Who owns your block
900 block of S 49th St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 21 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,075 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $569K. 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 $569K — 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 | $569K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 47 reported crimes (14 violent) and 204 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
- $569K typical home, up +65% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,589 to $7,127 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $20M assessed, $240,636/yr to the city, about $7,078 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +65% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
922 S 49th St is assessed at $865K but pays $7,067 a year — about 58% of the $12,101 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven D Sokoloff (individual) | 2 | 9 | $5.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 920 S 49th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $837K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Visione 2019 Llc | 1 | 1 | $865K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Magic Carpet Assets Llc | 1 | 1 | $470K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rlf924 Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $388K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $452K | —/— | 3,300 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 901 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2000, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $306K in 2007. | Absentee individual | $489K | —/— | 2,752 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 902 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $564K | —/— | 3,431 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 903 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Owner-occupied | $593K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 904 S 49TH ST Historysold $300K (2008); 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2010); 7 L&I violations (2014); 11 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 9,750 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 905 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $487K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 906 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $535K | —/— | 2,970 | 1900 | 0 | 11 viol |
| 907 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $569K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 908 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $546K | —/— | 2,970 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 909 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2001, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $315K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $530K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
| 910 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $243K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $569K | —/— | 2,970 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 911 S 49TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2004 → $399K in 2013 (+470%). | Owner-occupied | $751K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 912 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $576K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 913 S 49TH ST Historysold $350K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2011); 12 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $478K | —/— | 2,850 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 914 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $576K | —/— | 3,348 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 915 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $604K | —/— | 3,640 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 916 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $523K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 917 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $88K in 2000 → $265K in 2006 (+201%). | Absentee individual | $570K | —/— | 3,000 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 918 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $443K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $645K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 919 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2002, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $580K in 2018 (+404%). | Owner-occupied | $536K | 6/3 | 3,000 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 920 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $837K | 6/4 | 3,348 | 1900 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 921 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $521K | —/— | 3,000 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 922 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $142K in 2004, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $850K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $865K | —/— | 1,356 | 1900 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 923 S 49TH ST | Investor / LLC | $470K | —/— | 3,000 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 924 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $485K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $388K | —/— | 3,348 | 1910 | 1 | rented |
| 926 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $576K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 928 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $569K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 2 | rented4 viol |
| 930 S 49TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $63K in 2000 → $625K in 2020 (+900%). | Owner-occupied | $807K | 6/2 | 3,348 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 932 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $569K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 0 | abated6 viol |
| 934 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $576K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 936 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $381K in 2016, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $540K in 2020 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $734K | 6/2 | 3,348 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 938 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $68K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $545K in 2025 (+701%). | Owner-occupied | $569K | —/— | 3,348 | 1900 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 940 S 49TH ST Historysold $113K (2000); 9 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $434K | —/— | 3,348 | 1910 | 1 | rented |
| 942 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $525K | —/— | 5,184 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)