The Block Report

Philadelphia property report

6900 block of E Wister St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 22 open code violations and 14 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($184,754 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $183K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$183K
79 homes of 79 parcels
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$162
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
2 of 79
$83K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
87%
69 of 79
city 48%
Rentals
3%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
22
L&I code
▲ block 16% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$185K
14 of 79 listed
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 1% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$42
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$240
10 years
+71%
value · tax +$136

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 $183K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19138 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19138Philadelphia
Median home value$183K$189K$230K
Owner-occupied70%57%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 34% of them violent) and 166 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
65
about 5/month · 34% violent
311 requests · 12mo
166
about 14/month · 36 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
Theft from Vehicle11
Motor Vehicle Theft7
All Other Offenses6
Thefts5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Maintenance Complaint37
Street Defect16
Other (Streets)11
Abandoned Vehicle9
Salting9

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
Anna Blakiston Day
6324 Crittenden St · 289 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$100K$200K$183K2016: $107K2017: $107K2018: $107K2019: $120K2020: $115K2021: $115K2022: $115K2023: $153K2024: $153K2025: $189K2026: $189K2027: $183K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2182016: $1,0822017: $1,0822018: $1,0822019: $1,1202020: $9782021: $9782022: $9782023: $1,0362024: $1,0362025: $1,2602026: $1,2602027: $1,2182016202020232027

▲ +13% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

2
2 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $82,990. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

23 homes pay the full 1.40%56 pay less
$0pays now $3,414at the full rate

One large gap: 6966 E Wister St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $244K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,414 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 45 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
59arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
45homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 79 parcels

Owner-occupied: 69Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 7 79parcels
  • Owner-occupied 69
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

61 parcels7 parcels3 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$181K$242K+

The block's largest owner, Alpha Equities Group LLC, carries 4 open violations across 13 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Alpha Equities Group LLC113$3.5M2502 Cross Street, La Crescenta CA, 91214phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Individual owner on record (individual)22$368K—phila.gov ↗
G & J Realty Group LLC12$302K401 Truman Court, Norristown PA, 19403phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Magdir LLC12$337K1218 Green St, Philadelphia PA, 19123phila.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 79 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
6966 E Wister St
$247K · Bought for $40K in 2014, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $140K in 2015.
New construction
6907 E Wister St
$182K · Bought for $144K in 2023, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $295K in 2025.
New construction
6936 E Wister St
$181K · built new under a 2018 permit.
New construction
6982 E Wister St
$181K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).
Renovated & sold on
6915 E Wister St
$270K · Bought for $5K in 2006, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $170K in 2018 (+3300%).
Renovated & sold on
6942 E Wister St
$197K · Bought for $110K in 2006, mechanical permit in 2012, sold for $185K in 2021 (+68%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6900 E WISTER ST Historysold $100K (2006); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016); Inspection failed (2016); Inspection passed (2017). Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
6902 E WISTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2006 → $78K in 2012 (+84%). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,120 1925 3
6904 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 $2K tax · Jun ’22
6905 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,088 1925 0 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6906 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×4 (2023); 3 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed ×2 (2026). Absentee individual $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 3 viol$2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6907 E WISTER ST New constructionBought for $144K in 2023, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $295K in 2025. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,136 1925 2
6908 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 1 viol$13K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6909 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6910 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6911 E WISTER ST Historysold $82K (2005); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6912 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2000 → $32K in 2000 (+83%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
6913 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6914 E WISTER ST History3 L&I violations (2021); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed ×4 (2026). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 2 viol
6915 E WISTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2006, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $170K in 2018 (+3300%). Owner-occupied $270K 3/2 1,136 1925 2
6916 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 2 viol
6917 E WISTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $63K in 2005 → $122K in 2013 (+94%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,136 1925 3
6918 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2001 → $70K in 2001 (+159%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 1 viol
6919 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
6920 E WISTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $36K in 2002 → $162K in 2016 (+350%). Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,120 1940 5
6921 E WISTER ST Historysold $90K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6922 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6923 E WISTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $87K in 2005 → $129K in 2015 (+48%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,136 1925 3
6924 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6925 E WISTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $185K in 2021 (+207%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 3
6926 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
6927 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2021 → $272K in 2022 (+444%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 2
6928 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6929 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 $176 tax · Jun ’22
6930 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6931 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6932 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2010 → $105K in 2011 (+81%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
6933 E WISTER ST History3 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6934 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6935 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6936 E WISTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6937 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); Inspection passed (2023). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 $22K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6938 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
6939 E WISTER ST Historysold $65K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6940 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 1 viol
6941 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed (2022); Inspection passed (2023). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6942 E WISTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2006, mechanical permit in 2012, sold for $185K in 2021 (+68%). Absentee individual $197K 3/1 1,120 1925 2
6943 E WISTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $84K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $130K in 2020 (+55%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 2
6944 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6945 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 1 licensed rental
6946 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
6947 E WISTER ST Historysold $72K (2002); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6948 E WISTER ST Absentee individual $195K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
6949 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,136 1958 0
6950 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019); sold $100K (2019); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
6951 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
6952 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6953 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6954 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $117K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 1
6955 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); Inspection failed (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2014); Inspection passed (2015); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 0 licensed rental
6956 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6957 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $61K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $183K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6958 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 $40K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6959 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6960 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 1 viol
6961 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 0
6962 E WISTER ST History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6963 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6964 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2026). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6965 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,136 1925 1
6966 E WISTER ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2014, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $140K in 2015. Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,120 1955 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
6967 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,088 1925 0
6968 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2015 → $147K in 2015 (+191%). Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 2 viol$13K tax · Jun ’22
6970 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 $604 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6972 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2020. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 1 viol
6974 E WISTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 $273 tax · Jun ’22
6976 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6978 E WISTER ST History3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2026). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 3 viol$75K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6980 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6982 E WISTER ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified2 viollien in pre-2017 ledger
6984 E WISTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2026). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 2 viol$7K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
6986 E WISTER ST ImprovedBought for $74K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $268K 3/1 1,120 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
6988 E WISTER ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
6990 E WISTER ST Historysold $111K (2013); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2023); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). Investor / LLC $184K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 1 viol
6992 E WISTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2021 → $275K in 2022 (+96%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,120 1925 2

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

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:31 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.