Who owns your block
700 block of N 48th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 1 home behind $20 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 159% since 2016, now about $128K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $128K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $128K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (29 violent) and 177 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
- $128K typical home, up +159% since 2016
- Tax bill $692 to $1,491 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $41,755/yr to the city, about $2,456 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +159% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +115% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
701-41 N 48th St is assessed at $11M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $154,286 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 +9% 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 $259 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sila Properties Llc | 1 | 14 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bh Capital Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elite Property Solutions Llc | 1 | 2 | $204K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-41 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $11M | —/— | 118,296 | 1923 | 0 | abated16 viol |
| 712 N 48TH ST | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 714 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2008. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 716 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $411K in 2018 (+4729%). | Owner-occupied | $284K | 6/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 718 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $74K in 2009, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $337K in 2019 (+355%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 7/3 | 2,340 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 720 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 4/1 | 1,641 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 722 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 724 N 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2002 → $70K in 2022 (+250%). | Investor / LLC | $107K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 726 N 48TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2017, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 728 N 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2004 → $35K in 2017 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/2 | 980 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 730 N 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); sold $160K (2023). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 732 N 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2014 → $159K in 2025 (+217%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 734 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 736 N 48TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2004 → $100K in 2021 (+186%). | Investor / LLC | $107K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 738 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $86K | —/— | 1,444 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 742-60 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 14,224 | 1915 | 1 | 7 viol |
| 743-81 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.7M | —/— | 3,036 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)