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Who owns your block

1400 block of S 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 25% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $27,925 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $504K. 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
$504K
$240K–$823K
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$240
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.3×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
15 of 36
$130K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
25%
9 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
31%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
2 of 36 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$276
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+138%
value · tax +$2K

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 $504K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$504K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied8%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (44 violent) and 437 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
97
44 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
437
49 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults31
Theft from Vehicle15
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Thefts10
Fraud8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5

Top 311 complaints

Salting85
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection66
Illegal Dumping59
Maintenance Complaint41
Sanitation Violation30
Street Defect29

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
Elizabeth B Kirkbride
1501 S 7th St · 481 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$500K$1.0M$504K2016: $211K2017: $211K2018: $167K2019: $275K2020: $312K2021: $312K2022: $305K2023: $504K2024: $504K2025: $495K2026: $495K2027: $504K2016202020232027

▲ +138% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,3132016: $2,7062017: $2,7062018: $1,4882019: $2,3422020: $2,5382021: $2,5382022: $2,7042023: $2,6392024: $3,4662025: $4,0372026: $4,0372027: $4,3132016202020232027

▲ +59% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

15
15 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 $129,914 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%
$2,305pays now $11,525at the full rate

1413 S 5th St is assessed at $823K but pays $2,305 a year — about 20% of the $11,525 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 +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7910025020162019202220252027This block 238 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $238 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+138%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
44arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 9Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 21 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 9
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 21

Value distribution today

3 parcels3 parcels8 parcels6 parcels2 parcels1 parcels13 parcels
$240K$766K+

The block's largest owner, Levine Fred R, carries 1 open violation across 69 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Fred R Levine (individual)269$18Mphila.gov ↗
Meng Lim (individual)36$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Milestone Properties Llc16$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Sabree Capital Partners S13$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Gdh Llc12$760Kphila.gov ↗
Olde City Day School Holding Company Llc11$385Kphila.gov ↗
Coqui Holdings Llc11$498Kphila.gov ↗
1420 S 5th Street Llc11$405Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 36 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 S 5TH ST Bought for $525K in 2018, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2024. Investor / LLC $385K —/— 2
1404 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $420K 4/2 2,286 1915 0 rented
1406 S 5TH ST Bought for $75K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $481K 5/3 2,094 1915 1 rented
1408 S 5TH ST Absentee individual $481K 5/3 2,286 1915 0
1410 S 5TH ST 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). Absentee individual $346K 4/2 1,590 1915 0
1411 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $526K in 2018. Absentee individual $615K 3/2 2,104 2018 1 abated
1412 S 5TH ST Bought for $312K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Absentee individual $297K —/— 2,372 1915 2 2 viol
1413 S 5TH ST Bought for $682K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $685K in 2021. Owner-occupied $823K 3/3 2,630 2018 2 abated
1414 S 5TH ST L&I violation (2012); Appeal moot (2012); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $240K —/— 1,920 1915 0 tax lien
1415 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $691K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1416 S 5TH ST Bought for $260K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $498K 3/3 2,076 1915 1
1417 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $686K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1418 S 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $405K 6/3 2,076 1915 0
1419 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $525K in 2018. Absentee individual $614K 3/2 2,104 2018 1 abated
1420 S 5TH ST Bought for $172K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $434K in 2021 (+152%). Investor / LLC $405K 5/3 2,076 1915 3 rented
1421 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $689K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 4/4 2,630 2018 1 rentedabated
1422 S 5TH ST sold $170K (2005); L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); 7 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $405K 3/3 2,076 1915 1 rented
1423 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $727K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1424 S 5TH ST Bought for $343K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $310K —/— 2,481 1915 1 rented
1426 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $420K 5/2 2,286 1915 0
1428 S 5TH ST Traded 2×: $120K in 2002 → $300K in 2023 (+150%). Investor / LLC $401K 5/3 2,412 1915 2 rented
1429 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $692K in 2018. Absentee individual $758K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1430 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Absentee individual $401K 5/3 2,412 1915 0 rented
1431 S 5TH ST Bought for $677K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $820K in 2024. Absentee individual $758K 3/3 2,630 2018 3 abated
1432 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $657K —/— 3,840 1915 0 rented
1433 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $661K in 2018. Absentee individual $758K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1434 S 5TH ST Traded 4×: $24K in 1999 → $341K in 2007 (+1320%). Owner-occupied $510K 4/4 2,510 1915 4 rented
1435 S 5TH ST Bought for $663K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $785K in 2023. Owner-occupied $758K 3/3 2,630 2018 2 abated
1436 S 5TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $510K 4/2 1,720 1915 0
1437 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $750K in 2021. Owner-occupied $766K 4/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1438 S 5TH ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2002 → $165K in 2014 (+450%). Absentee individual $356K 4/2 1,634 1915 4 rented
1439 S 5TH ST Bought for $682K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $682K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 3/3 2,630 2018 2 abated
1440 S 5TH ST Bought for $99K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $416K in 2016. Owner-occupied $485K 3/— 1,719 2015 2
1441 S 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $674K in 2018. Absentee individual $766K 3/3 2,630 2018 1 abated
1443 S 5TH ST Bought for $613K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $690K in 2021. Owner-occupied $781K 3/2 2,367 2018 2 abated
1445 S 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018). Investor / LLC $400K 5/3 2,400 1915 0

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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