Who owns your block
1200 block of N 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 32% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $1,125 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 183% since 2016, now about $492K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $492K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $492K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 238 reported crimes (32 violent) and 363 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
- $492K typical home, up +183% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,066 to $5,256 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $35M assessed, $259,659/yr to the city, about $7,018 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +183% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +154% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1222 N 2nd St is assessed at $13M but pays $18,361 a year — about 10% of the $183,624 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 +9.9% 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 $283 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Re Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mdkr Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| American Heritage Holding | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rymar Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2nd & Girard Co Llc | 2 | 2 | $5.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1222 Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jt City Rental Llc | 1 | 1 | $529K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hongyan Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lemon Street Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $518K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200-04 N 2ND ST | Vacant | $235K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1201-09 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $4.3M | —/— | 11,600 | 1867 | 0 | |
| 1206 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/1 | 1,150 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1208 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $295K | —/— | 955 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1210 N 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $92K in 2004, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $220K in 2008 (+139%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | —/— | 955 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1211-15 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 9,702 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1212 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $376K | 3/2 | 1,365 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1214 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/2 | 1,408 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1216 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2004 → $401K in 2025 (+435%). | Absentee individual | $430K | 3/2 | 1,408 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1217 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $625K | 3/3 | 2,151 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1218 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit. | Absentee individual | $619K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 2010 | 1 | |
| 1219 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/— | 2,294 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1220 N 2ND ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $138K in 2012, demolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $725K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $715K | 3/2 | 1,920 | 2025 | 2 | abated |
| 1221 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $435K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $499K | 6/1 | 2,660 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1222 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $2.0M in 2016, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $13M | —/— | 79,500 | 2023 | 1 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 1223 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/— | 2,856 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1225 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $527K | —/— | 2,410 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1227 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $612K | 4/3 | 2,240 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1229 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $633K | —/— | 3,146 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1231 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $298K | 1/1 | 916 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 1231 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3/3 | 1,848 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 1231 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $529K | 3/3 | 2,042 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 1233 N 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $529K | 3/3 | 2,042 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 1233 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $298K | 1/1 | 916 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 1233 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $492K | 3/3 | 1,848 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 1235-37 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2010, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $637K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 8,192 | 2022 | 3 | abated |
| 1239 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2026. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $492K | 4/2 | 2,158 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1241 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $438K | 3/1 | 2,158 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1243 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $572K | 6/3 | 2,060 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1245 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $448K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $687K | 6/4 | 2,632 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1247 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $518K | —/— | 3,450 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1249 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $433K | 2/2 | 1,516 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $416K | 2/2 | 1,397 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $385K | 2/2 | 1,324 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $412K | 3/3 | 1,450 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $453K | 2/2 | 1,608 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1251 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $497K | —/— | 3,039 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)