC | 1 | 24 | $4.1M | Po Box 53035, Philadelphia PA, 19105 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Stako Philly LLC | 1 | 17 | $2.7M | Po Box 64, Lawrence NY, 11559 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Homestead Ventures INC | 1 | 11 | $1.6M | Po Box 468, Richboro PA, 18954 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| James Brame (individual) | 2 | 5 | $1.3M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Esd Investment LLC | 1 | 5 | $768K | 72 Wendee Way, Sewell NJ, 08080 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Rodgers Acquisitions LLC | 1 | 5 | $793K | 1113 Wickersham Way, Middletown DE, 19709 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Kids Retirement LLC | 1 | 2 | $230K | 4918 Westminster Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19131 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Faithfull Investments LLC | 1 | 2 | $215K | 12 Nathan CT, Newtown PA, 18940 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
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).
House by house
All 25 homes 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 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 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4902 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4904 WESTMINSTER AVE HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,308 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4906 WESTMINSTER AVE Historysold $26K (2007); 10 L&I violations (2008); Inspection failed ×2 (2008); 5 L&I violations (2009); Inspection failed ×2 (2009); Inspection passed (2017). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 4908 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4910 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4912 WESTMINSTER AVE House | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4914 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$200 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4916 WESTMINSTER AVE HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 4918 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedBought for $40K in 2021. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4920 WESTMINSTER AVE | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4922 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4924 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$699 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4926 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4928 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedBought for $25K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4930 WESTMINSTER AVE History4 L&I violations (2010); Inspection failed ×2 (2010); sold $16K (2011). | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4932 WESTMINSTER AVE | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4934 WESTMINSTER AVE | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | $1K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 4936 WESTMINSTER AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $34K in 2015, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $80K in 2025 (+139%). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4938 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedBought for $28K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $150K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 4 | licensed rental |
| 4940 WESTMINSTER AVE | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 4942 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 4944 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionBought for $2K in 2006, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $2K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$9K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 4946 WESTMINSTER AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $41K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $235K in 2018 (+473%). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 4948 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 1 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)