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Who owns your block

1200 block of S Newkirk St

A mixed-ownership block: 49% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $5,230 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 186% since 2016, now about $171K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$171K
$74K–$440K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$193
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$115K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $171K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 41
$39K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
49%
19 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
29%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
3 of 41 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+13%
value · tax +$91
5 years
+147%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+186%
value · tax +$1K

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 $171K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$171K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied20%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 122 reported crimes (30 violent) and 360 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
122
30 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
360
68 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses31
Other Assaults24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Thefts15
Theft from Vehicle12
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection85
Maintenance Complaint45
Street Defect39
Illegal Dumping37
Salting23
Sanitation Violation23

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
Universal Institute Charter School At Alcorn
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$125K$250K$171K2016: $60K2017: $60K2018: $60K2019: $63K2020: $69K2021: $69K2022: $69K2023: $125K2024: $128K2025: $152K2026: $152K2027: $171K2016202020232027

▲ +186% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0622016: $8342017: $8342018: $8342019: $8862020: $9532021: $9532022: $9552023: $1,7502024: $1,7042025: $1,9712026: $1,9712027: $2,0622016202020232027

▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

7
7 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 $38,719 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:

23 homes pay the full 1.40%18 pay less
$1,233pays now $6,165at the full rate

The starkest example: 1238 S Newkirk St is assessed at $440K but pays $1,233 a year — about 20% of the $6,165 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 +10% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 286 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $286 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+186%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.5 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 63 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
63arm's-length sales since 2001
2times 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: 19Investor / LLC: 12Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 4 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 12
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels15 parcels7 parcels8 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$74K$409K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)32498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Raza Homes LLC144$8.4Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Dmam Holdings LLC123$5.0Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Snt Properties LLC15$864Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Thompson Real Estate Development LLC15$1.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Newkirk Properties LLC22$347Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Yazam Holding LLC11$166Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1247 S Newkirk St LLC11$231Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Gfn Holdings LLC11$409Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1259 Newkirk St LLC11$147Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Cannan Properties LLC11$147Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1271 Newkirk St LLC11$172Kphila.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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1234 S NEWKIRK ST 4 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,120 1920 0 4 violtax lien
1235 S NEWKIRK ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,120 1920 0 tax lien
1236 S NEWKIRK ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 784 1920 0
1237 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $4K in 2017. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. Vacant $75K —/— 1
1238 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $73K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $414K in 2021. Owner-occupied $440K 3/2 1,998 2021 3 abated
1239 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $69K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $235K 2/1 1,092 1920 2 tax lien
1240 S NEWKIRK ST L&I violation (2021). Vacant $74K —/— 0
1241 S NEWKIRK ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 784 1920 0
1242 S NEWKIRK ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2021). Vacant $74K —/— 0
1243 S NEWKIRK ST Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 784 1920 0 abated
1244 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2005 → $64K in 2017 (-29%). Investor / LLC $166K 3/1 981 1920 2 rented
1245 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2017 → $230K in 2021 (+229%). Owner-occupied $250K 2/1 896 1920 2 tax lien
1246 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $26K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $235K in 2023 (+813%). Owner-occupied $232K 2/1 784 1920 3
1247 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $6K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $115K in 2021 (+1817%). Investor / LLC $231K 2/1 784 1920 4
1248 S NEWKIRK ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $455K in 2022. Owner-occupied $409K 3/— 1,656 2022 1 abatedtax lien
1249 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $25K in 2006, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $238K in 2023 (+852%). Owner-occupied $200K 2/1 784 1920 4
1250 S NEWKIRK ST L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $74K —/— 0
1251 S NEWKIRK ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,070 1925 0 tax lien
1252 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $10K in 2015, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $409K 4/— 1,656 2022 2 rentedabated
1253 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 4×: $17K in 2002 → $159K in 2016 (+841%). Owner-occupied $225K 2/1 992 1920 4
1254 S NEWKIRK ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 784 1920 0 abated
1255 S NEWKIRK ST Absentee individual $231K 2/1 784 1920 1 tax lien
1256 S NEWKIRK ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $390K in 2022. Owner-occupied $414K 3/— 1,629 2022 1 abated
1257 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $40K in 2005, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024, sold for $115K in 2024 (+191%). Investor / LLC $160K 2/1 784 1920 2 rentedtax lien
1258 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $2K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $78K in 2016. Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 840 1920 2
1259 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2007 → $48K in 2014 (+375%). Investor / LLC $147K 3/1 784 1920 2
1260 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $18K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $284K 2/1 1,170 1920 2
1261 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $4K in 2008 → $19K in 2013 (+414%). Absentee individual $147K 3/1 784 1920 2 rented
1262 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $67K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $255K in 2020. Owner-occupied $275K 2/1 1,080 1925 3 rented
1263 S NEWKIRK ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2001. Absentee individual $147K 3/1 784 1920 1 rentedabated
1264 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2006 → $25K in 2006 (+0%). Absentee individual $168K 3/1 840 1920 2 tax lien
1265 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $40K in 2015, zoning/use permit in 2016, sold for $134K in 2021 (+234%). Investor / LLC $231K 2/3 784 1920 3
1266 S NEWKIRK ST Absentee individual $155K 3/1 840 1920 0 rented
1267 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $50K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $162K 2/1 929 1920 1 rentedtax lien
1268 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $43K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $250K in 2022 (+480%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,158 1920 3
1269 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $143K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $147K 3/1 784 1920 2 rented
1270 S NEWKIRK ST built new under a 2021 permit. Owner-occupied $299K 3/2 1,280 1920 0 tax lien
1271 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2007 → $48K in 2014 (+70%). Investor / LLC $172K 3/1 894 1920 2
1272 S NEWKIRK ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $158K 2/1 878 1920 0 rented
1273 S NEWKIRK ST Traded 3×: $35K in 2008 → $100K in 2018 (+186%). Investor / LLC $170K 3/1 1,048 1920 3 rentedtax lien
1275 S NEWKIRK ST Bought for $34K in 2005, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $100K in 2018 (+194%). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 952 1920 3 rented

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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