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Who owns your block

800 block of S Alden St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 16 open code violations and 9 homes behind $60,715 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 135% since 2016, now about $121K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$121K
$21K–$281K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$125
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$90K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $121K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
16 of 45
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
30 of 45
city 41%
Rentals
18%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$61K
9 of 45 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$308
5 years
+106%
value · tax +$834
10 years
+135%
value · tax +$726

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 $121K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$121K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied44%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 101 reported crimes (37 violent) and 261 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
101
37 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
261
74 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults25
Fraud11
Thefts11
All Other Offenses10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint50
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection43
Abandoned Vehicle29
Illegal Dumping25
Street Defect20
Salting12

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
Mastery Charter School At Harrity
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$100K$200K$121K2016: $52K2017: $52K2018: $52K2019: $57K2020: $59K2021: $59K2022: $59K2023: $74K2024: $74K2025: $116K2026: $116K2027: $121K2016202020232027

▲ +135% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0302016: $3042017: $3042018: $3042019: $2352020: $1962021: $1962022: $1962025: $2772026: $7222027: $1,0302016202020232027

▲ +239% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

16
16 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 $30,292 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%
$305pays now $1,705at the full rate

815 S Alden St is assessed at $122K but pays $305 a year — about 18% of the $1,705 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 +8.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 235 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $235 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+135%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.6 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2004201020162022
41arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
25homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 45 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 3 45parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels37 parcels4 parcels
$21K$155K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
City Of Philadelphia (individual)21002$444Mphila.gov ↗
Okh-Ph Owner Llc183$11Mphila.gov ↗
Mchaya Llc148$6.6Mphila.gov ↗
Noah Properties Llc114$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Top Tier Real Estate Llc110$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Careful Investments Llc17$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Hs23 Llc11$125Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 45 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
810 S ALDEN ST Traded 3×: $17K in 1999 → $83K in 2023 (+388%). Investor / LLC $125K 3/1 1,050 1925 3
811 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,050 1925 0
812 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
813 S ALDEN ST sold $53K (2006); L&I violation (2018). Absentee individual $122K 3/1 972 1925 1 rented
814 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
815 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
816 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
817 S ALDEN ST Vacant $21K —/— 0
818 S ALDEN ST Traded 4×: $15K in 2004 → $18K in 2016 (+24%). Absentee individual $74K 3/1 972 1925 4
819 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
820 S ALDEN ST Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
821 S ALDEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $122K 3/1 972 1925 0 rented
822 S ALDEN ST 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022); 8 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 16 viol
823 S ALDEN ST Traded 3×: $9K in 2004 → $22K in 2011 (+156%). Absentee individual $122K 3/1 972 1925 3
824 S ALDEN ST Bought for $82K in 2021. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 1 rented
825 S ALDEN ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2022 → $199K in 2023 (+262%). Owner-occupied $198K 3/2 972 1925 2 tax lien
826 S ALDEN ST L&I violation (2011); sold $46K (2019). Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 972 1925 1 rented
827 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2004. Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 972 1925 1 abatedtax lien
828 S ALDEN ST Bought for $9K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 2
829 S ALDEN ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 972 1925 0
830 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
831 S ALDEN ST Absentee individual $122K 3/1 972 1925 0
832 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2025. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 1 rentedabatedtax lien
833 S ALDEN ST Bought for $65K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $180K in 2024 (+177%). Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 960 1925 3
834 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
835 S ALDEN ST Traded 3×: $62K in 2006 → $8.1M in 2021 (+12924%). Investor / LLC $122K 3/1 972 1925 3 rented
836 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
837 S ALDEN ST Traded 4×: $26K in 2005 → $95K in 2023 (+265%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,944 1925 4
838 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abatedtax lien
839 S ALDEN ST 3 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2014); 4 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $21K —/— 0
840 S ALDEN ST Bought for $99K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $121K 3/1 972 1925 1
841 S ALDEN ST Bought for $39K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 972 1925 1
842 S ALDEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0
843 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 972 1925 1
844 S ALDEN ST 14 L&I violations incl EGRESS DEEMED UNSAFE (2015); 3 L&I violations (2018). Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 rented
846 S ALDEN ST Bought for $70K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 972 1925 1
848 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
850 S ALDEN ST Absentee individual $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
852 S ALDEN ST Bought for $34K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $73K in 2020 (+113%). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 3 rented
854 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
856 S ALDEN ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2001. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 1 abated
858 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0 abated
860 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 972 1925 0
862 S ALDEN ST Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 972 1925 0
864 S ALDEN ST Bought for $1K in 2013, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $281K 3/1 2,100 1925 4 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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