Who owns your block
1000 block of S 51st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 6 homes behind $34,967 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 277% since 2016, now about $204K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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 $204K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $204K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (26 violent) and 214 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
- $204K typical home, up +277% since 2016
- Tax bill $578 to $2,221 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $108,996/yr to the city, about $2,535 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +277% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +284% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1025 S 51st St is assessed at $352K but pays $1,011 a year — about 21% of the $4,927 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 +12.8% 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 $377 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do 2 Win Re Group Llc | 1 | 76 | $16M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roderick Sterling (individual) | 2 | 11 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Act Properties Inc | 1 | 4 | $905K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Island Boys Llc | 1 | 2 | $330K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Reliable28 Llc | 1 | 1 | $204K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ald Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $187K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rittenhouse Capital Llc | 1 | 1 | $204K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1047-49 S 51st St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1003 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2015, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $30K in 2020. | Absentee individual | $39K | —/— | 360 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1003 1/2 S 51ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1005 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1007 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 4/1 | 1,520 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1009 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $138K | 4/1 | 1,520 | 1965 | 2 | 10 viol |
| 1010 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $189K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1011 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1012 S 51ST ST | Absentee individual | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1013 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $204K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1014 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1015 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $187K | —/— | 1,663 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1016 S 51ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1017 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1018 S 51ST ST | Absentee individual | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1019 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1020 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $259K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1021 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1022 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $57K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $352K in 2021 (+517%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1023 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1024 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1025 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $73K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $480K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $352K | 4/3 | 1,538 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1026 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1027 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1028 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1029 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2012 → $315K in 2020 (+1475%). | Owner-occupied | $352K | 4/2 | 1,538 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1030 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $44K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $307K in 2019 (+598%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/2 | 1,548 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1031 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1032 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1033 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1034 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $120K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1035 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1036 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1037 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1038 S 51ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $3K in 2005 → $389K in 2022 (+11473%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/3 | 1,548 | 1925 | 6 | tax lien |
| 1039 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $96K in 2020, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $315K in 2021 (+229%). | Owner-occupied | $352K | 3/2 | 1,538 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1040 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $350K | 4/2 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1041 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1042 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1043 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1044 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $204K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1045 S 51ST ST | Absentee individual | $263K | —/— | 1,538 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1046 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1047 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 9,472 | 2025 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)