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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.

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
$718K
$2K–$2.1M
ZIP median $395K
Price / sq ft
$425
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$578K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $718K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $29K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
46%
17 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
16%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$327
3 of 37 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 16% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$861
5 years
+16%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+30%
value · tax +$7K

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 $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 blockZIP 19107Philadelphia
Median home value$718K$395K$223K
Owner-occupied16%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.

Crimes · 12mo
1045
268 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
264
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts551
Other Assaults200
All Other Offenses78
Aggravated Assault No Firearm33
Fraud28
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief28

Top 311 complaints

Information Request44
Maintenance Complaint35
Street Light Outage25
Illegal Dumping20
Graffiti Removal16
Traffic Signal Emergency16

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
General George A Mccall
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$718K2016: $446K2017: $554K2018: $554K2019: $568K2020: $591K2021: $621K2022: $621K2023: $640K2024: $640K2025: $656K2026: $656K2027: $718K2016202020232027

▲ +61% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$9,3792016: $1,6692017: $2,5252018: $7,3922019: $7,9072020: $8,0882021: $8,3332022: $8,3332023: $8,5602024: $8,5602025: $8,5182026: $8,5182027: $9,3792016202020232027

▲ +462% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 161 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+61%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.1 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 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M20042008201220162020
4arm's-length sales since 2004
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
34homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 12Vacant: 1 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 12
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels14 parcels3 parcels9 parcels2 parcels4 parcels3 parcels
$2K$1.7M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Pref White Building Llc55$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Robert C Brown (individual)23$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Richard Porwancher (individual)22$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Eagle Pa Associates Lp11$2Kphila.gov ↗
114 S 12th Street Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
116 S 12th Street Llc11$718Kphila.gov ↗
118 South 12th Street Lp11$1.1Mphila.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

$0$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 L&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 L&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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $1.7M —/— 4,361 1900 0
105 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $530K —/— 6,330 1900 0
105 S 12TH ST Owner 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 Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $1.3M 2/2 3,149 1900 0
105 S 12TH ST Owner 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 5,273 1900 0 rented
114 S 12TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $718K —/— 4,272 1900 1 rented
118 S 12TH ST Bought for $692K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 5,112 1900 1 rented
120 S 12TH ST built 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)

Where this comes from

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