Who owns your block
600 block of S 4th St
An investor-heavy block: 41% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 16 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 56% since 2016, now about $513K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Ownership
Investors own 41% of homes nearly matching the 36% owner-occupied rate, while 15 of 22 homes have never sold since 2003.
- 02Appreciation
Block values at 2.3x the city median but appreciation of 4.1% per year trails the city rate of 6.5% by 2.4 points annually.
- 03Taxes
One home receives $4K in annual tax abatement while 4 homes generated 6 zoning appeals and 16 open violations exist.
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 $513K — about 2.3× 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 | $513K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 9% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (36 violent) and 457 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
- $513K typical home, up +56% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,198 to $7,069 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $183,665/yr to the city, about $8,348 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +56% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +68% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
623-25 S 4th St is assessed at $296K but pays $3,228 a year — about 78% of the $4,138 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 +4.1% 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 $156 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Solomon Pascal Property M, carries 16 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Pascal Property M | 2 | 3 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jeffrey W Dubb (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Triple House Llc | 1 | 3 | $831K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 605-07 South 04th St Lp | 1 | 1 | $342K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 605-07 So 04th Street Lp | 1 | 1 | $372K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wc Asset Management Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $272K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 613 South 4th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $805K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 622-24 South Fourth Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yedid Brothers Llc | 1 | 1 | $643K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603 S 4TH ST History11 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $511K | 1,800 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 605 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $375K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 1,548 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 607 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $372K | 1,683 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 608 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $272K | 1,230 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 609 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $505K | 2,286 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 610 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $477K | 2,160 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 611 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $539K | 2,568 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 612 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $3.1M in 2017, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $3.1M in 2017 (+5500%). | Investor / LLC | $907K | 3,748 | 1900 | 3 | 16 viol |
| 613-15 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $805K | 3,744 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 614 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $3.1M in 2017, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $3.1M in 2017 (+5500%). | Owner-occupied | $787K | 3,748 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 616 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $944K | 3,812 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 617 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $516K | 2,304 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 619 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a operations permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $441K | 2,151 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 620 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $309K | 1,728 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 621 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $303K | 1,479 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 622-24 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2022). | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | 9,840 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 623-25 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $320K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $296K | 1,320 | 1900 | 1 | abated |
| 626 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $605K | 2,880 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 627 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $369K | 1,800 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 628 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $605K | 2,880 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 629 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $970K | 4,974 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 630 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $390K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $643K | 3,060 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)