Who owns your block
600 block of N 40th St
An investor-heavy block: 47% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 24 open code violations and 1 home behind $548 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 249% since 2016, now about $224K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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 $224K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $224K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 7% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 194 reported crimes (57 violent) and 257 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
- $224K typical home, up +249% since 2016
- Tax bill $368 to $1,540 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.2M assessed, $62,847/yr to the city, about $2,095 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +249% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +318% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
611-27 N 40th St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $20,755 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 +12% 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 $349 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Wpre Iv Lp, carries 1 open violation across 50 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpre Iv Lp | 1 | 50 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6901 Sherman Llc | 1 | 28 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mahmud Ansari (individual) | 2 | 27 | $8.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| North 40th Street Lp | 1 | 7 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Big Daisy Corp | 1 | 4 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 626-30 N 40th Llc | 4 | 4 | $560K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y&R Llc | 1 | 3 | $564K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Melissa J Frost (individual) | 3 | 3 | $459K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Haverford Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $615K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lesean Inc | 1 | 1 | $84K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Te Quiero Llc | 1 | 1 | $359K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nk99 Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $860K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600-08 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $615K | —/— | 8,996 | 1920 | 2 | 6 viol |
| 609 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2001. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $91K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 611-27 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 22,877 | 2011 | 1 | abated16 viol |
| 612 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $3K in 2004, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $683K | 11/5 | 4,940 | 2010 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 616 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $951K in 2023, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $801K | —/— | 3,726 | 2024 | 1 | abated |
| 618 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2018. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 2,784 | 1935 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 620 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2012. Owner pulled a combined lot line relocation and new dev… permit in 2021. | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 622 N 40TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2012 → $58K in 2019 (+348%). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 624 N 40TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2012 → $58K in 2019 (+101%). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 626-30 N 40TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2012 → $500K in 2019 (+1183%). | Vacant | $230K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 629 N 40TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); Appeal dismissed (2023). | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 631 N 40TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $84K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 632 N 40TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 633 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $299K | —/— | 2,021 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 634 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 635 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 2,175 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 636 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $321K | —/— | 2,364 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 637 N 40TH ST HistoryAppeal granted (2022); Appeal complete (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $95K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 638 N 40TH ST History4 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2015); sold $220K (2016). | Investor / LLC | $359K | —/— | 2,172 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 639 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $86K in 2021, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $860K | —/— | 3,408 | 2024 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 640 N 40TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2010, zoning/use permit in 2011, sold for $933K in 2011 (+1973%). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,650 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 641 N 40TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2011. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $362K | —/— | 2,343 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 642 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $659K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $49K | —/— | 1,788 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 643 N 40TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 644-46 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $219K | —/— | 12,801 | 2025 | 0 | abated |
| 645 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 3,027 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 647 N 40TH ST | Vacant | $86K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 648-50 N 40TH ST New constructionBought for $325K in 2022, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $325K in 2022. | Vacant | $157K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 649 N 40TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2003, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $15K in 2011 (+650%). | Absentee individual | $414K | —/— | 3,027 | 1920 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 651-59 N 40TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $300K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $314K | —/— | 5,928 | 1910 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)