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.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Taxes
2 homes receive $51K in annual tax abatements while 3 homes collectively owe $69K in back taxes.
- 02Turnover
27 of 47 homes have never changed hands since 2000 yet the block appreciated 58% since 2016.
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 $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 block | ZIP 19107 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $745K | $395K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 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.
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
- $745K typical home, up +58% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,651 to $9,169 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $50M assessed, $653,340/yr to the city, about $13,901 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +58% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 47 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 13
- Absentee individual 16
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Village Lp | 1 | 4 | $5.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1209 Spruce Llc | 2 | 2 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Associated Property Manag | 1 | 2 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tb Property Management Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Spruce Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $909K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1203 Spruce Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1206-08 Spruce Associates | 1 | 1 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1212 Spruce Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1214 Spruce Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kingly Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Erv Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1221 Spruce Llc | 1 | 1 | $774K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Torn down & rebuiltdemolished 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 HistoryAppeal 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 TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $325K in 2003 → $600K in 2013 (+85%). | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 3,544 | 1850 | 2 | rented |
| 1213 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought 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 Historysold $395K (2000); Appeal complete (2025). | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 5,000 | 1840 | 1 | |
| 1219 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $6.0M in 2001 → $7.0M in 2025 (+17%). | Investor / LLC | $12M | —/— | 68,445 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1225 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought 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 HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2007); Appeal approved (2007); Appeal granted with conditions (2013). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 4,654 | 1880 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)