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Who owns your block

1200 block of Spruce St

A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 34% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 3 homes behind $68,616 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 58% since 2016, now about $745K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Taxes

    2 homes receive $51K in annual tax abatements while 3 homes collectively owe $69K in back taxes.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    27 of 47 homes have never changed hands since 2000 yet the block appreciated 58% since 2016.

By the Numbers

Median value
$745K
$32K–$12M
ZIP median $395K
Price / sq ft
$287
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$425K
9 sold in 2yr
assessed $745K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $169K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 47
$51K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
38%
18 of 47
city 41%
Rentals
40%
19 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$69K
3 of 47 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
13
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 13% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+14%
value · tax +$2K
5 years
+40%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+52%
value · tax +$3K

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 $745K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19107 median of $395K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19107 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19107Philadelphia
Median home value$745K$395K$223K
Owner-occupied15%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 285 reported crimes (92 violent) and 680 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
285
92 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
680
52 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts87
Other Assaults52
All Other Offenses42
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Robbery No Firearm18
Aggravated Assault No Firearm15

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection119
Information Request83
Illegal Dumping80
Graffiti Removal48
Salting47
Sanitation Violation37

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
General George A Mccall
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$745K2016: $472K2017: $490K2018: $510K2019: $525K2020: $531K2021: $531K2022: $531K2023: $589K2024: $589K2025: $655K2026: $655K2027: $745K2016202020232027

▲ +58% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$9,1692016: $5,6512017: $6,4352018: $6,4352019: $6,5542020: $6,8812021: $6,8812022: $6,8812023: $7,0872024: $7,0872025: $6,9022026: $6,9022027: $9,1692016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

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2 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 $51,232 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%
$18,123pays now $40,454at the full rate

1204 Spruce St is assessed at $2.9M but pays $18,123 a year — about 45% of the $40,454 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 158 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $158 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+58%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.3 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 28 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$5.0M$10M200020052010201520202025
28arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 47 parcels

Owner-occupied: 18Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 16 47parcels
  • Owner-occupied 18
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 16

Value distribution today

12 parcels11 parcels7 parcels9 parcels4 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$32K$2.3M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Middletown Village Lp14$5.2Mphila.gov ↗
1209 Spruce Llc22$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Associated Property Manag12$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Tb Property Management Llc22$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Spruce Property Llc11$909Kphila.gov ↗
1203 Spruce Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
1206-08 Spruce Associates11$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
1212 Spruce Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
1214 Spruce Llc11$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Kingly Enterprises Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Erv Realty Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
1221 Spruce Llc11$774Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 47 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$10M$20M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 SPRUCE ST Bought for $10M in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $1.5M —/— 9,360 1900 1 rented
1201 SPRUCE ST Bought for $366K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $2.3M —/— 12,000 1907 1 rented
1202 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $909K —/— 5,073 1880 1 7 viol
1203 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 5,941 1800 1
1204 SPRUCE ST demolished in 2017, then sold for $2.5M in 2019. Owner-occupied $2.9M 5/5 4,380 1850 2 abated
1205 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $355K 1/1 820 1900 0 rented
1205 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $280K —/1 553 1900 0
1205 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $280K —/1 550 1900 0
1205 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $300K —/1 642 1900 0
1205 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $355K 1/1 820 1900 0
1205 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $290K —/1 600 1900 0
1206-08 SPRUCE ST Appeal dismissed (2017). Investor / LLC $3.0M —/— 11,700 1880 0 rented
1207 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $493K 2/2 1,465 2007 0 rented
1207 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $349K 2/2 1,218 2007 0
1207 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $371K 2/1 1,015 2007 0
1207 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $32K —/— 112 2007 0
1207 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $32K —/— 112 2007 0
1207 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $349K 1/1 935 2007 0 rented
1209 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $575K in 2006 → $660K in 2013 (+15%). Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 5,505 1880 2 rented
1210 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.4M 5/— 3,796 1850 1
1211 SPRUCE ST Bought for $625K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 5,375 1880 2 rented
1212 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $325K in 2003 → $600K in 2013 (+85%). Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 3,544 1850 2 rented
1213 SPRUCE ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2003. Absentee individual $1.4M —/— 5,721 1850 1 abated
1214 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 5,670 1880 1 rented
1215 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $322K —/1 641 1900 0 rented
1215 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $425K 1/2 743 1900 0
1215 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $321K —/1 639 1900 0
1215 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $430K 1/1 972 1900 0
1215 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $322K —/1 603 1900 0
1215 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $745K 2/2 1,604 1900 0
1216 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $655K —/— 2,620 1850 1 rented
1217 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.1M in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $1.4M —/— 5,120 1850 2
1218 SPRUCE ST sold $395K (2000); Appeal complete (2025). Investor / LLC $1.3M —/— 5,000 1840 1
1219 SPRUCE ST Bought for $805K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 5,472 1850 1
1220 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 5,607 1850 0 rented
1221 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $774K —/— 3,295 1880 1 rented
1222 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $442K 2/2 1,042 1850 0
1222 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $460K 2/2 1,301 1850 0
1222 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $300K 2/1 746 1850 0
1222 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $420K 2/2 1,006 1850 0
1222 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $550K 2/2 1,511 1850 0
1223 SPRUCE ST Bought for $445K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $854K —/— 3,455 1880 3 rented4 viol
1224-34 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $6.0M in 2001 → $7.0M in 2025 (+17%). Investor / LLC $12M —/— 68,445 1925 2 rented
1225 SPRUCE ST Bought for $1.6M in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $963K —/— 4,165 1880 1 rented
1227 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $863K —/— 4,013 1880 1 rented
1229 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $910K —/— 3,568 1850 0 rented
1231 SPRUCE ST Appeal granted with conditions (2007); Appeal approved (2007); Appeal granted with conditions (2013). Absentee individual $1.0M —/— 4,654 1880 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$44K
household
Own vs. rent
19%
owner-occupied
Median age
26.4
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 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.