Who owns your block
500 block of S 4th St
An investor-heavy block: 45% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $935 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 9% since 2016, now about $600K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year.
- 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 $600K — about 2.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $600K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (34 violent) and 416 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
- $600K typical home, up +9% since 2016
- Tax bill $7,362 to $8,143 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $21M assessed, $284,361/yr to the city, about $9,806 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +9% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +11% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
507 S 4th St is assessed at $860K but pays $8,599 a year — about 71% of the $12,038 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +0.8% 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 $109 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); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M Millan (individual) | 2 | 10 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bella 7 Llc | 1 | 7 | $4.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stable Properties Trust | 2 | 4 | $7.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4369 New Falls Llc | 4 | 4 | $848K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dawn Provenzano (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Klim Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Singh Phl Llc | 1 | 1 | $860K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ach Century Llc | 1 | 1 | $545K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 516 S4 Llc | 1 | 1 | $321K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Foremost 525 Lp | 1 | 1 | $5.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 520 S 4th Llc | 1 | 1 | $585K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $425K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $500K | —/— | 2,324 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 502 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $410K in 2004 → $410K in 2004 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $819K | —/— | 3,424 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 503-05 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $820K | —/— | 4,002 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 504 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $687K | 3/3 | 2,268 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 506 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $4.1M in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $562K | —/— | 1,810 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 507 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $670K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $860K | —/— | 1,836 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 508 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $660K | —/— | 2,412 | 1980 | 0 | abated |
| 509 S 4TH ST Historysold $210K (2001); 6 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/— | 1,992 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 510 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $660K | 3/2 | 2,412 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 511 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $315K in 2014, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $525K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $545K | —/— | 3,150 | — | 2 | |
| 512 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $600K in 2022. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $660K | 3/3 | 2,412 | 1980 | 1 | rented |
| 513 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $867K | —/— | 3,080 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 514 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $692K | —/— | 3,375 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 515 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 4,239 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 516 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $400K in 2002. | Vacant | $321K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 516 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 516 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 516 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 516 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 517-25 S 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $5.3M | —/— | 40,275 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 518 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $712K | —/— | 3,472 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 520 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $777K in 2025, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $777K in 2025 (+97%). | Investor / LLC | $585K | —/— | 2,480 | 1900 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 522 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $529K | —/— | 2,240 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 524 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $600K | —/— | 2,925 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 526 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $600K | —/— | 2,925 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 528 S 4TH ST History4 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $629K | —/— | 3,066 | 2009 | 0 | rented |
| 532 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $180K in 2000, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $649K in 2022 (+261%). | Owner-occupied | $571K | —/— | 2,787 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 534 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $546K | —/— | 3,136 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 536 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.1M in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $468K | —/— | 1,856 | 1996 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)