Who owns your block
800 block of S 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $15 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $772K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $772K — about 3.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $772K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 59 reported crimes (4 violent) and 171 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
- $772K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,548 to $9,993 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $41M assessed, $408,275/yr to the city, about $9,495 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +120% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
841-51 S 2nd St is assessed at $9.7M but pays $13,528 a year — about 10% of the $135,279 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 +5.9% 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 $188 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Melrose Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $963K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Her Lady Ellen Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Beck Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $9.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 946 New York Avenue Llc | 1 | 1 | $820K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mjdfg Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $656K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $325K in 2003 → $319K in 2009 (-2%). | Absentee individual | $630K | —/— | 3,230 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 801 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $772K | —/— | 3,420 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 802 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $963K | 4/4 | 3,401 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 803-05 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $465K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $944K | —/2 | 2,613 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 804 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $655K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 4/3 | 3,591 | 2004 | 4 | |
| 806 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $660K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/4 | 3,990 | 2002 | 2 | |
| 807 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $584K | 4/2 | 2,984 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 808 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $840K | —/— | 4,533 | 1880 | 0 | |
| 809 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $205K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $718K | 6/3 | 2,760 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 810 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $352K | 2/1 | 992 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 810 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $338K | 1/1 | 939 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 810 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $352K | 2/1 | 992 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 811 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $872K | —/— | 2,689 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 813 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $735K | 5/5 | 3,180 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 815-17 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $505K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 819 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $694K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $790K | 6/4 | 3,585 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 821-23 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2010. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $872K | —/— | 3,108 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 824 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | —/— | 5,280 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 825 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $158K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $650K in 2018 (+311%). | Owner-occupied | $786K | 3/— | 2,096 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 826 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $375K | 1/1 | 1,097 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 826 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $363K | 2/1 | 1,051 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 826 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $349K | 1/1 | 995 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 826 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $432K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 827 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $563K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 5,940 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 828 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $655K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 2,573 | 2003 | 1 | |
| 829 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $221K in 2004 → $383K in 2019 (+73%). | Owner-occupied | $573K | —/— | 1,295 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 830 S 2ND ST History3 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 830 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | 5/3 | 6,504 | 2001 | 0 | |
| 831 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $201K in 2003 → $370K in 2016 (+84%). | Owner-occupied | $499K | 3/1 | 1,340 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 832 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit. | Owner-occupied | $714K | —/— | 2,600 | 2010 | 0 | rented |
| 833 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $546K | —/— | 2,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 834R S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $976K in 2012 → $1.1M in 2019 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 3,306 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 835 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $960K | —/— | 3,080 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 836 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2000, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $453K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $876K | —/— | 2,340 | 2008 | 3 | |
| 837 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $608K | —/— | 3,120 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 838 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $875K | 5/3 | 2,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 839 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $186K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 840 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $995K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $949K | 4/— | 2,840 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 841-51 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $9.7M | —/— | 54,000 | 2025 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 842-46 S 2ND ST History4 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 3,822 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 848 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $820K | —/— | 3,660 | 1915 | 2 | 3 violtax lien |
| 850 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $365K in 2004. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $656K | —/— | 2,928 | 1988 | 2 | rented |
| 852 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $470K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $472K | —/— | 2,304 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)