Philadelphia property report
7500 block of Watson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($133 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $331K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 $331K — about 1.4× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $331K | $293K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 61% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 27 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 26% of them violent) and 59 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.
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
- $331K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,279 to $3,810 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $103,988/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,851 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/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.
- 7532-34 Watson Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $316K
- 7514 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.86%$2,241/yr on $260K
- 7518 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.86%$2,259/yr on $261K
- 7510 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.88%$2,335/yr on $267K
- 7523 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.93%$2,800/yr on $300K
- …and 8 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 7532-34 Watson St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $316K assessed value — about 0% of the $4,425 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% 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 $202 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldberg And Swint Investment LLC | 1 | 12 | $2.6M | 140 Savll Hill Loop Rd, Bernville PA, 19506 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| William K Pfeiffer (individual) | 3 | 4 | $1.5M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chelstowski Michael Ryan (individual) | 3 | 3 | $995K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
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 28 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7500 WATSON ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 7510 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $282K | —/— | 1,276 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7511 WATSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $205K in 2005 → $139K in 2013 (-32%). | Owner-occupied | $366K | —/— | 1,598 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 7512 WATSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $159K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $265K in 2024 (+67%). | Absentee individual | $260K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 7514 WATSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $272K | —/— | 1,275 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7515 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $399K | —/— | 1,800 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7516 WATSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $137K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $300K in 2025 (+119%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | —/— | 1,275 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 7518 WATSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2005 → $185K in 2019 (+12%). | Owner-occupied | $274K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 7519 WATSON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $180K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7520 WATSON ST Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $173K in 2005 → $245K in 2021 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $324K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 1940 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 7521 WATSON ST Apartment building | Owner-occupied | $345K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7523 WATSON ST Apartment building Renovated & sold onBought for $157K in 2004, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $235K in 2020 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 7524 WATSON ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $332K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 7525 WATSON ST Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2000 → $250K in 2023 (+400%). | Absentee individual | $331K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 1940 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 7526 WATSON ST Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $332K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 7527 WATSON ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $331K | —/— | 1,440 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7528 WATSON ST Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $195K in 2017 → $285K in 2022 (+46%). | Investor / LLC | $328K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 7529 WATSON ST Apartment building HistoryL&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2006); 3 L&I violations (2018); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2018). | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,440 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7530 WATSON ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $328K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7531 WATSON ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $353K | —/— | 1,664 | 1940 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 7532-34 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,475 | 1940 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 7533 WATSON ST Apartment building | Owner-occupied | $353K | —/— | 1,664 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7537 WATSON ST Apartment building | Owner-occupied | $344K | —/— | 1,404 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 7538 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 1,587 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7539 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $349K | —/— | 1,425 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 7542 WATSON ST History2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×2 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 7 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Absentee individual | $322K | —/— | 1,100 | 1940 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 7543 WATSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $162K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $308K in 2019 (+91%). | Absentee individual | $423K | 4/1 | 2,082 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 7547 WATSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,407 | 1940 | 0 | $133 tax · Jun ’22 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)