Philadelphia property report
7500 block of Whitaker Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($9,778 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $305K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $305K — about 1.3× 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 | $305K | $293K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 37% | 61% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 21 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 19% of them violent) and 64 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
- $305K typical home, up +81% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,946 to $3,772 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $66,174/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,483 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +81% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/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.
- 7530-32 Whitaker Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $287K
- 7531 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.85%$2,177/yr on $256K
- 7524 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.90%$2,513/yr on $280K
- 7507 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.91%$2,594/yr on $285K
- 7523-25 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.91%$2,636/yr on $288K
- …and 4 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 7530-32 Whitaker Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $287K assessed value — about 0% of the $4,017 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 +5.5% 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 $181 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 16 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Trust L P (trust / estate) | 1 | 10 | $1.7M | Po Box 709, Spring House PA, 19477 | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mark E Dwyer (individual) | 2 | 2 | $659K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ortiz Brian A Morales (individual) | 2 | 2 | $314K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ayoubis Properties LLC | 1 | 1 | $286K | 729 Johnson Ave, Ronkonkoma NY, 11779 | phila.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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7500-02 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $135K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $316K | —/— | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7501 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $288K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7503 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $279K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7504-12 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $342K | —/— | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7505 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $170K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $302K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7507 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7509 WHITAKER AVE | Absentee individual | $21K | —/— | 1,200 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7511 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2003 → $249K in 2016 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $359K | —/— | 1,810 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7514-16 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,061 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7515 WHITAKER AVE Apartment building | Absentee individual | $354K | 4/3 | 1,848 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 7517 WHITAKER AVE Apartment building Historysold $187K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $339K | —/— | 1,848 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 7518-20 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $352K | 2/2 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7521 WHITAKER AVE Historysold $271K (2018); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 4/3 | 1,326 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7523-25 WHITAKER AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $162K in 2005 → $381K in 2024 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $368K | 3/2 | 1,008 | 1925 | 3 | $10K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 7524 WHITAKER AVE HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2010); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Investor / LLC | $286K | —/— | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 7526-28 WHITAKER AVE | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 969 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7527-29 WHITAKER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit. | Owner-occupied | $344K | —/— | 1,632 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7530-32 WHITAKER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $305K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 7531 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $94K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)