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Who owns your block

1200 block of Crease St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $457K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$457K
$150K–$695K
ZIP median $334K
Price / sq ft
$302
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 41
$42K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
28 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax −$724
5 years
+23%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+100%
value · tax +$4K

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 $457K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19125Philadelphia
Median home value$457K$334K$223K
Owner-occupied46%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (18 violent) and 226 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
76
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
226
18 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts21
Other Assaults13
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Fraud8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Theft from Vehicle4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection54
Salting30
Graffiti Removal26
Street Defect20
Construction Complaints11
Maintenance Complaint11

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 · K-8
Alexander Adaire
1300 E Palmer St · 451 students
High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 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$457K2016: $215K2017: $229K2018: $229K2019: $345K2020: $372K2021: $372K2022: $372K2023: $447K2024: $447K2025: $482K2026: $482K2027: $457K2016202020232027

▲ +113% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,5292016: $1,8142017: $1,6592018: $1,6592019: $1,9742020: $2,4482021: $2,4482022: $2,4482023: $2,9762024: $5,9582025: $6,2532026: $6,2532027: $5,5292016202020232027

▲ +205% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

3
3 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $41,921 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

17 homes pay the full 1.40%24 pay less
$1,638pays now $6,463at the full rate

The starkest example: 1251 Crease St is assessed at $462K but pays $1,638 a year — about 25% of the $6,463 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 213 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $213 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+113%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.6 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 54 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
54arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 4 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels2 parcels13 parcels6 parcels7 parcels8 parcels
$150K$660K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Neighborhood Gardens Trust228$3.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Robert H Holtzman (individual)22$369Kphila.gov ↗
1213 Crease LLC11$395Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 41 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1209 CREASE ST Bought for $135K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $460K in 2022 (+241%). Owner-occupied $465K 3/2 1,635 1960 4
1211 CREASE ST Bought for $110K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Absentee individual $323K 2/— 826 1960 1 rented
1213 CREASE ST built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $375K in 2024. Investor / LLC $395K 4/1 1,800 1960 1
1214 CREASE ST Bought for $407K in 2013, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $778K in 2021. Owner-occupied $660K 3/2 1,958 2013 2
1214 1/2 CREASE ST built new under a 2011 permit. Owner-occupied $660K 3/— 1,958 2013 0
1215 CREASE ST Traded 3×: $99K in 1999 → $155K in 2003 (+57%). Owner-occupied $509K 3/1 1,890 1996 3 rented
1216 1/2 CREASE ST built new under a 2011 permit. Absentee individual $660K 3/2 1,958 2013 0
1216 CREASE ST Bought for $399K in 2013, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $680K in 2022. Owner-occupied $660K 3/— 1,958 2013 2
1217 CREASE ST 9 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011). Absentee individual $695K 5/2 3,383 1960 0
1218 CREASE ST Bought for $435K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $635K in 2019. Owner-occupied $660K 3/3 1,959 2013 2
1218 1/2 CREASE ST Bought for $650K in 2020, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $699K in 2023. Owner-occupied $660K 3/— 1,958 2013 2
1219 CREASE ST Traded 2×: $115K in 2006 → $250K in 2006 (+117%). Owner-occupied $420K 2/1 1,194 1960 2
1220 CREASE ST built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $425K in 2013. Owner-occupied $660K 3/2 1,958 2013 1 rented
1221 CREASE ST Bought for $173K in 2010. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $420K 3/1 1,260 1960 1
1222 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $395K —/— 1,505 1960 0
1223 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $375K 3/1 1,260 1915 0 abated
1224 CREASE ST Bought for $150K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $560K in 2023 (+273%). Owner-occupied $531K 3/2 1,671 1893 4
1225 CREASE ST Absentee individual $425K 3/1 1,350 1915 1 rented
1226 CREASE ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2004 → $240K in 2005 (+71%). Owner-occupied $395K —/— 1,500 1960 2
1227 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $385K 3/1 1,555 1960 0
1228 CREASE ST Bought for $120K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $395K 4/1 1,540 1960 3
1229 CREASE ST L&I violation (2009). Owner-occupied $375K 3/1 1,290 1960 0 tax lien
1230 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $529K 5/1 2,625 1960 1
1231 CREASE ST Bought for $191K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $375K 3/1 1,333 1915 2
1232 CREASE ST Bought for $64K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,490 1960 4
1233 CREASE ST Traded 2×: $142K in 2004 → $190K in 2013 (+34%). Owner-occupied $375K 2/1 1,275 1960 2 rented
1234 CREASE ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $71K in 2001. Owner-occupied $322K 3/1 1,220 1960 1 abated
1235 CREASE ST demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2013). Absentee individual $457K 3/3 1,344 2013 0 rentedtax lien
1236 CREASE ST Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2014. Vacant $181K —/— 0
1237 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $553K 3/3 1,824 2013 1
1238 CREASE ST Vacant $184K —/— 1
1239 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $530K 3/3 1,755 2013 0
1240 CREASE ST Bought for $123K in 2008. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $522K 4/1 2,061 1960 3
1241 CREASE ST Owner-occupied $532K 3/3 1,545 2013 0
1241 CREASE ST Absentee individual $499K 3/2 1,545 2013 1 tax lien
1242 CREASE ST Traded 2×: $82K in 2001 → $117K in 2001 (+44%). Vacant $219K —/— 2 tax lien
1243 CREASE ST Absentee individual $499K 3/3 1,545 2013 0
1243 CREASE ST Absentee individual $533K 3/3 1,545 2013 0 rented
1244 CREASE ST Traded 2×: $82K in 2001 → $117K in 2001 (+44%). Vacant $150K —/— 2 tax lien
1249 CREASE ST Bought for $185K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $288K 3/1 1,080 1960 1
1251 CREASE ST Bought for $40K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2002. Owner-occupied $462K —/— 2,304 1915 2 abated3 viol

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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