Who owns your block
900 block of W Erie Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 5 parcels behind $49,903 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 147% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 $154K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $154K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 197 reported crimes (59 violent) and 159 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
- $154K typical home, up +147% since 2016
- Tax bill $857 to $1,618 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.4M assessed, $50,293/yr to the city, about $1,524 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +147% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +89% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
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:
- 924 W Erie Aveexemption0.00%$0/yr on $21K
- 917 W Erie Aveexemption0.46%$694/yr on $150K
- 919 W Erie Aveexemption0.46%$694/yr on $150K
- 905 W Erie Aveexemption0.49%$757/yr on $154K
- 929 W Erie Aveexemption0.49%$763/yr on $155K
- …and 4 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.6% 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 $247 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsal Investments LLC | 1 | 5 | $603K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ganex Group LLC | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Gary J Bonilla (individual) | 2 | 4 | $339K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Margarita Gonzalez (individual) | 2 | 3 | $262K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Haydee Oyola (individual) | 2 | 3 | $296K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Raymond Mitchell (individual) | 2 | 2 | $339K | phila.gov ↗ |
| P&P Business Corp | 1 | 1 | $17K | phila.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 33 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 W ERIE AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $140K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $127K | —/— | 2,016 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 901 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $38K in 1995. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $175K | —/— | 2,916 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 902 W ERIE AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $93K in 2022 (+1760%). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,166 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 903 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $88K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 904 W ERIE AVE History2 L&I violations (2014); sold $10K (2022). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 905 W ERIE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 906 W ERIE AVE | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,166 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 907 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $13K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $154K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 908 W ERIE AVE | Absentee individual | $101K | —/— | 1,104 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 909 W ERIE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2006 → $64K in 2007 (+60%). | Absentee individual | $184K | —/— | 1,760 | 1935 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 911 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $6K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $192K | 4/1 | 1,870 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 913 W ERIE AVE | Absentee individual | $154K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 915 W ERIE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 917 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $5K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 919 W ERIE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 921 W ERIE AVE History4 L&I violations (2008); sold $50K (2021); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1935 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 923 W ERIE AVE Historysold $33K (2000); L&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 924 W ERIE AVE | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 925 W ERIE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $59K in 2008 → $33K in 2013 (-44%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 4/1 | 1,852 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 926 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $35K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $307K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 927 W ERIE AVE HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 4/1 | 1,788 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 928 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $20K in 2020. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $159K | —/— | 1,824 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 929 W ERIE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 930 W ERIE AVE History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 931 W ERIE AVE History3 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $184K | —/— | 1,760 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 932 W ERIE AVE | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 933 W ERIE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $156K | 4/1 | 1,788 | 1935 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 934 W ERIE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2004 → $25K in 2016 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 935 W ERIE AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $187K | 4/1 | 2,574 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 936 W ERIE AVE | Absentee individual | $159K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 938 W ERIE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2006 → $4K in 2007 (+250%). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 940 W ERIE AVE Historysold $10K (2006); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $159K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 942 W ERIE AVE | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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This is the 900 block of W Erie Ave,
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)