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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Ownership

    Investors own 41% of homes nearly matching the 36% owner-occupied rate, while 15 of 22 homes have never sold since 2003.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    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.

  3. 03
    Taxes

    One home receives $4K in annual tax abatement while 4 homes generated 6 zoning appeals and 16 open violations exist.

By the Numbers

Median value
$513K
$272K–$1.9M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$215
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.3×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $26K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 22
$4K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
36%
8 of 22
city 41%
Rentals
27%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 18% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+18%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+56%
value · tax +$3K

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$513K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied9%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.

Crimes · 12mo
158
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
457
48 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts62
Other Assaults22
Fraud12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Theft from Vehicle10

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping60
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection60
Street Defect59
Maintenance Complaint45
Salting40
Graffiti Removal30

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
William M Meredith
725 S 5th St · 579 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$513K2016: $329K2017: $329K2018: $420K2019: $432K2020: $435K2021: $435K2022: $435K2023: $470K2024: $470K2025: $475K2026: $475K2027: $513K2016202020232027

▲ +56% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,0692016: $4,1982017: $4,3942018: $5,5382019: $5,1332020: $5,7542021: $5,7542022: $5,7542023: $5,7842024: $5,7842025: $6,0142026: $6,0142027: $7,0692016202020232027

▲ +68% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $3,709 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$3,228pays now $4,138at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 156 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+56%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$2.5M$5.0M20042008201220162020
13arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 22 parcels

Owner-occupied: 8Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 8 22parcels
  • Owner-occupied 8
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

5 parcels3 parcels5 parcels3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$272K$944K+

The block's largest owner, Solomon Pascal Property M, carries 16 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Solomon Pascal Property M23$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Jeffrey W Dubb (individual)23$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Triple House Llc13$831Kphila.gov ↗
605-07 South 04th St Lp11$342Kphila.gov ↗
605-07 So 04th Street Lp11$372Kphila.gov ↗
Wc Asset Management Group Llc11$272Kphila.gov ↗
613 South 4th Street Llc11$805Kphila.gov ↗
622-24 South Fourth Llc11$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Yedid Brothers Llc11$643Kphila.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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
603 S 4TH ST 11 L&I violations (2017). Absentee individual $511K 1,800 1900 0
605 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $275K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $272K 1,230 1900 1
609 S 4TH ST Owner 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 Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Absentee individual $539K 2,568 1900 0
612 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $805K 3,744 1900 0
614 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Absentee individual $944K 3,812 1900 0 rented
617 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $516K 2,304 1900 0 tax lien
619 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a operations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $441K 2,151 1900 0 rented
620 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $309K 1,728 1915 0
621 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Absentee individual $303K 1,479 1900 0 rented
622-24 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2022). Investor / LLC $1.9M 9,840 1930 0 rented
623-25 S 4TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $320K in 2018. Investor / LLC $296K 1,320 1900 1 abated
626 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $605K 2,880 1900 0
627 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $369K 1,800 1900 0
628 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $605K 2,880 1900 0
629 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $970K 4,974 1900 0 rented
630 S 4TH ST Bought 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)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.