Who owns your block
1200 block of N 28th St
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 3 homes behind $23,957 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 268% since 2016, now about $251K. Property taxes are climbing about 24% a year.
- 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 $251K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $251K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 170 reported crimes (45 violent) and 412 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
- $251K typical home, up +268% since 2016
- Tax bill $295 to $3,159 a year, +24%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $152,233/yr to the city, about $2,872 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +268% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +971% since 2016 · ~+24%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1216 N 28th St is assessed at $808K but pays $3,768 a year — about 33% of the $11,303 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 +12.6% 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 $368 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 36 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 53 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 24
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1238 N 28th Street (individual) | 14 | 14 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kmpm Holdings Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ghr Properties Llc | 1 | 4 | $966K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Best William A Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $524K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hayfron Ventures Pa Llc | 1 | 1 | $179K | phila.gov ↗ |
| F3 Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $485K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1238 N 28th Community Llc | 1 | 1 | $223K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1239 N 28th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $181K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1241 N 28th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $427K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2009 → $90K in 2014 (+125%). | Absentee individual | $283K | 4/1 | 1,838 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1213 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $250K | 2/2 | 1,259 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1213 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/2 | 1,478 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1214 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2007. Owner pulled a chimney and vent extension permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $283K | 4/1 | 1,838 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1215 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2024, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $635K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $278K | 4/1 | 1,896 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1216 N 28TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $115K in 2023, demolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $850K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $808K | 7/6 | 2,826 | 2025 | 5 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 1217 N 28TH ST | Investor / LLC | $321K | 4/— | 1,896 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1218 N 28TH ST History4 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $128K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1219 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $549K | 4/— | 2,300 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 1220 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $229K | 2/1 | 650 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 1220 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $259K | 2/1 | 726 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1220 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $306K | 3/2 | 1,309 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 1221 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/1 | 2,544 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1222 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $256K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1223 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 1/1 | 708 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 1223 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/2 | 1,649 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1223 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 1/1 | 708 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1224 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $165K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $239K | 4/2 | 1,872 | 1915 | 2 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1225-27 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Owner-occupied | $318K | 2/1 | 1,350 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1225-27 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $301K | 2/1 | 1,177 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1225-27 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $314K | 2/1 | 1,350 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1225-27 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 1,086 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 1226 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1228 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1230 N 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $81K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $375K in 2026 (+366%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1231 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1232 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1233 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Absentee individual | $142K | 2/1 | 728 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1234 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1235 N 28TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $100K in 2017, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $485K | 4/2 | 1,986 | 2018 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1236 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,285 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1237 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $175K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $337K | 4/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1238 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 2/2 | 962 | 2012 | 0 | rented2 viol |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 2/2 | 1,072 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $155K | 1/1 | 653 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $251K | 2/2 | 1,101 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $155K | 1/1 | 653 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $226K | 2/2 | 972 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $258K | 2/2 | 1,129 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $247K | 2/2 | 1,072 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 1238 N 28TH ST History8 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $251K | 2/2 | 1,088 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $258K | 2/2 | 1,129 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $251K | 2/2 | 1,101 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 2/2 | 1,072 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $155K | 1/1 | 653 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $232K | 2/2 | 1,000 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1238 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $226K | 2/2 | 972 | 2012 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1239 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/— | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1241 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $162K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $400K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $427K | 4/— | 1,680 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1243 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $92K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $192K | 3/1 | 722 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1245 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $489K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $361K | 4/2 | 1,629 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1247 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $485K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $361K | 4/2 | 1,629 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1249 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)