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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $632K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 45% | 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.
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
- $632K typical home, up +63% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,151 to $8,364 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $27M assessed, $345,199/yr to the city, about $8,630 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +63% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 Sky Properties Llc | 1 | 10 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mcdermott Sean Michael (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Michaela Petrolongo (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Adam Albaum (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pelzer Funeral Home Inc | 1 | 2 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Basch Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $534K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Third S 836 Llc | 1 | 1 | $447K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 802 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Owner-occupied | $553K | 4/1 | 1,608 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 804 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $381K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $777K | —/— | 1,652 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 806 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought for $649K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $578K | 3/1 | 1,455 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 809 S 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $840K in 2005 → $1.1M in 2020 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/2 | 2,951 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 810 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $841K | —/— | 3,528 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 812 S 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $741K | —/— | 2,248 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 813 S 3RD ST New constructionBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $495K in 2004 → $690K in 2015 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $890K | —/— | 1,920 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 815 S 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $320K in 1999 → $1.3M in 2006 (+306%). | Vacant | $366K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 816 S 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $180K in 2001 → $590K in 2008 (+228%). | Owner-occupied | $846K | —/— | 1,920 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 818 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $600K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 820 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $420K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $766K | 3/2 | 2,631 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 823 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 7×: $200K in 2000 → $535K in 2016 (+168%). | Owner-occupied | $716K | —/— | 1,707 | 1905 | 7 | |
| 825 S 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionBought for $375K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $665K in 2021. | Vacant | $447K | —/— | — | — | 3 | rented |
| 837 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Owner-occupied | $576K | 4/1 | 1,512 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 839 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $601K | 4/1 | 1,656 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 840 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $815K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 2,980 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 843-45 S 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 6,550 | — | 0 | |
| 844 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought 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)