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Who owns your block

900 block of W Arizona St

A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 18 open code violations and 8 homes behind $25,590 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $112K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$112K
$12K–$253K
ZIP median $83K
Price / sq ft
$93
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$72K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $112K
Tax / yr
$545
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
14 of 29
$23K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
48%
14 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
17%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
18
L&I code
▲ block 21% · city 5%
Back taxes
$26K
8 of 29 behind
▲ block 28% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+14%
value · tax +$1
5 years
+167%
value · tax +$102
10 years
+87%
value · tax −$285

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 $112K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19133 median of $83K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median home value$112K$83K$223K
Owner-occupied31%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (34 violent) and 134 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
75
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
134
22 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults23
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
All Other Offenses7
Thefts7
Aggravated Assault Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection30
Illegal Dumping28
Maintenance Complaint27
Abandoned Vehicle9
Construction Complaints7
License Complaint4

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
John F Hartranft
720 W Cumberland St · 337 students
High
Kensington Campus

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$112K2016: $61K2017: $60K2018: $60K2019: $55K2020: $42K2021: $42K2022: $42K2023: $77K2024: $77K2025: $98K2026: $98K2027: $112K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$2742016: $5592017: $5592018: $4382019: $2342020: $1722021: $1722022: $1722023: $1722024: $1722025: $2732026: $2732027: $2742016202020232027

▼ -51% since 2016 · ~-6%/yr

14
14 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 $22,780 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

13 homes pay the full 1.40%16 pay less
$0pays now $3,546at the full rate

The starkest example: 905 W Arizona St is assessed at $253K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,546 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6910025020162019202220252027This block 185 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 12 arm's-length sales since 1977. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K19801990200020102020
12arm's-length sales since 1977
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 14Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 4 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 14
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

3 parcels3 parcels2 parcels10 parcels8 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$12K$189K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
City Of Phila (individual)23871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 04a LLC188$14Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
T&I Development LLC180$13Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Strategic Equity Group In127$1.4Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Gadson Investments LLC13$351Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Michelene Erwin (individual)22$159Kphila.gov ↗
Stephany And Francisco LLC11$116Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 29 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
901 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 abatedtax lien
902 W ARIZONA ST 2 L&I violations (2007); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); Appeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $101K 3/1 872 1925 0 5 violtax lien
903 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 1977. Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,208 1925 1 abatedtax lien
904 W ARIZONA ST Bought for $5K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $59K in 2025 (+1073%). Owner-occupied $244K 3/2 1,114 1925 2 rented
905 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $253K —/— 1,870 1925 0 abated
906 W ARIZONA ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated4 viol
907 W ARIZONA ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2005 → $40K in 2024 (+167%). Absentee individual $12K —/— 1,140 1925 3 4 violtax lien
908 W ARIZONA ST Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,208 1925 0
909 W ARIZONA ST Absentee individual $106K 3/1 1,050 1925 0 rentedtax lien
910 W ARIZONA ST Traded 2×: $4K in 2005 → $42K in 2021 (+950%). Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 1,288 1925 2 tax lien
911 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $106K 3/1 1,050 1925 0
912 W ARIZONA ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,288 1925 0
913 W ARIZONA ST L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $40K —/— 0
914 W ARIZONA ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $63K 3/1 1,288 1925 0 abated1 viol
915 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abatedtax lien
916 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,384 1925 0
917 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K —/— 1,482 1925 0 abated
918 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,366 1925 0 abatedtax lien
919 W ARIZONA ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
920 W ARIZONA ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $39K —/— 0
921 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $189K 3/1 1,240 1925 0 rentedabatedtax lien
922 W ARIZONA ST demolished and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $85K in 2024. Investor / LLC $39K —/— 1 rented3 violtax lien
923 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,188 1925 0 abatedtax lien
924 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,366 1925 0 abated
925 W ARIZONA ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,156 1925 0 abatedtax lien
926 W ARIZONA ST Bought for $57K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $116K in 2022 (+103%). Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,530 1925 3 rented
927 W ARIZONA ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $79K 3/1 923 1925 0 abatedtax lien
928 W ARIZONA ST L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Vacant $32K —/— 0 1 viol
930 W ARIZONA ST 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Vacant $32K —/— 0 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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