Who owns your block
100 block of N 59th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 5 homes behind $23,178 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 123% since 2016, now about $131K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $131K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $131K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 152 reported crimes (80 violent) and 320 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
- $131K typical home, up +123% since 2016
- Tax bill $705 to $1,538 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.9M assessed, $36,107/yr to the city, about $1,165 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +123% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +118% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
121 N 59th St is assessed at $181K but pays $843 a year — about 33% of the $2,529 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.5% 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 $223 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Km2021 Owner Llc, carries 24 open violations across 43 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km2021 Owner Llc | 1 | 43 | $5.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vision Quest Investments 3 Llc | 1 | 42 | $5.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ballard Properties Llc | 1 | 37 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C3 Real Estate Development Llc | 1 | 14 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mickens Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $294K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mlm Cleaning Services Llc | 1 | 1 | $131K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 N 59TH ST | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 111 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 112 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 113 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1920 | 1 | abated5 viol |
| 114 N 59TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2022). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 115 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 116 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 117 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,340 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 118 N 59TH ST New constructionBought for $46K in 2011, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $175K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 119 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 120 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | 7 viol |
| 121 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 122 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 123 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $26K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 124 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,148 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 125 N 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $96K in 2010 (+317%). | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 126 N 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $46K in 2005 → $75K in 2025 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $76K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 127 N 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2007 → $4.5M in 2025 (+13482%). | Investor / LLC | $147K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 129 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $34K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $126K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 131 N 59TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 133 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 135 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 137 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 139 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 141 N 59TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2017); sold $219K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 143 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 145 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 147 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 149 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 151 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 153 N 59TH ST | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)