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Who owns your block

1500 block of N 29th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 26 open code violations and 11 homes behind $57,365 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 175% since 2016, now about $195K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$195K
$42K–$614K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$156
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$133K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $195K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 60
$61K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
44 of 60
city 41%
Rentals
20%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
26
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$57K
11 of 60 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$88
5 years
+105%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+175%
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 $195K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$195K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied52%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (51 violent) and 284 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
158
51 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
284
58 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults33
Thefts26
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief18
Fraud14
Burglary Residential11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint42
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection39
Street Defect32
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping22
Salting21

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
William D Kelley
1601 N 28th St · 205 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$195K2016: $71K2017: $71K2018: $71K2019: $91K2020: $94K2021: $94K2022: $95K2023: $187K2024: $187K2025: $187K2026: $187K2027: $195K2016202020232027

▲ +175% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0162016: $6122017: $6882018: $6882019: $7472020: $8872021: $8872022: $9702023: $1,6572024: $1,5132025: $1,9282026: $1,9282027: $2,0162016202020232027

▲ +229% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

6
6 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 $60,540 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%
$1,734pays now $8,591at the full rate

1552 N 29th St is assessed at $614K but pays $1,734 a year — about 20% of the $8,591 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 +9.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 275 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $275 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+175%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.1 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2005201020152020
53arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 60 parcels

Owner-occupied: 44Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 1 60parcels
  • Owner-occupied 44
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels36 parcels9 parcels6 parcels7 parcels
$42K$380K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Vin Partners Llc379$9.3Mphila.gov ↗
Raza Homes Llc144$8.4Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 11a Llc129$4.9Mphila.gov ↗
Windsor Street Lp19$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
1233 North 6th Street Llc12$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
1559 N 29 Llc22$533Kphila.gov ↗
Harding Property Group Llc11$193Kphila.gov ↗
Sanestate Llc11$195Kphila.gov ↗
1558 N 29th Llc11$42Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 60 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
1500 N 29TH ST Bought for $45K in 2010. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2010. Investor / LLC $475K 6/3 2,439 1915 1 rented
1501 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $215K —/— 2,872 1915 0 6 viol
1502 N 29TH ST Bought for $318K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $276K —/— 1,762 1915 1
1503 N 29TH ST Bought for $5K in 2018, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $425K in 2022 (+8400%). Absentee individual $381K 3/2 1,774 1915 3 tax lien
1504 N 29TH ST built new under a 2020 permit. Owner-occupied $233K —/— 1,585 1925 0 tax lien
1505 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $242K —/— 1,706 1915 0
1506 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $246K —/— 1,585 1925 0
1507 N 29TH ST Bought for $75K in 2006, use permit in 2015, sold for $425K in 2024 (+467%). Absentee individual $271K —/— 1,706 1915 5 rented
1508 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $246K —/— 1,585 1925 0 tax lien
1509 N 29TH ST built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $375K in 2024. Investor / LLC $367K —/— 1,706 1925 3 16 viol
1510 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1511 N 29TH ST Bought for $100K in 2016, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $235K in 2017. Owner-occupied $297K 3/1 1,256 1925 2 rentedabated
1512 N 29TH ST Bought for $190K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1
1513 N 29TH ST Bought for $320K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $349K 3/2 1,256 1925 1
1514 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1
1515 N 29TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,256 1925 0 tax lien
1516 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,240 1925 0
1517 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a city demolition permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,256 1925 0 2 viol
1518 N 29TH ST Bought for $189K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1
1519 N 29TH ST Bought for $24K in 2009, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.1M in 2020. Investor / LLC $348K 3/1 1,256 1925 3 rentedabatedtax lien
1520 N 29TH ST L&I violation (2015). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1521 N 29TH ST Bought for $133K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $195K 2/1 1,256 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1522 N 29TH ST L&I violation (2010). Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0 rented
1523 N 29TH ST Bought for $63K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $194K 4/1 1,256 1925 1
1524 N 29TH ST Bought for $152K in 2023, roof covering replacement permit in 2023, sold for $345K in 2024 (+127%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 2
1525 N 29TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2007. Owner-occupied $195K 4/1 1,256 1925 1 abated
1526 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1527 N 29TH ST Bought for $28K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $243K in 2017 (+768%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/2 1,256 1925 3 rented
1528 N 29TH ST Bought for $20K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1 rented
1529 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1530 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0 abated
1531 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1532 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $193K 4/1 1,240 1925 0
1533 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1534 N 29TH ST Bought for $48K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $290K in 2023 (+504%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,240 1925 2
1535 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1536 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1537 N 29TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0 abated
1538 N 29TH ST Bought for $68K in 2010, mechanical permit in 2014, sold for $270K in 2021 (+297%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,240 1925 2
1539 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1540 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $246K —/— 1,585 1925 0
1541 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $235K —/— 1,631 1915 0
1542 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1543 N 29TH ST Bought for $26K in 2010, mechanical permit in 2010, sold for $170K in 2014 (+568%). Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,256 1925 3 rented
1544 N 29TH ST Bought for $45K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1
1545 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1546 N 29TH ST Bought for $30K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 1
1547 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,256 1925 0
1548 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,240 1925 0
1549 N 29TH ST built new under a 2010 permit. Owner-occupied $221K 4/1 1,631 1925 0 tax lien
1550 N 29TH ST Bought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $288K 5/1 1,585 1925 1 tax lien
1551 N 29TH ST Traded 2×: $32K in 2001 → $48K in 2004 (+48%). Absentee individual $263K 4/2 1,631 1915 2
1552 N 29TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2018. Investor / LLC $614K 4/2 2,526 1925 1 rentedabated
1553 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $235K —/— 1,631 1925 0
1554 N 29TH ST Bought for $35K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $306K 5/2 1,585 1925 1 rented
1555 N 29TH ST built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $378K in 2023. Absentee individual $235K —/— 1,631 1925 1
1556 N 29TH ST Bought for $31K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $273K 3/2 1,723 1925 1 rented
1557 N 29TH ST Bought for $15K in 2004, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $220K in 2021. Owner-occupied $153K —/— 1,840 1925 3 tax lien
1558 N 29TH ST Bought for $10K in 2016, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $45K in 2016. Vacant $42K —/— 2 tax lien
1559 N 29TH ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $220K in 2021. Investor / LLC $380K —/— 2,400 1925 1 2 violtax lien

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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