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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1200 block of N 57th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 6 homes behind $8,389 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $147K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$147K
$25K–$241K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$93
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$757
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
86%
43 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
8%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$8K
6 of 50 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$145
5 years
+74%
value · tax +$94
10 years
+139%
value · tax +$27

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 $147K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$147K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied66%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (53 violent) and 241 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
109
53 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
241
48 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults38
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9
Thefts9
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection74
Maintenance Complaint27
Illegal Dumping24
Abandoned Vehicle21
Other (Streets)14
Street Defect14

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$147K2016: $61K2017: $61K2018: $61K2019: $81K2020: $84K2021: $84K2022: $84K2023: $105K2024: $105K2025: $138K2026: $138K2027: $147K2016202020232027

▲ +139% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$7432016: $6082017: $7162018: $8232019: $6482020: $6492021: $6492022: $6492023: $9482024: $1,0132025: $6142026: $5982027: $7432016202020232027

▲ +22% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

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%33 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 239 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $239 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+139%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.8 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20002005201020152020
48arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 43Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 5 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 43
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels40 parcels8 parcels
$25K$187K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Poolside Ventures INC149$6.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Wayne Parnell (individual)23$351Kphila.gov ↗
M&R Essence LLC11$173Kphila.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 50 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1211 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $164K 4/1 1,988 1920 0
1212 N 57TH ST Traded 3×: $19K in 2003 → $70K in 2003 (+268%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 3
1213 N 57TH ST Bought for $74K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
1214 N 57TH ST Bought for $63K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 3
1215 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1216 N 57TH ST Traded 2×: $29K in 2006 → $90K in 2008 (+215%). Owner-occupied $187K 4/1 1,580 1920 2
1217 N 57TH ST sold $46K (2002); 3 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
1218 N 57TH ST Bought for $33K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 3
1219 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
1220 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 0
1221 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
1222 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K —/— 1,580 1920 0
1223 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1224 N 57TH ST Investor / LLC $147K —/— 1,580 1920 1 rented
1225 N 57TH ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2005 → $2K in 2006 (-97%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 2 4 viol
1226 N 57TH ST Bought for $90K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 1
1227 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1228 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 0
1229 N 57TH ST 4 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2018); L&I violation (2021); 8 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1230 N 57TH ST Traded 5×: $25K in 2001 → $75K in 2014 (+200%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 5
1231 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 tax lien
1232 N 57TH ST Traded 3×: $28K in 2000 → $78K in 2007 (+183%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 3
1233 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1234 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 0
1235 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1236 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 0
1237 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
1238 N 57TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2006 → $88K in 2006 (+252%). Owner-occupied $145K 4/1 1,580 1920 2
1239 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 rented
1240 N 57TH ST Traded 2×: $14K in 2002 → $24K in 2002 (+78%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 2 tax lien
1241 N 57TH ST Bought for $29K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. Absentee individual $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 2
1242 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,580 1920 0
1243 N 57TH ST Bought for $52K in 2001. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,620 1920 2
1244 N 57TH ST L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $149K 4/1 1,705 1920 0
1245 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
1246 N 57TH ST Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,580 1925 0 rented
1247 N 57TH ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2007 → $196K in 2020 (+460%). Owner-occupied $197K 4/1 1,620 1920 2
1248 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,580 1920 0 tax lien
1249 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $151K 4/1 1,748 1920 0
1250 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $145K 4/1 1,580 1920 0
1251 N 57TH ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2003 → $85K in 2005 (+325%). Absentee individual $152K 4/1 1,748 1920 3
1252 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $186K 4/1 1,560 1920 0 tax lien
1253 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $152K 4/1 1,748 1920 0
1254 N 57TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,560 1920 0
1255 N 57TH ST Bought for $42K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $210K in 2019 (+400%). Owner-occupied $241K 4/3 1,620 1920 2 tax lien
1256 N 57TH ST 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,560 1920 0 rented
1257 N 57TH ST Bought for $56K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Absentee individual $212K 4/4 1,947 1920 3
1258 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Absentee individual $120K 4/1 1,560 1920 0 1 viol
1260 N 57TH ST Bought for $24K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,560 1920 2
1262 N 57TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $173K —/— 2,657 1920 0 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.