Who owns your block
100 block of S 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 3 homes behind $327 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $718K. Property taxes are climbing about 17% 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 $718K — about 3.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19107 median of $395K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19107 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19107 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $718K | $395K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 1045 reported crimes (268 violent) and 264 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
- $718K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,669 to $9,379 a year, +17%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $29M assessed, $393,726/yr to the city, about $10,641 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +462% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% 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 $161 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 4 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 34 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pref White Building Llc | 5 | 5 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Robert C Brown (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Richard Porwancher (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eagle Pa Associates Lp | 1 | 1 | $2K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 114 S 12th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 116 S 12th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $718K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 118 South 12th Street Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $755K | 2/2 | 1,687 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $480K | 2/2 | 1,322 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $770K | 2/2 | 1,526 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $770K | 2/2 | 1,693 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $485K | 1/1 | 1,333 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $405K | 1/1 | 878 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $430K | 1/1 | 984 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $405K | 1/1 | 898 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $770K | 2/2 | 1,526 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $795K | 2/2 | 1,557 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $755K | 2/2 | 1,687 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $487K | —/— | 1,227 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $462K | 1/1 | 1,088 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $480K | 2/2 | 1,325 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $2K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $485K | 1/2 | 1,334 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $670K | 2/2 | 1,555 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $480K | 1/1 | 1,325 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $64K | —/— | 117 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $1.7M | —/— | 4,361 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $530K | —/— | 6,330 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 3,359 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 4,342 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $410K | 1/1 | 907 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $405K | 1/1 | 878 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 2/2 | 3,149 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $480K | 1/1 | 1,322 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $820K | 2/2 | 1,782 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $850K | 2/2 | 1,508 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $405K | 1/1 | 898 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 105 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $770K | 2/2 | 1,693 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 112 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 5,273 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 114 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.4M in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | —/— | 5,568 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 116 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $718K | —/— | 4,272 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 118 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $692K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 5,112 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 120 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Absentee individual | $2.1M | —/— | 6,423 | — | 0 | 7 viol |
| 131-33 S 12TH ST | Vacant | $2.0M | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)