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Who owns your block

900 block of N Lawrence St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $495 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $479K. 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    The block is 2.2x the city median but appreciation of 5.1% per year runs 1.4 points below the city average of 6.5%.

  2. 02
    Abatements

    $144K in annual tax abatements flows to 17 homes while only 1 home carries $495 in back taxes on the entire block.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    143 sales since 1996 across 76 homes means some properties traded multiple times, yet 23 homes have never sold.

By the Numbers

Median value
$479K
$29K–$1.1M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$307
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$935K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $479K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $16K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
17 of 76
$144K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
75%
56 of 76
city 41%
Rentals
8%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$495
1 of 76 behind
▼ block 1% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
12
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$417
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+73%
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 $479K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$479K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied40%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 57 reported crimes (11 violent) and 285 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
57
11 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
285
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts17
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Other Assaults10
Theft from Vehicle4
All Other Offenses3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection51
Salting29
Maintenance Complaint20
Dangerous Sidewalk19
Shoveling17
Sanitation Violation15

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$479K2016: $277K2017: $277K2018: $289K2019: $361K2020: $373K2021: $395K2022: $395K2023: $404K2024: $404K2025: $472K2026: $472K2027: $479K2016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,2022016: $3,0042017: $3,0112018: $3,1252019: $3,7982020: $3,9662021: $3,9662022: $4,0672023: $4,0382024: $4,3932025: $4,7032026: $4,7852027: $5,2022016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

17
17 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 $144,204 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%
$2,917pays now $14,586at the full rate

950 N Lawrence St is assessed at $1.0M but pays $2,917 a year — about 20% of the $14,586 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 173 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $173 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+73%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 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 143 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M19982004201020162022
143arm's-length sales since 1996
2times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 76 parcels

Owner-occupied: 56Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 7 76parcels
  • Owner-occupied 56
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 7

Value distribution today

2 parcels4 parcels19 parcels21 parcels13 parcels3 parcels14 parcels
$29K$903K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 22 Llc, carries 1 open violation across 16 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus 22 Llc216$8.4Mphila.gov ↗
Thomas L Cohen (individual)33$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Christopher R Burgess (individual)22$493Kphila.gov ↗
Emig Julie Cousler (individual)22$916Kphila.gov ↗
Frances W Robb (individual)22$693Kphila.gov ↗
Suzanne Lidis (individual)22$419Kphila.gov ↗
Wolf Stables Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 76 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

Torn down & rebuilt
956 N Lawrence St
$1.1M · demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013).
Torn down & rebuilt
950 N Lawrence St
$1.0M · demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $690K in 2018.
Torn down & rebuilt
961 1/2 N Lawrence St
$370K · demolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2014).
New construction
942-44 N Lawrence St
$1.1M · built new under a 2018 permit.
New construction
977 N Lawrence St
$903K · Bought for $88K in 2002, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $679K in 2022.
New construction
959 N Lawrence St
$895K · Bought for $500K in 2008, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $720K in 2013.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
905 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $159K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $700K 3/2 2,160 2007 1
907 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $18K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $435K in 2018. Owner-occupied $597K 3/2 1,642 2003 6
908 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $328K 2/1 1,109 1920 1 rented
909 N LAWRENCE ST Vacant $29K —/— — — 0
910 N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2004 → $359K in 2005 (+395%). Absentee individual $477K 3/— 1,620 1920 2
911 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $32K in 2003, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $630K in 2023. Owner-occupied $588K 3/2 1,652 2004 7
912 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $86K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $476K 3/3 1,620 1920 4 rented
913 N LAWRENCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $462K in 2005 → $508K in 2015 (+10%). Owner-occupied $614K 4/2 1,778 2005 4
914 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $315K 2/1 1,135 1920 0
915 N LAWRENCE ST Historysold $143K (2002); L&I violation (2017); Inspection failed (2018); Inspection passed (2019); 2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×5 (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2023). Vacant $197K —/— — — 1
916 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,104 1920 0 abated
917 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $328K 2/1 720 1920 1
918 N LAWRENCE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $71K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $545K in 2016 (+668%). Owner-occupied $565K 3/2 1,886 1920 5
919 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $570K —/— 1,998 1920 1
920 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $389K 3/1 1,397 1920 0 abated
921 N LAWRENCE ST History2 L&I violations (2017); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2017). Absentee individual $385K —/— 1,440 1920 0
922 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit, sold for $450K in 2022. Owner-occupied $326K 3/1 1,002 1920 1
923 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $356K 2/1 1,020 1920 2
924 N LAWRENCE ST Vacant $166K —/— — — 1
925 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $700K in 2018, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $870K in 2022. Owner-occupied $819K 4/4 2,406 2017 5 abated1 viol
926 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $550K 4/1 1,280 1920 0 abated
928 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit, sold for $575K in 2015. Owner-occupied $737K 3/2 2,348 1920 1
930 N LAWRENCE ST Absentee individual $421K 3/1 1,712 1920 0 rentedabated
931 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 1996. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $960K 4/3 2,980 1920 1
932 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $445K 3/1 1,760 1920 0 abated
933 N LAWRENCE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $270K in 2003, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $365K in 2022 (+35%). Owner-occupied $388K 2/— 1,392 1920 4
934 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,995 1920 0
935 N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $315K in 2017 → $445K in 2023 (+41%). Owner-occupied $485K 3/1 1,514 1920 2
936 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $310K in 2010. Owner-occupied $479K 3/1 1,703 1920 1 abated
937 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $124K in 2001. Owner-occupied $370K —/— 1,288 1920 1 abated
938 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $385K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $926K in 2021. Owner-occupied $891K 4/3 2,695 1920 2 abated
939 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $398K 4/1 1,144 1920 1
940 N LAWRENCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2001 → $100K in 2002 (+567%). Owner-occupied $508K 4/1 1,750 1920 3
941 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $396K 3/1 1,442 1920 0
942-44 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 8,679 1920 0
943 N LAWRENCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $475K in 2019 → $630K in 2024 (+33%). Owner-occupied $561K 3/1 1,450 1950 3
945 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $415K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $384K 2/1 1,250 1920 3
946 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $618K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $715K —/— 2,248 1920 2
947 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $481K 3/1 1,761 1920 0
948A N LAWRENCE ST Absentee individual $444K 3/1 1,581 1920 0
948 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $473K 4/1 1,638 1920 2
949 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $630K in 2023. Owner-occupied $617K 3/2 1,842 2013 3
950 N LAWRENCE ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $690K in 2018. Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/4 2,925 2017 3 abated
951 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $538K in 2017. Owner-occupied $548K 3/2 1,458 2013 3
952 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $551K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abatedtax lien
953 N LAWRENCE ST Vacant $195K —/— — — 0
954 N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2009 → $302K in 2010 (+44%). Owner-occupied $480K 3/1 1,500 1920 2
955 N LAWRENCE ST Absentee individual $398K —/— 1,545 1920 0 abated
956 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $535K in 2021. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $547K 3/2 1,386 1920 3
956 N LAWRENCE ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013). Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/3 3,393 2014 0
957 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $500K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $532K 3/2 1,710 1920 3
959 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2008, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $720K in 2013. Owner-occupied $895K 3/— 2,979 2011 3
960 N LAWRENCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $565K in 2017 → $470K in 2023 (-17%). Absentee individual $801K 3/2 2,499 2002 4
961 1/2 N LAWRENCE ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2014). Absentee individual $370K —/— 1,446 1920 0
962 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $262K in 2002, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $400K in 2005. Owner-occupied $801K 4/2 2,499 2002 3 tax lien
963 N LAWRENCE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $350K in 2008, zoning permit in 2017, sold for $475K in 2025 (+138%). Vacant $234K —/— — — 7
964 N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2001 → $50K in 2001 (-73%). Vacant $335K —/— — — 2
965 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $770K in 2020. Owner-occupied $854K 3/— 2,464 2019 5 abated
966 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,448 1920 0
966 N LAWRENCE ST Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,003 1920 0
966 N LAWRENCE ST Vacant $108K —/— — — 0
967 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $770K in 2019. Owner-occupied $854K 3/— 2,464 2019 5 abated
968R N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $413K 3/— 1,370 1920 1
968 N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $310K in 2004 → $200K in 2004 (-35%). Owner-occupied $413K 3/— 1,370 1920 2
969 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $762K in 2020, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $935K in 2025. Owner-occupied $887K 3/— 2,464 2020 6 abated
970 N LAWRENCE ST Absentee individual $447K 3/— 1,722 1920 1 rented
970R N LAWRENCE ST Absentee individual $461K 3/— 1,455 1920 1
971 N LAWRENCE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $111K in 2002, change of use permit in 2024, sold for $1.5M in 2025 (+1232%). Investor / LLC $645K 6/3 2,460 1920 3 rented
972 N LAWRENCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $291K in 2004 → $351K in 2016 (+21%). Owner-occupied $360K 2/— 1,167 1920 4
972R N LAWRENCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $320K in 2004 → $355K in 2008 (+11%). Owner-occupied $495K 3/— 1,593 1920 2
973-75 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $1.5M in 2017. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $823K —/— 5,640 1950 2 rented
974 N LAWRENCE ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $514K 3/2 1,473 1920 2
976 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $380K in 2015. Owner-occupied $455K 3/2 1,380 1920 2 tax lien
977 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionBought for $88K in 2002, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $679K in 2022. Owner-occupied $903K 4/3 3,041 2008 3
978-80 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $495K —/— 3,093 1920 0 abated
979 N LAWRENCE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $522K —/— 2,040 1920 0 abated

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