Who owns your block
800 block of N 47th St
A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 5 homes behind $30,640 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 193% since 2016, now about $101K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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 $101K — about 0.5× 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 | $101K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 174 reported crimes (54 violent) and 146 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
- $101K typical home, up +193% since 2016
- Tax bill $85 to $346 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $33,921/yr to the city, about $707 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +193% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +307% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
879 N 47th St is assessed at $169K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,370 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 +10.3% 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 $293 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 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 16
- Vacant 11
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 7 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority O (individual) | 4 | 164 | $9.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Habana Holding Corp | 3 | 28 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fadeyibi Properties Inc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| John M Mcpeak (individual) | 2 | 5 | $939K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tam Properties Inc | 1 | 4 | $437K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brown Street Associates L | 3 | 3 | $125K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yd22 Llc | 1 | 3 | $305K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Standing Moai Investment | 1 | 1 | $117K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jps Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $107K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806 N 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 808 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 810 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 812 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 814 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 816 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 818 N 47TH ST Historysold $4K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 820 N 47TH ST Historysold $34K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 845 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $68K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 847 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 849 N 47TH ST Historysold $26K (2007); L&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 851 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 853 N 47TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2016 → $26K in 2016 (-23%). | Investor / LLC | $117K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 854 N 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 988 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 855 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 856 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 988 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 857 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 858 N 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 988 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 859 N 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 860 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 861 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,148 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 862 N 47TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 1999 → $55K in 2020 (+1733%). | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 863 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $304K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 864 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 865 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2026. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $107K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 866 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $62K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 867 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 868 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 869 N 47TH ST History6 L&I violations (2009); sold $22K (2014). | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 870 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $37K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 871 N 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $70K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 872 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 873 N 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 874 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $19K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 875 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 876 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 violtax lien |
| 877 N 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 878 N 47TH ST History8 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012). | Investor / LLC | $114K | —/— | 1,038 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 879 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $169K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 880 N 47TH ST Historysold $25K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 881 N 47TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2018 → $35K in 2019 (+52%). | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 882 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $98K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 883 N 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $54K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 884 N 47TH ST | Absentee individual | $100K | 3/1 | 992 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 885 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 887 N 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 889 N 47TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2016); sold $24K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022); Appeal complete (2025). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 891 N 47TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)