Who owns your block
100 block of S 51st St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $23,696 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 80% since 2016, now about $268K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $268K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above 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 | $268K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (60 violent) and 198 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
- $268K typical home, up +80% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,712 to $3,361 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.6M assessed, $77,480/yr to the city, about $3,369 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +80% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
123-25 S 51st St is assessed at $427K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,972 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $180 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Noam Investments Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noam Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Omar Fayez Rizo (individual) | 2 | 2 | $44K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lets Talk Trash 3 Lp | 1 | 1 | $214K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Grand View Development Ll | 1 | 1 | $737K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zr Construction Llc | 1 | 1 | $322K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2004 → $45K in 2006 (+350%). | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 102 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2004 → $45K in 2006 (+350%). | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 104 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $214K | —/— | 1,635 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 106 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $170K in 2007, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $255K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $399K | —/— | 2,304 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 108 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 2,220 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 110 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,635 | — | 2 | rented |
| 112 S 51ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2017 → $310K in 2019 (+226%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 114 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2025. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,546 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 115 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $255K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 116 S 51ST ST | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/1 | 1,546 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 117 S 51ST ST History3 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $268K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 118 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2014, use permit in 2014, sold for $178K in 2015 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $326K | —/— | 1,546 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 119 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 120 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $283K in 2022 (+911%). | Owner-occupied | $388K | —/— | 1,546 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 121 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 122 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $263K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 123-25 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $427K | —/— | 6,800 | 1910 | 0 | abated |
| 124-30 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $500K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $737K | —/— | 6,300 | 1925 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 127 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $390K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,845 | 1925 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 129 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2002 → $180K in 2022 (+1700%). | Investor / LLC | $322K | —/— | 1,845 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 131 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 133 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $104K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $263K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 135 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $440K | 5/2 | 1,440 | 1945 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)