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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.

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
$543K
$34K–$1.4M
ZIP median $457K
Price / sq ft
$219
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.4×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $20K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 21
$46K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
19%
4 of 21
city 41%
Rentals
52%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$465
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+131%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19130Philadelphia
Median home value$543K$457K$223K
Owner-occupied5%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.

Crimes · 12mo
261
71 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
309
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults42
Thefts34
All Other Offenses30
Theft from Vehicle28
Motor Vehicle Theft26
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping64
Maintenance Complaint44
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection27
Abandoned Vehicle19
Traffic Signal Emergency18
Graffiti Removal16

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
General George G Meade
1600 N 18th St · 256 students
High
Vaux Big Picture High School

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$500K$1.0M$543K2016: $261K2017: $235K2018: $248K2019: $342K2020: $354K2021: $354K2022: $362K2023: $561K2024: $580K2025: $535K2026: $543K2027: $543K2016202020232027

▲ +108% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,4172016: $3,6592017: $3,2882018: $3,4742019: $4,7872020: $4,3672021: $4,3672022: $4,3672023: $4,9522024: $4,9522025: $4,9522026: $4,9522027: $5,4172016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

10
10 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 $45,818 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%
$2,564pays now $12,818at the full rate

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

9010025020162019202220252027This block 208 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+108%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M20042008201220162020
40arm's-length sales since 2002
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 21 parcels

Owner-occupied: 4Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 1 21parcels
  • Owner-occupied 4
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels4 parcels8 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$34K$916K+

The block's largest owner, Francisville East Lp, carries 4 open violations across 18 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Francisville East Lp118$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Cifaldi Property Investme29$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
L & S Partnership Llc27$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Lucky Properties Llc13$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
917 N 15 St Llc11$366Kphila.gov ↗
918 N 15th Llc11$610Kphila.gov ↗
920 N15 Llc11$916Kphila.gov ↗
1430-1432 West Girard Owner Lp11$1.4Mphila.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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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)

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