Philadelphia property report

600 block of W York St

An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($461 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 252% since 2016, now about $233K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$233K
9 homes of 31 parcels
ZIP median $106K
Price / sq ft
$105
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$130K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $233K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1915
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
33%
3 of 9
city 48%
Rentals
13%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$461
1 of 31 listed
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 44% · city 5%
Record caveats
1
of 31 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+73%
value · tax +$942
5 years
+440%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+252%
value · tax +$2K

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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Assessment exemption
  • 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 $233K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19133 median of $106K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median home value$233K$106K$230K
Owner-occupied33%31%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (about 10 a month, 41% of them violent) and 114 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.

Crimes · 12mo
125
about 10/month · 41% violent
311 requests · 12mo
114
about 10/month · 26 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
All Other Offenses13
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations9
Theft from Vehicle8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint25
Illegal Dumping14
Abandoned Vehicle9
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
Street Defect7
Construction Complaints6

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
John F Hartranft
720 W Cumberland St · 337 students
High
Kensington Campus

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$250K$500K$233K2016: $66K2017: $66K2018: $66K2019: $56K2020: $43K2021: $43K2022: $43K2023: $98K2024: $98K2025: $135K2026: $135K2027: $233K2016202020232027

▲ +252% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,8262016: $8902017: $8902018: $7632019: $2302020: $1582021: $1582022: $5982023: $1,3652024: $1,3652025: $1,8842026: $1,8842027: $2,8262016202020232027

▲ +218% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

8 homes pay the full 1.40%3 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +12.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6510050020162019202220252027This block 352 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $352 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+252%
since 2016
Net rental yield
3.6%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+15.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+12.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.6 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20052010201520202025
15arm's-length sales since 2005
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
1homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 4Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 20 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 4
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 20

Value distribution today

19 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$43K$288K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
City Of Phila (city agency)63871$6.6B1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19107phila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Land Bank (city agency)32498$133M1234 Market St 17th FL, Philadelphia PA, 19107phila.gov ↗
Geena LLC1178$8.0M2457 N 54th St, Philadelphia PA, 19131phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Blake & Mitchell Co114$1.9M3600 Conshohocken Ave Unit 1014, Philadelphia PA, 19131phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb (bank / lender)112$2.4M7500 Old Georgetown Rd Ste 1350, Bethesda MD, 20814phila.gov ↗
Brotherly Love Real Estate Investments L19$1.1M2217 Washington Ln, Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Ca 14 Properties LLC27$1.4M1 Barkley CT, Marlton NJ, 08053phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
One Girard Property LLC14$933K101 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19120phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Individual owner on record (individual)22$281Kphila.gov ↗
Fh Demolition LLC12$115K631 W York St, Philadelphia PA, 19133phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Davis & Holland Co11$202K3600 Conshohocken Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19131phila.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 31 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
604 W YORK ST Apartment building Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $102K —/— 2,223 1915 1
606 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $73K —/— 0
608 W YORK ST Vacant lot 3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $73K —/— 0
609 W YORK ST Vacant lot demolished in 2012 and rebuilt (2025), then sold for $45K in 2025. Vacant $69K —/— 2
610 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021). Vacant $73K —/— 0
611 W YORK ST Apartment building Traded 3×: $30K in 2007 → $235K in 2025 (+683%). Investor / LLC $233K 4/2 1,623 1915 3
612-16 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021). Vacant $234K —/— 0
613 W YORK ST Vacant lot Bought for $9K in 2011, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $25K in 2025. Vacant $43K —/— 3
615 W YORK ST Absentee individual $181K —/— 1,900 1915 1 licensed rental
617 W YORK ST Apartment building Bought for $8K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. Absentee individual $100K —/— 2,050 1915 1 licensed rental
618 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $75K —/— 0
619 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022). Vacant $74K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
620 W YORK ST Bought for $160K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $183K —/— 1,931 1915 1 3 viol
621 W YORK ST Vacant lot Bought for $17K in 2012, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $35K in 2020. Vacant $48K —/— 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
622 W YORK ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $183K —/— 1,931 1915 0
623 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); sold $2K (2013); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022). Vacant $48K —/— 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
624 W YORK ST Vacant lot Vacant $45K —/— 0
625 W YORK ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Vacant $48K —/— 0
626 W YORK ST Vacant lot Vacant $45K —/— 0
627 W YORK ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Vacant $74K —/— 0
628 W YORK ST Vacant lot Vacant $45K —/— 0
629 W YORK ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Vacant $75K —/— 0
630 W YORK ST Bought for $30K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $288K —/— 1,949 1915 1 $461 tax · Jun ’22
631 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022); sold $90K (2022). Vacant $74K —/— 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
632 W YORK ST Apartment building Bought for $32K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $202K —/— 1,931 1915 2
633 W YORK ST Multi-family Bought for $50K in 2020, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $50K in 2020 (+233%). Investor / LLC $276K —/— 2,160 1915 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
634 W YORK ST Vacant lot 2 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010). Vacant $45K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
635 W YORK ST Multi-family Bought for $80K in 2018, use permit in 2015, sold for $80K in 2018 (+2567%). Owner-occupied $484K —/— 2,679 1915 4 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
636 W YORK ST Vacant lot Vacant $45K —/— 0
637 W YORK ST Multi-family Bought for $33K in 2015. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Absentee individual $388K —/— 3,348 1915 1 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
638 W YORK ST Vacant lot 8 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); L&I violation (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024). Vacant $74K —/— 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger

Neighborhood

Median income
$-667M
household
Own vs. rent
10%
owner-occupied
Median age
33.1
residents
Median rent
$935
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:48 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.