Who owns your block
900 block of S 47th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 1 home behind $20,944 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $582K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $582K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $582K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (7 violent) and 306 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
- $582K typical home, up +65% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,775 to $6,509 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $109,881/yr to the city, about $6,464 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +65% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +36% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
917 S 47th St is assessed at $3.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $48,681 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 +4.7% 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 $165 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis J Dougherty (individual) | 2 | 29 | $69M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Larry Shore (individual) | 2 | 23 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Of Pi-Lambda Phi Inc | 1 | 1 | $582K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 908 S 47th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $465K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Roost Llc | 1 | 1 | $434K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $511K | —/— | 3,150 | 1895 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 901 S 47TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $154K in 2002 → $240K in 2015 (+56%). | Owner-occupied | $980K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 4 | tax lien |
| 902 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $582K | —/— | 3,690 | 1895 | 2 | 5 violtax lien |
| 903 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $140K in 2001, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $203K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $986K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 2 | abated |
| 904 S 47TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $360K in 2005, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $569K in 2025 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $582K | 6/4 | 3,150 | 1895 | 3 | |
| 905 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $465K | —/— | 3,243 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 906 S 47TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2000 → $245K in 2003 (+183%). | Absentee individual | $438K | —/— | 3,150 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 907 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $521K | —/— | 3,451 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 908 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $520K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $465K | —/— | 3,150 | 1880 | 2 | rentedabated2 viol |
| 909 S 47TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $561K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 0 | |
| 910 S 47TH ST | Owner-occupied | $500K | —/— | 3,320 | 1895 | 1 | |
| 911 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $259K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $710K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 1 | |
| 912-14 S 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $678K | —/— | 13,566 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 913 S 47TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $138K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $450K in 2011 (+226%). | Owner-occupied | $710K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 2 | |
| 915 S 47TH ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $270K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $710K | —/— | 3,243 | 1895 | 2 | |
| 916 S 47TH ST ImprovedBought for $251K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $434K | —/— | 3,150 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 917 S 47TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $3.5M | —/— | 64,290 | 1895 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)