Philadelphia property report
500 block of E Wister St
An investor-heavy block: 67% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 11 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 288% since 2016, now about $834K. Property taxes are climbing about 20% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical parcel here is $834K — about 3.6× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes) | $834K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 52 reported crimes (about 4 a month, 46% of them violent) and 87 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
- $834K typical home, up +288% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,503 to $11,669 a year through 2027, +20%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $101,068/yr from taxable assessments, or $16,845 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +288% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +676% since 2016 · ~+20%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +13.1% 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 $388 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Investor / LLC 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wister Development LLC | 2 | 2 | $660K | 1 Union Ave #1000, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 549 Wister Partners LP | 2 | 2 | $5.2M | 1145 Forrest St Suite 300, Conshohocken PA, 19428 | 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 6 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 E WISTER ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $225K in 2017, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $225K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $363K | —/— | 3,897 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 543 E WISTER ST | Investor / LLC | $296K | 5/2 | 3,541 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 545L E WISTER ST Apartment building | Investor / LLC | $2.1M | —/— | 33,285 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 545 E WISTER ST Vacant lot Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $13M in 2025. | Vacant | $1.3M | —/— | — | — | 4 | 6 viol |
| 549 E WISTER ST Vacant lot New constructionBought for $387K in 2025, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $13M in 2025. | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 3 | 5 viol |
| 549L E WISTER ST Apartment building | Investor / LLC | $3.1M | —/— | 36,495 | 2014 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)