Who owns your block
800 block of S 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 2 homes behind $9,270 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 60% since 2016, now about $376K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Taxes
Four homes receive $18K in annual tax abatements while two others carry $9K in delinquent taxes owed.
- 02Compliance
Thirty-six percent of the block is rentals but only 10 are licensed, leaving 26 unlicensed rental units.
- 03Turnover
Nineteen of 28 homes have never sold since 2001 despite the block trading at 1.7 times city median value.
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 $376K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $376K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (25 violent) and 237 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
- $376K typical home, up +60% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,003 to $5,261 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $163,977/yr to the city, about $5,856 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +60% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
829 S 4th St is assessed at $999K but pays $5,637 a year — about 40% of the $13,983 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 +4.3% 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 $160 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth St Condominium (individual) | 2 | 2 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 803 S 4th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $378K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2012 Shipon Family Trust #5 | 1 | 1 | $999K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2012 Shipon Family Trust #6 | 1 | 1 | $728K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $716K | 4/3 | 2,424 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 802 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $124K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $230K in 2003. | Absentee individual | $599K | —/— | 1,840 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 803 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $378K | —/— | 1,260 | 1915 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 804 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $771K | —/— | 3,954 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 805 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $379K | —/— | 1,125 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 806 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $374K | —/— | 1,823 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 807 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $268K | —/— | 1,305 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 808 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $180K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $750K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $772K | 5/3 | 3,072 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 810 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $551K | —/— | 2,765 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 811 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $182K in 2002 → $289K in 2003 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 2,640 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 812 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $666K | —/— | 3,417 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 813 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,569 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 814 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $554K | —/— | 2,843 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 815 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Owner-occupied | $544K | —/— | 2,430 | 2008 | 1 | 7 viol |
| 816 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | 1/1 | 880 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 816 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 875 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 816 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 1,270 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 818 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $167K | —/— | 960 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 818 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 2/1 | 875 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 818 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $270K | 2/1 | 970 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 820 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $165K | —/— | 950 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 820 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | 2/1 | 950 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 822 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $246K | 1/1 | 850 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 822 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $134K | —/— | 640 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 822 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $200K | 1/1 | 640 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 829 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $999K | —/— | — | — | 0 | rentedabated |
| 830 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $1.5M | —/— | 6,124 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 833 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $728K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 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)