Who owns your block
900 block of N 15th St
An investor-heavy block: 48% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 108% since 2016, now about $543K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $543K — about 2.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $543K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 5% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 261 reported crimes (71 violent) and 309 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
- $543K typical home, up +108% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,659 to $5,417 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $113,405/yr to the city, about $5,400 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +108% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
920 N 15th St is assessed at $916K but pays $2,564 a year — about 20% of the $12,818 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% 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 $208 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Francisville East Lp, carries 4 open violations across 18 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisville East Lp | 1 | 18 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cifaldi Property Investme | 2 | 9 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| L & S Partnership Llc | 2 | 7 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lucky Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 917 N 15 St Llc | 1 | 1 | $366K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 918 N 15th Llc | 1 | 1 | $610K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 920 N15 Llc | 1 | 1 | $916K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1430-1432 West Girard Owner Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 909 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $391K | 3/2 | 1,126 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 909 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $421K | 3/2 | 1,517 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 911 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2002, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $450K in 2018 (+3650%). | Investor / LLC | $471K | 5/3 | 1,992 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 912 N 15TH ST | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 913 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $120K in 2008, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $420K in 2018 (+250%). | Owner-occupied | $487K | 6/3 | 2,319 | 1915 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 914 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2002, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $450K in 2018 (+2400%). | Investor / LLC | $571K | 3/3 | 2,748 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 915 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2002, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $480K in 2018 (+3900%). | Investor / LLC | $543K | 3/3 | 2,316 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 916 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2.0M in 2013, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $480K in 2020 (+2567%). | Absentee individual | $583K | 3/3 | 2,844 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 917 N 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $366K | 6/5 | 2,064 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 918 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $550K in 2021 (+686%). | Investor / LLC | $610K | —/— | 3,396 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 919 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $2.0M in 2013, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $420K in 2020. | Absentee individual | $556K | 6/3 | 3,132 | 1915 | 4 | rentedabated |
| 920 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $1.1M in 2021, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $916K | 8/— | 2,824 | 2022 | 2 | rentedabated3 viol |
| 921 N 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $130K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $548K in 2021 (+322%). | Absentee individual | $495K | 4/— | 3,300 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 922 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $49K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.0M in 2022. | Absentee individual | $820K | 6/— | 3,012 | 2022 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 923 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $109K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $548K | 8/3 | 3,062 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 924 N 15TH ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2014, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $800K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $546K | 5/4 | 2,469 | 2017 | 5 | rentedabated |
| 925 N 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $609K | 8/3 | 3,065 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 926 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $348K | 2/2 | 1,586 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 926 N 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $230K | 1/1 | 798 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 926 N 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $397K | 3/2 | 1,502 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 999 N 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 9,840 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)