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Who owns your block

12500 block of Biscayne Dr

A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $13,542 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $307K. 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$307K
$299K–$426K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$233
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$323K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $307K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
92%
47 of 51
city 41%
Rentals
8%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$14K
1 of 51 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$315
5 years
+55%
value · tax +$889
10 years
+82%
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 $307K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$307K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied67%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 27 reported crimes (7 violent) and 68 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
27
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
68
18 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts9
Other Assaults6
All Other Offenses4
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Fraud3
Robbery Firearm1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection10
Abandoned Vehicle9
Salting7
Maintenance Complaint6
Shoveling5
Dangerous Sidewalk3

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
Stephen Decatur
3500 Academy Rd · 1041 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$250K$500K$307K2016: $169K2017: $169K2018: $169K2019: $187K2020: $199K2021: $199K2022: $199K2023: $235K2024: $235K2025: $287K2026: $287K2027: $307K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0542016: $1,9462017: $1,9462018: $1,9572019: $2,0722020: $2,1652021: $2,1502022: $2,1652023: $2,2122024: $2,2122025: $2,7392026: $2,7392027: $3,0542016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/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%34 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 34 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K1980199220042016
34arm's-length sales since 1969
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

32 parcels11 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels6 parcels
$299K$421K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Real Estate Group LLC14$1.7Mphila.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 51 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

Renovated & sold on
12527 Biscayne Dr
$307K · Bought for $116K in 2002, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $170K in 2013 (+47%).
Improved
12514 Biscayne Dr
$426K · Bought for $101K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017.
Improved
12503 Biscayne Dr
$318K · Bought for $192K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.
Improved
12506 Biscayne Dr
$318K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010.
Improved
12571 Biscayne Dr
$311K · Bought for $238K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2012.
Improved
12587 Biscayne Dr
$311K · Bought for $190K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
12500 BISCAYNE DR History3 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $421K —/— 1,722 1975 0
12501 BISCAYNE DR Absentee individual $400K —/— 1,722 1960 0
12502 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $313K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12503 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $192K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12504 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12505 BISCAYNE DR Absentee individual $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1 rented
12506 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12507 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12508 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/2 1,368 1960 1
12509 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12510 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12511 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12512 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $423K —/— 1,722 1960 0 rented
12513 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $110K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12514 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $101K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $426K —/— 1,722 1960 1
12515 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12516 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12517 BISCAYNE DR TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2005 → $186K in 2018 (-2%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 2
12518 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12519 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $405K —/— 1,722 1960 0
12520 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/2 1,368 1960 1
12521 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $405K —/— 1,722 1960 0
12522 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12523 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12524 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12525 BISCAYNE DR History2 L&I violations (2016); sold $275K (2024). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12526 BISCAYNE DR Investor / LLC $421K —/— 1,722 1960 1 rented
12527 BISCAYNE DR Renovated & sold onBought for $116K in 2002, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $170K in 2013 (+47%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 2
12529 BISCAYNE DR Historysold $240K (1969); 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $316K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12531 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12533 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12535 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12537 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 0
12539 BISCAYNE DR TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2007 → $221K in 2017 (-2%). Owner-occupied $401K —/— 1,722 1960 2
12560 BISCAYNE DR History2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 0 1 viol
12562 BISCAYNE DR Historysold $162K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12564 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 1
12566 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 0
12568 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 0
12569 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,368 1960 0 tax lien
12570 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12571 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $238K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,368 1960 2
12572 BISCAYNE DR Historysold $275K (2022); L&I violation (2022). Absentee individual $321K 3/2 1,224 1960 1 rented
12573 BISCAYNE DR Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2001 → $160K in 2012 (+129%). Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,248 1960 3
12575 BISCAYNE DR History4 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,248 1960 0
12577 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 0
12579 BISCAYNE DR TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2013 → $256K in 2021 (+60%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,224 1960 2
12581 BISCAYNE DR Historysold $159K (2015); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,224 1960 1
12583 BISCAYNE DR Owner-occupied $302K 3/1 1,224 1960 0
12585 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $218K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,368 1960 1
12587 BISCAYNE DR ImprovedBought for $190K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,368 1960 1

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

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