Who owns your block
900 block of N 48th St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 12 homes behind $77,271 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $175K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $175K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above 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 | $175K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 87 reported crimes (35 violent) and 104 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
- $175K typical home, up +101% since 2016
- Tax bill $848 to $1,437 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.6M assessed, $92,390/yr to the city, about $1,886 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +101% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
907 N 48th St is assessed at $571K but pays $1,600 a year — about 20% of the $7,998 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 +6.6% 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 $201 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Lotus Llc | 1 | 43 | $7.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pibo 01a Llc | 1 | 33 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acquisition Xi Llc | 1 | 15 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ahava Properties Llc | 1 | 7 | $686K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kevin Mack (individual) | 2 | 3 | $462K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 48th Street Associates Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rodney A Simon (individual) | 2 | 2 | $190K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ricky N Kinard (individual) | 2 | 2 | $392K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brown Family Enterprise | 1 | 2 | $541K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 917 N 48th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $94K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Us Home Portfolio Llc | 1 | 1 | $161K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Beaver Mill Llc | 1 | 1 | $148K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 N 48TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $557K | —/— | 3,900 | 2021 | 1 | rented |
| 901 N 48TH ST | Absentee individual | $22K | 3/— | 1,098 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 902 N 48TH ST History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2018). | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 903 N 48TH ST History5 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 904 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $111K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 905 N 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 906 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2001, electrical permit in 2014, sold for $280K in 2023 (+2695%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/3 | 2,304 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 907 N 48TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $30K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $571K | 6/— | 1,740 | 2019 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 908 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $265K | 5/3 | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 909 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 2,234 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 910 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 911 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 912 N 48TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 913 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | —/— | 2,172 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 914 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2015. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 915 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 916 N 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 917 N 48TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $105K in 2021. | Vacant | $94K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 918 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $547K | 6/— | 3,306 | 2021 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 919 N 48TH ST Improved | Vacant | $94K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 920 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 921 N 48TH ST | Investor / LLC | $277K | 5/3 | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 922 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $41K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $245K in 2021 (+498%). | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 923 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/2 | 2,136 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 924 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 925 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 2,744 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 926 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 927 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 928 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $168K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 929 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 2,232 | 1915 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 930 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $214K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 931 N 48TH ST Historysold $18K (2005); 3 L&I violations (2008). | Absentee individual | $296K | —/— | 2,728 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 932 N 48TH ST Historysold $7K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $214K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 933 N 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | —/— | 2,384 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 934 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $161K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 935 N 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015); 4 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $276K | —/— | 2,290 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 936 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 937 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 2,484 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 938 N 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $148K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 939 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $264K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 940 N 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 5 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $224K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 941 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2000, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $250K in 2025 (+257%). | Investor / LLC | $242K | 5/2 | 2,064 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 942 N 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $155K in 2017, use permit in 2018, sold for $255K in 2025 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 943 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/3 | 2,176 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 945 N 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,282 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 947 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit, sold for $105K in 2022. | Vacant | $94K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 949 N 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/— | 2,352 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 951 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $191K | —/— | 2,457 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 953 N 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $342K | —/— | 3,578 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)