Who owns your block
900 block of N 47th St
An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 8 homes behind $27,012 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 1492% since 2016, now about $76K. Property taxes are climbing about 30% a year.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $76K — about 0.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $76K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (33 violent) and 111 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
- $76K typical home, up +1492% since 2016
- Tax bill $34 to $632 a year, +30%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.5M assessed, $12,300/yr to the city, about $683 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +1492% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1759% since 2016 · ~+30%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +28.6% 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 $1592 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2012. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 3 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ira Development Llc | 1 | 53 | $14M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Abdul Mused 1234 Llc | 1 | 11 | $766K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pecna Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $206K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ramcon Construction Inc | 3 | 6 | $370K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nnn Oasi Llc | 1 | 6 | $635K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 923 N 47th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $89K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 N 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 903 N 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 905 N 47TH ST Improved | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 907 N 47TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010). | Absentee individual | $91K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 909 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 911 N 47TH ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 913 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $89K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 915 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $4K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 917 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $4K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $88K | —/— | 560 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 919 N 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2017. | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 921 N 47TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2020). | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 923 N 47TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $100K in 2021. | Vacant | $89K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 925 N 47TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2023), then sold for $35K in 2022. | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 927 N 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,156 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 929 N 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $145K | —/— | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 931 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 933 N 47TH ST History4 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 935-65 N 47TH ST | Vacant | $268K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)