Who owns your block
7900 block of Algon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $17,761 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $325K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $325K — about 1.5× the citywide median, 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 | $325K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (8 violent) and 56 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
- $325K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,508 to $4,443 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $231,234/yr to the city, about $6,250 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +77% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
7965 Algon Ave is assessed at $369K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,164 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% 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 $179 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 37 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Shamayev Mikhail M, carries 1 open violation across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail M Shamayev (individual) | 3 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| One Abington Plaza Associ (individual) | 2 | 2 | $639K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Albert Pobirsky (individual) | 2 | 2 | $484K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ming Kong Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $386K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Soco Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $363K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7900 ALGON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $2.0M in 2002 → $2.0M in 2002 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $6.5M | —/— | 63,720 | 1974 | 2 | rented |
| 7900 ALGON AVE HistoryL&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 7918 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $325K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7920 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $160K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7922 ALGON AVE Historysold $165K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $325K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7924 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7926 ALGON AVE | Absentee individual | $322K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7928 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7930 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $168K in 2015. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7932 ALGON AVE New constructionBought for $200K in 2010, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $199K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7934 ALGON AVE Historysold $157K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7936 ALGON AVE History8 L&I violations (2008); 8 L&I violations (2010); sold $200K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 7938 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7940 ALGON AVE Historysold $178K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7942 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $323K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7944 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $200K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7945 ALGON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2013 → $420K in 2025 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $403K | 5/3 | 2,460 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 7946 ALGON AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 7947 ALGON AVE Historysold $230K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $386K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 7948 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $225K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7949 ALGON AVE History3 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7950 ALGON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $185K in 2008 → $360K in 2025 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 3/3 | 1,296 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 7951 ALGON AVE | Absentee individual | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7952 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/— | 1,296 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7953 ALGON AVE | Absentee individual | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 7955 ALGON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2018 → $338K in 2023 (+35%). | Investor / LLC | $386K | 4/2 | 2,340 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 7957 ALGON AVE HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7959 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 7961 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $125K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7963 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $214K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 7965 ALGON AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 7967 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $165K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 7969 ALGON AVE History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,340 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7971 ALGON AVE | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 7973-75 ALGON AVE HistoryL&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $445K | —/— | 3,760 | 1997 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7977 ALGON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2014 → $231K in 2017 (+28%). | Investor / LLC | $363K | 4/1 | 1,964 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 7979 ALGON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $117K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $285K in 2020 (+145%). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 4/1 | 1,964 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)