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Who owns your block

800 block of S 3rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $71,426 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $632K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$632K
$109K–$1.2M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$357
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$649K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $632K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $17K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 40
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
72%
27 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
10%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$71K
3 of 40 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$214
5 years
+9%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+63%
value · tax +$3K

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.

2027
  • 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 $632K — about 2.8× 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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$632K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied45%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (23 violent) and 169 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
95
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
169
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts20
Other Assaults15
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Theft from Vehicle11
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection47
Illegal Dumping17
Street Defect14
Street Trees13
Information Request11
Salting10

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
William M Meredith
725 S 5th St · 579 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$632K2016: $388K2017: $388K2018: $384K2019: $531K2020: $581K2021: $581K2022: $581K2023: $613K2024: $613K2025: $675K2026: $669K2027: $632K2016202020232027

▲ +63% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3642016: $5,1512017: $5,1512018: $5,2462019: $6,5922020: $7,3412021: $7,3412022: $7,3412023: $7,4812024: $7,4812025: $8,5932026: $8,5782027: $8,3642016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

5
5 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $36,098 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$10,061pays now $16,635at the full rate

833 S 3rd St is assessed at $1.2M but pays $10,061 a year — about 60% of the $16,635 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 +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 163 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $163 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+63%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 55 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
55arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 3 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels8 parcels8 parcels6 parcels8 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$109K$1.2M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
3401 Sky Properties Llc110$3.1Mphila.gov ↗
Mcdermott Sean Michael (individual)22$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Michaela Petrolongo (individual)22$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Adam Albaum (individual)22$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Pelzer Funeral Home Inc12$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Basch Holdings Llc11$534Kphila.gov ↗
Third S 836 Llc11$447Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 40 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
802 S 3RD ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $553K 4/1 1,608 1915 0
804 S 3RD ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $381K in 2005. Owner-occupied $777K —/— 1,652 1915 1 abated
806 S 3RD ST Bought for $460K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $850K in 2016 (+85%). Owner-occupied $948K 3/2 1,882 1915 2 tax lien
807 S 3RD ST Bought for $400K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2024. Investor / LLC $534K —/— 1,920 1915 2
808 S 3RD ST Bought for $649K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $578K 3/1 1,455 1915 1
809 S 3RD ST Traded 2×: $840K in 2005 → $1.1M in 2020 (+28%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/2 2,951 2005 2
810 S 3RD ST Bought for $210K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2015, sold for $770K in 2020 (+267%). Owner-occupied $937K 3/2 1,939 1829 3
811 S 3RD ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $841K —/— 3,528 1915 0 abatedtax lien
812 S 3RD ST L&I violation (2019). Absentee individual $741K —/— 2,248 1915 0 rented
813 S 3RD ST Bought for $320K in 1999, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2006. Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/3 3,220 1905 3
814 S 3RD ST Traded 3×: $495K in 2004 → $690K in 2015 (+39%). Owner-occupied $890K —/— 1,920 1960 3
815 S 3RD ST Traded 3×: $320K in 1999 → $1.3M in 2006 (+306%). Vacant $366K —/— 3
816 S 3RD ST Traded 3×: $180K in 2001 → $590K in 2008 (+228%). Owner-occupied $846K —/— 1,920 1960 3
818 S 3RD ST Bought for $175K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Absentee individual $600K —/— 2,160 1915 1
820 S 3RD ST Bought for $255K in 1999. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $568K —/— 1,800 1915 1
821 S 3RD ST Bought for $310K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $850K in 2025 (+174%). Owner-occupied $925K 4/2 2,250 1915 3
822 S 3RD ST Bought for $420K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $766K 3/2 2,631 1915 1
823 S 3RD ST Bought for $175K in 2000. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $556K 4/1 1,710 1915 1
824 S 3RD ST Traded 7×: $200K in 2000 → $535K in 2016 (+168%). Owner-occupied $716K —/— 1,707 1905 7
825 S 3RD ST Traded 4×: $293K in 2004 → $650K in 2022 (+122%). Absentee individual $664K 4/2 1,860 1915 4
826 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $687K —/— 1,707 1915 1
827 S 3RD ST Bought for $500K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $802K 4/2 2,115 1915 2
828-34 S 3RD ST Absentee individual $294K 2/1 848 1900 0
828-34 S 3RD ST Absentee individual $294K 2/1 848 1900 0
828-34 S 3RD ST Absentee individual $294K 2/1 848 1900 0
828-34 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $294K 2/1 848 1900 0
828-34 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $294K 2/1 848 1900 0 rented
828-34 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $294K 2/1 848 1900 0 abated
829 S 3RD ST Vacant $375K —/— 1
831 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $774K 4/1 2,726 1915 1 tax lien
833 S 3RD ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2017. Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/1 2,790 1915 1 abated
835 S 3RD ST Owner-occupied $109K —/— 304 1927 1
836 S 3RD ST Bought for $375K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $665K in 2021. Vacant $447K —/— 3 rented
837 S 3RD ST built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $576K 4/1 1,512 1915 0
839 S 3RD ST built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $601K 4/1 1,656 1915 0 abated
840 S 3RD ST Bought for $810K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $1.1M in 2017 (+36%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 5/5 2,980 2006 2
841 S 3RD ST Absentee individual $595K —/— 3,144 1915 0 rented
842 S 3RD ST Bought for $815K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 2,980 2006 1
843-45 S 3RD ST L&I violation (2007). Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 6,550 0
844 S 3RD ST Bought for $310K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $432K —/— 1,395 1915 1

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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