Philadelphia property report

900 block of Washington Ave

A corridor block: 6 business properties among 10 homes, 80% of the homes owner-occupied, with 6 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $385K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$385K
10 homes of 21 parcels
ZIP median $464K
Commercial
$773K
6 buildings · $293/sqft
Price / sq ft
$211
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1915
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
80%
8 of 10
city 48%
Rentals
19%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
No match
no parcels listed in snapshot
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 60% · city 5%
Record caveats
5
of 21 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$102
5 years
+25%
value · tax +$704
10 years
+79%
value · tax +$2K

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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Assessment exemption
  • 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 $385K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$385K$464K$230K
Owner-occupied50%44%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 93 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 28% of them violent) and 339 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

Crimes · 12mo
93
about 8/month · 28% violent
311 requests · 12mo
339
about 28/month · 36 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Thefts14
Fraud12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection90
Salting49
Graffiti Removal19
Illegal Dumping19
Maintenance Complaint19
Street Defect19

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
George W Nebinger
601 Carpenter St · 399 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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$250K$500K$385K2016: $215K2017: $215K2018: $215K2019: $283K2020: $307K2021: $307K2022: $307K2023: $320K2024: $320K2025: $366K2026: $366K2027: $385K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,5742016: $2,9162017: $2,9162018: $2,9162019: $3,7422020: $3,8702021: $3,8702022: $3,8702023: $3,8592024: $3,8592025: $4,4722026: $4,4722027: $4,5742016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

7 homes pay the full 1.40%7 pay less
$1,739pays now $3,644at the full rate

One large gap: 935 Washington Ave has a $1,739/year assessment-based estimate on $260K assessed value — about 48% of the $3,644 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1.9%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2009. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20102012201420162018
10arm's-length sales since 2009
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
1homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 21 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 7 21parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

17 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$250K$4.8M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Tmc Property LLC14$5.1M1401 Berkshire Drive, Bensalem PA, 19020phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
United 1 Real Estate LLC12$470K931 Washington Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
908 918 Washington LLC11$4.2M130 Ramsey Ave, Haslton NJ, 08053phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
915 Washington Avenue LLC11$334K1230 S 4th St, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
943 Washington LLC11$5.2M15 St Asaphs Rd, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004phila.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).

Parcel by parcel

All 21 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

$0$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
900 WASHINGTON AVE Store Inspection passed (2008); 10 L&I violations (2009); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2009); 4 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×4 (2023); Appeal complete (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Absentee individual $554K —/— 1,755 1900 0
902-06 WASHINGTON AVE Store Owner pulled a sign permit in 2022. Absentee individual $926K —/— 3,157 1900 0
908-18 WASHINGTON AVE Store L&I violation (2009); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); Inspection failed ×2 (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2013); 3 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Investor / LLC $4.2M —/— 3,480 1900 0
911 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $380K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $386K —/— 1,920 1915 1
913 WASHINGTON AVE Apartment building Inspection passed (2009); L&I violation (2013); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2013); sold $435K (2018). Absentee individual $450K 3/3 1,680 1915 1 licensed rental
915 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $220K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $334K —/— 1,440 1915 1 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
917 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $253K —/— 1,584 1915 0 5 viol
919 WASHINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $369K —/— 1,752 1915 0
920 WASHINGTON AVE Retail built new under a 2015 permit. Investor / LLC $4.8M —/— 20,751 1950 0
921 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $198K in 2009. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $383K —/— 1,888 1915 1
923 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $300K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,536 1915 2 licensed rental
925 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $345K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $419K 5/3 1,612 1915 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
927 WASHINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $394K —/— 1,632 1915 1
929 WASHINGTON AVE Bought for $275K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $386K —/— 1,632 1915 1
931 WASHINGTON AVE built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $333K in 2017. Owner-occupied $350K —/— 1,344 1915 1
932 WASHINGTON AVE Commercial Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $617K —/— 2,103 1900 0
933 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use Owner-occupied $250K —/— 1,560 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
935 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use built new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $261K —/— 1,632 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
937 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use Absentee individual $266K —/— 1,664 1915 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
939-41 WASHINGTON AVE Store Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $619K —/— 2,880 1925 0 1 viol
943-49 WASHINGTON AVE Industrial building Bought for $1.5M in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Investor / LLC $5.2M —/— 25,420 2024 1 licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified

Neighborhood

Median income
$27K
household
Own vs. rent
40%
owner-occupied
Median age
37.9
residents
Median rent
$995
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:57 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.