Who owns your block
900 block of S 48th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $584K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $584K — 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 | $584K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 44 reported crimes (9 violent) and 256 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
- $584K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,755 to $7,537 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $178,167/yr to the city, about $8,099 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +59% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
908 S 48th St is assessed at $857K but pays $6,661 a year — about 56% of the $11,989 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 +4.4% 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 $161 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 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Schwartz Sheldon, carries 18 open violations across 49 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Schwartz (individual) | 2 | 49 | $30M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bella Properties 48th Str | 1 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $3.0M in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $553K | —/— | 4,470 | 1890 | 2 | rented |
| 901-03 S 48TH ST History15 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2016); 5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE (2017); 21 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 12,362 | 1912 | 0 | rented |
| 902 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $524K | —/— | 3,300 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 904 S 48TH ST Historysold $149K (2003); 7 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $574K | —/— | 3,300 | 1890 | 1 | rented |
| 905-07 S 48TH ST | Absentee individual | $584K | —/— | 6,516 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 906 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $609K | —/— | 3,696 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 908 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $499K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $857K | 6/2 | 3,300 | 1890 | 1 | abated |
| 909 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $547K | —/— | 3,525 | 1890 | 0 | abated |
| 910 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $380K in 2016 (+182%). | Owner-occupied | $578K | —/— | 3,300 | 1890 | 2 | |
| 911 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $547K | —/— | 3,525 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 912 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $505K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $568K | 3/3 | 3,300 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 913 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $368K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $597K | —/— | 3,525 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 914 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $583K | —/— | 3,630 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 915 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $597K | —/— | 3,525 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 916 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $649K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $737K | 6/4 | 3,522 | 1890 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 917 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $82K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $795K in 2018 (+865%). | Owner-occupied | $777K | —/— | 3,105 | 1890 | 4 | |
| 918 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $333K | —/— | 3,300 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 919 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $443K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $782K | —/— | 3,105 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 920 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $315K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $581K | —/— | 3,300 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 921 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $315K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $597K | —/— | 3,649 | 1890 | 1 | |
| 922 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2000, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $860K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $814K | 5/3 | 3,300 | 1890 | 4 | |
| 923 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $565K | —/— | 3,825 | 1890 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)