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Who owns your block

1200 block of N 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 18% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $27,440 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 187% since 2016, now about $463K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$463K
$223K–$4.5M
ZIP median $278K
Price / sq ft
$245
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$448K
8 sold in 2yr
assessed $463K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $12K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
35 of 57
$190K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
18%
10 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
23%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$27K
2 of 57 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
10
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$3K
5 years
+33%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+162%
value · tax +$2K

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 $463K — about 2.1× 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 blockZIP 19122Philadelphia
Median home value$463K$278K$223K
Owner-occupied14%21%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (20 violent) and 245 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
95
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
245
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft20
Theft from Vehicle19
Other Assaults12
Thefts12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection42
Illegal Dumping25
Maintenance Complaint23
Sanitation Violation22
Information Request16
Traffic Signal Emergency14

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
James R Ludlow
550 W Master St · 237 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$463K2016: $162K2017: $177K2018: $286K2019: $404K2020: $348K2021: $348K2022: $348K2023: $382K2024: $427K2025: $457K2026: $457K2027: $463K2016202020232027

▲ +187% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,9642016: $1,9012017: $2,2032018: $3,0402019: $3,4872020: $7982021: $7982022: $7982023: $9172024: $9182025: $1,0992026: $1,1022027: $3,9642016202020232027

▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

35
35 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 $190,031 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$6,327pays now $63,271at the full rate

1216-26 N 5th St is assessed at $4.5M but pays $6,327 a year — about 10% of the $63,271 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 +10.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 287 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $287 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+187%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.6 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 42 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2005201020152020
31arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
42homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 14Absentee individual: 33 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 14
  • Absentee individual 33

Value distribution today

3 parcels15 parcels16 parcels13 parcels2 parcels3 parcels5 parcels
$223K$792K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
1209 5th Street Llc45$2.5Mphila.gov ↗
Easwar Ashruth Shivan (individual)23$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
5 Rivers Llc22$993Kphila.gov ↗
Prs I Llc12$481Kphila.gov ↗
Joxviii Llc11$633Kphila.gov ↗
1216 1226 N 5th Street Owner Llc11$4.5Mphila.gov ↗
French Invest Llc11$463Kphila.gov ↗
M And X Enterprises Llc11$462Kphila.gov ↗
Zheng Plaza Llc11$862Kphila.gov ↗
1236 Condos Llc11$223Kphila.gov ↗
Guan Fei Rong Llc11$772Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 57 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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 N 5TH ST Bought for $405K in 2015, use permit in 2015, sold for $1.1M in 2018 (+178%). Investor / LLC $633K —/— 4,220 1925 2
1202 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $517K —/— 3,444 1915 0 tax lien
1204 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $495K —/— 3,318 1915 0
1206 N 5TH ST Bought for $125K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Absentee individual $348K —/— 2,715 1915 1 rented
1207 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $689K —/— 4,590 1915 0
1208 N 5TH ST Bought for $365K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $400K in 2015. Owner-occupied $666K 3/3 2,613 2015 2
1209 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $375K 2/2 1,190 2022 0
1209 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $516K 3/2 2,313 2022 0
1209 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $511K 3/2 2,199 2022 0
1209 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $476K 2/1 1,600 2022 0
1209 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $389K 2/2 1,250 2022 0
1209 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $507K 3/2 2,121 2022 0
1210 N 5TH ST Bought for $365K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $587K 3/2 2,521 1915 2
1211 N 5TH ST Bought for $238K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 7,500 2023 2 rentedabated
1212 N 5TH ST Bought for $365K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $578K 5/4 2,580 1915 2 rented
1213 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $463K 3/3 1,887 2017 0 abated
1213 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,569 2017 0 abated
1214 N 5TH ST Bought for $1K in 2001. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $792K 4/4 3,270 1915 2 rented
1215 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,569 2017 0 abated
1215 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $463K 3/3 1,887 2017 0 abated
1216-26 N 5TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $9.1M in 2022. Investor / LLC $4.5M —/— 30,236 2016 1 rentedabated
1217 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,568 2017 0 abated
1217 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $461K 3/3 1,898 2017 0 abated
1219 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $463K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 abated
1219 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,569 2017 0 abated
1221 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,569 2017 0 rentedabated
1221 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $462K 3/3 1,880 2017 0 abated
1223 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $453K 3/3 1,845 2017 0 abated
1223 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $379K 2/2 1,543 2017 0 abated
1225 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $463K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 abated
1225 N 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $337K in 2017. Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,566 2017 1 abated
1227 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $463K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 abated
1227 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,566 2017 0 rented
1228 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $167K in 2009 → $275K in 2019 (+64%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,696 1915 2
1229 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $385K 2/2 1,566 2017 0 abated
1229 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $528K 3/3 1,880 2017 0 abated
1230 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $363K 2/2 1,769 1900 0
1230 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $284K 2/2 1,236 1900 0
1230 N 5TH ST 10 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $291K 2/2 1,282 1900 0
1231 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $439K 2/2 1,566 2017 0 abated
1231 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $530K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 abated
1232 N 5TH ST Bought for $95K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $482K 3/3 2,466 1915 2
1233 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $530K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 abated
1233 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $439K 2/2 1,566 2017 0 abated
1234 N 5TH ST Bought for $49K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $850K in 2023. Investor / LLC $862K 7/6 4,149 2016 3 rentedabated
1235 N 5TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $433K 2/2 1,543 2017 0 abated
1235 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $518K 3/3 1,846 2017 0 abated
1236 N 5TH ST Bought for $100K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $210K in 2019. Investor / LLC $223K —/— 2 rented
1237 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $530K 3/3 1,889 2017 0 abated
1237 N 5TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $440K 2/2 1,569 2017 0 rentedabated
1238 N 5TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2018. Investor / LLC $772K —/— 4,464 2017 4 rentedabated
1239 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $530K 3/3 1,888 2017 0 rentedabated
1239 N 5TH ST Bought for $328K in 2017, built new (tax-abated), sold for $390K in 2024. Absentee individual $440K 2/2 1,568 2017 3 abated
1241 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $371K —/— 2,942 2017 0 abated
1241 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $391K 1/1 1,194 2017 0 abated
1241 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $463K 2/2 1,474 2017 0 abated
1241 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $318K 1/1 761 2017 0 rentedabated

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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