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Who owns your block

8900 block of Blue Grass Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $17,378 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $329K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$329K
$265K–$367K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$297
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$300K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $329K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1959
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
35 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$17K
1 of 43 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$520
5 years
+73%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+97%
value · tax +$1K

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 $329K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19152Philadelphia
Median home value$329K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied61%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 32 reported crimes (10 violent) and 46 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
32
10 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
46
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults6
Thefts5
All Other Offenses4
Fraud4
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Abandoned Vehicle8
Other (Streets)4
Salting4
Street Defect4
Information Request3

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
Robert B Pollock
2875 Welsh Rd · 900 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$250K$500K$329K2016: $167K2017: $167K2018: $167K2019: $179K2020: $190K2021: $190K2022: $190K2023: $232K2024: $232K2025: $300K2026: $300K2027: $329K2016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,3952016: $1,9432017: $1,9882018: $1,9882019: $1,9882020: $2,0892021: $2,0892022: $2,0892023: $2,1892024: $2,1882025: $2,8472026: $2,8752027: $3,3952016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

17 homes pay the full 1.40%26 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 197 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+97%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.2 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 71 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
71arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 7 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels9 parcels23 parcels10 parcels
$265K$347K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kaz Meridian Properties LLC13$1.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
8915 Blue Grass Rd
$337K · Bought for $155K in 2009, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $318K in 2023.
New construction
8928 Blue Grass Rd
$323K · built new under a 2019 permit.
Renovated & sold on
8908 Blue Grass Rd
$328K · Bought for $92K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $295K in 2021 (+221%).
Improved
8926 Blue Grass Rd
$367K · Bought for $105K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
8902 Blue Grass Rd
$360K · Bought for $230K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022.
Improved
8941 Blue Grass Rd
$335K · Bought for $285K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
8900 BLUE GRASS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $128K in 2011 → $340K in 2023 (+166%). Owner-occupied $326K 3/2 1,107 1959 3
8901 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $347K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8902 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $230K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $360K 3/3 1,107 1959 3
8903 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $327K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8904 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2011 → $315K in 2022 (+110%). Owner-occupied $334K 4/2 1,107 1959 2
8905 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $325K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8906 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $108K in 2000 → $138K in 2003 (+28%). Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8907 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2003 → $170K in 2017 (+30%). Owner-occupied $325K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8908 BLUE GRASS RD Renovated & sold onBought for $92K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $295K in 2021 (+221%). Owner-occupied $328K 3/2 1,107 1959 4
8909 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2000 → $230K in 2019 (+119%). Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8910 BLUE GRASS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $101K in 2000 → $235K in 2020 (+133%). Owner-occupied $334K 3/2 1,107 1959 3
8911 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $178K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $326K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8912 BLUE GRASS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2022 → $320K in 2022 (+357%). Owner-occupied $265K 3/2 1,107 1959 3
8913 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2008 → $300K in 2026 (+72%). Absentee individual $327K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8914 BLUE GRASS RD Historysold $152K (2014); L&I violation (2021); 9 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8915 BLUE GRASS RD New constructionBought for $155K in 2009, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $318K in 2023. Owner-occupied $337K 3/2 1,107 1959 3
8916 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2000 → $175K in 2006 (+101%). Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8917 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $152K in 2004 → $214K in 2016 (+41%). Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,107 1959 2
8918 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8919 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $155K in 2017. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $328K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8920 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8921 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $328K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8922 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8923 BLUE GRASS RD HistoryL&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $329K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8924 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $334K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8925 BLUE GRASS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $190K in 2007 → $341K in 2022 (+79%). Absentee individual $340K 3/2 1,107 1959 3 rented
8926 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $105K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $367K 3/2 1,107 1959 3
8927 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2003 → $245K in 2005 (+75%). Absentee individual $330K —/— 1,107 1959 2 rented
8928 BLUE GRASS RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8929 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $87K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $330K —/— 1,107 1959 3
8930 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $323K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8931 BLUE GRASS RD Absentee individual $331K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8932 BLUE GRASS RD Absentee individual $334K —/3 1,107 1959 1
8933 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2005 → $251K in 2021 (+457%). Owner-occupied $343K 3/2 1,107 1959 2
8934 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $329K 3/2 1,107 1959 1
8935 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $148K in 2003 → $300K in 2024 (+102%). Investor / LLC $344K 3/2 1,107 1959 2
8936 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $324K —/— 1,107 1959 0
8937 BLUE GRASS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $194K in 2004 → $126K in 2014 (-35%). Absentee individual $332K —/— 1,107 1959 3 rented
8938 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $106K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $325K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8939 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $344K 3/2 1,107 1959 1
8940 BLUE GRASS RD Owner-occupied $329K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8941 BLUE GRASS RD ImprovedBought for $285K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $335K —/— 1,107 1959 1
8942 BLUE GRASS RD TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2002 → $190K in 2020 (+46%). Owner-occupied $343K 2/1 1,107 1959 2

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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