Who owns your block
900 block of Race St
A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 4 homes behind $81,159 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 99% since 2016, now about $469K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
The block matched the city appreciation rate exactly since 2016 yet sits at 2.1x the city median value.
- 02Turnover
Forty-five of 52 homes have never sold since 2000, indicating a stable long-term ownership base.
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 $469K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19107 median of $395K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19107 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19107 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $469K | $395K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 160 reported crimes (45 violent) and 168 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
- $469K typical home, up +99% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,297 to $6,241 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $53M assessed, $719,944/yr to the city, about $13,845 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +99% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +89% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
909 Race St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $9,407 a year — about 53% of the $17,892 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 +6.5% 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 $199 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 9 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 45 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 17
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bell Telephone Co Of Pa, carries 14 open violations across 29 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Telephone Co Of Pa | 1 | 29 | $68M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dmb Investment Llc | 1 | 8 | $813K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mason Investment | 1 | 2 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Minh Thai (individual) | 2 | 2 | $543K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2255 Llc | 1 | 2 | $904K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ren Children Real Estate (individual) | 2 | 2 | $5.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lucky Race Street Realty | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 917-Msw Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lcc 97 Investment Corpora | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dl & D Investment Inc | 1 | 1 | $139K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1200 Spring Garden Llc | 1 | 1 | $442K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 933 Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900-22 RACE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Investor / LLC | $17M | —/— | 440,122 | 1923 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 907 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $807K | —/— | 3,255 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 909 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | —/— | 5,371 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 911-13 RACE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $2.1M in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | —/— | 9,936 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 915-17 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 6,196 | 1965 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 919-21 RACE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 3,128 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 923 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $643K | —/— | 2,516 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 925 RACE ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 4,371 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $266K | 2/1 | 840 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2014). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $600K | 3/2 | 2,486 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 2/1 | 877 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $185K | —/— | 453 | 1900 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $266K | 2/1 | 840 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Investor / LLC | $139K | —/— | 644 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $188K | —/— | 870 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 926-28 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 3,471 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Investor / LLC | $442K | —/— | 1,856 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $289K | 2/1 | 942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $266K | 2/1 | 840 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $424K | 3/2 | 1,482 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $276K | 2/1 | 877 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $450K | 3/2 | 1,606 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $266K | 2/1 | 840 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $292K | 2/1 | 955 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 2/2 | 955 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 2/1 | 877 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 2/1 | 877 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Investor / LLC | $292K | 2/1 | 955 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $266K | 2/1 | 840 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 2/1 | 877 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Absentee individual | $292K | 2/1 | 955 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 926-28 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 2/1 | 955 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 926-28 RACE ST History2 L&I violations (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2016). | Owner-occupied | $515K | 3/2 | 1,710 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 927 RACE ST ImprovedBought for $800K in 2014. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $874K | —/— | 3,495 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 929 RACE ST ImprovedBought for $3.0M in 2014. Owner pulled a parking only permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $4.7M | —/— | 33,930 | 1927 | 1 | tax lien |
| 930 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $920K | —/— | 5,852 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 931 RACE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 4,207 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 932 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 4,144 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 933 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 5,921 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 934 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $935K | —/— | 4,388 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 935 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $986K | —/— | 3,945 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 936 RACE ST ImprovedBought for $116K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $488K | —/— | 1,458 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 937 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $817K | —/— | 3,382 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 938 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $586K | —/— | 2,228 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 939 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $686K | —/— | 2,660 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 940 RACE ST | Owner-occupied | $828K | —/— | 3,310 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 941 RACE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 5,616 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 942 RACE ST ImprovedBought for $450K in 2000. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 4,624 | 1916 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)