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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.

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
$175K
$22K–$571K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$82
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$234K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $175K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 49
$42K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
55%
27 of 49
city 41%
Rentals
24%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$77K
12 of 49 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax +$83
5 years
+124%
value · tax +$832
10 years
+101%
value · tax +$589

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 $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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$175K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied35%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.

Crimes · 12mo
87
35 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
104
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Thefts13
Fraud11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Maintenance Complaint18
Illegal Dumping13
Abandoned Vehicle4
Street Defect4
Salting3

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
Martha Washington
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$125K$250K$175K2016: $87K2017: $87K2018: $87K2019: $74K2020: $78K2021: $78K2022: $78K2023: $122K2024: $122K2025: $172K2026: $186K2027: $175K2016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4372016: $8482017: $8482018: $8482019: $5842020: $6052021: $6052022: $6052023: $9172024: $9172025: $1,3542026: $1,3542027: $1,4372016202020232027

▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

9
9 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 $41,507 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%
$1,600pays now $7,998at the full rate

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

8510025020162019202220252027This block 201 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+101%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
35arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 49 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 7 49parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 7

Value distribution today

4 parcels6 parcels3 parcels20 parcels6 parcels6 parcels4 parcels
$22K$342K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus Llc143$7.8Mphila.gov ↗
Pibo 01a Llc133$6.7Mphila.gov ↗
City Block Acquisition Xi Llc115$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Ahava Properties Llc17$686Kphila.gov ↗
Kevin Mack (individual)23$462Kphila.gov ↗
48th Street Associates Llc22$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Rodney A Simon (individual)22$190Kphila.gov ↗
Ricky N Kinard (individual)22$392Kphila.gov ↗
Brown Family Enterprise12$541Kphila.gov ↗
917 N 48th St Llc11$94Kphila.gov ↗
Us Home Portfolio Llc11$161Kphila.gov ↗
Beaver Mill Llc11$148Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
900 N 48TH ST Bought 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 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2018). Owner-occupied $187K —/— 2,400 1915 0 tax lien
903 N 48TH ST 5 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 Bought for $49K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $111K —/— 2,160 1915 3 rented
905 N 48TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $181K —/— 2,064 1915 0
906 N 48TH ST Bought 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 demolished 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 built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $265K 5/3 2,160 1915 0 rentedabated
909 N 48TH ST Owner 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 built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K —/— 2,172 1915 0 abatedtax lien
914 N 48TH ST Bought 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 2 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 demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $105K in 2021. Vacant $94K —/— 1 tax lien
918 N 48TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $547K 6/— 3,306 2021 0 rentedabatedtax lien
919 N 48TH ST Vacant $94K —/— 0 tax lien
920 N 48TH ST Owner 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $175K —/— 2,064 1915 0
928 N 48TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $168K —/— 2,400 1915 0 abatedtax lien
929 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $125K —/— 2,232 1915 0 3 violtax lien
930 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $214K —/— 2,160 1915 0 rented
931 N 48TH ST sold $18K (2005); 3 L&I violations (2008). Absentee individual $296K —/— 2,728 1915 1 tax lien
932 N 48TH ST sold $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 Bought for $57K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $161K —/— 2,160 1915 4
935 N 48TH ST L&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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Vacant $30K —/— 0 tax lien
937 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $177K —/— 2,484 1915 0
938 N 48TH ST Bought for $36K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $148K —/— 2,160 1915 1 rented
939 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $264K —/— 2,064 1915 0 rented
940 N 48TH ST L&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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $112K 3/3 2,176 1915 0 abated
945 N 48TH ST L&I violation (2015). Owner-occupied $162K —/— 2,282 1915 0 tax lien
947 N 48TH ST built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $105K in 2022. Vacant $94K —/— 1 tax lien
949 N 48TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2006. Owner-occupied $256K —/— 2,352 1915 1 abated
951 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $191K —/— 2,457 1915 0
953 N 48TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2017. Absentee individual $342K —/— 3,578 1915 0 rented

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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