Who owns your block
1400 block of S 29th St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 3 homes behind $11,168 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 147% since 2016, now about $185K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 $185K — 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $185K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 145 reported crimes (45 violent) and 287 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
- $185K typical home, up +147% since 2016
- Tax bill $630 to $1,195 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.5M assessed, $31,564/yr to the city, about $1,263 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +147% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1432-48 S 29th St is assessed at $5.0M but pays $3,517 a year — about 5% of the $70,445 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 +8.6% 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 $247 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our House Ministries Inc | 4 | 9 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rock Realty Group Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bay Assets Llc | 1 | 5 | $901K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Linori Llc | 1 | 1 | $190K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 S 29TH ST History2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $84K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1403 S 29TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $84K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1405 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1407 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $190K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1409 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1411 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $385K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $190K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 1413 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1415 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $14K in 2002. | Absentee individual | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1417 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1419 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1421 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1423 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 4/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1425 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2004 → $65K in 2009 (+223%). | Absentee individual | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1427 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1429 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1431 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1432-48 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $5.0M | —/— | 54,839 | 1909 | 0 | abated |
| 1433 S 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1435 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1437 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,487 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1439 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1441 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $28K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1443 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $196K | 4/1 | 1,541 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1445 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $185K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1447-49 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $423K | —/— | 3,680 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)