Who owns your block
1500 block of N 59th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 5 homes behind $10,761 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $139K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $139K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19151 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19151 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19151 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $139K | $189K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 117 reported crimes (50 violent) and 257 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
- $139K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $843 to $1,703 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $62,764/yr to the city, about $1,961 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +102% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1536-38 N 59th St is assessed at $393K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,501 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 +5.3% 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 $177 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Next Apartment Llc | 1 | 4 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Red Sapphire Llc | 1 | 2 | $91K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sweet Union Baptist (individual) | 2 | 2 | $419K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Longo1 Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Radin Group Lp | 1 | 1 | $108K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wjphilly Windows Llc | 1 | 1 | $209K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $142K | —/— | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1501-09 N 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.5M in 2012 → $1.5M in 2012 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 15,288 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 1502 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $108K | —/— | 756 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1504 N 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $142K | —/— | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1506 N 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $189K in 2023 (+656%). | Owner-occupied | $255K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1508 N 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2018, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $200K in 2021 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1510 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1511 N 59TH ST | Investor / LLC | $108K | —/— | 980 | 1910 | 1 | rented |
| 1512 N 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $80K in 2013 (+78%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1513 N 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2012 → $50K in 2013 (+890%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,088 | 1910 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1514 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1516 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1518 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1520 N 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $31K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $180K in 2020 (+475%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/2 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1522 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $69K in 2007. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 1524 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1526 N 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2013 → $105K in 2013 (+422%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1528-30 N 59TH ST History3 L&I violations (2008). | Investor / LLC | $62K | —/— | 1,775 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1532 N 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,110 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1534 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $146K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1536-38 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $393K | —/— | 6,265 | 1945 | 0 | abated |
| 1540 N 59TH ST | Vacant | $26K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1542 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 1,984 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1544 N 59TH ST HistoryAppeal granted (2020); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $209K | —/— | 1,792 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1545 N 59TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); sold $85K (2007); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1546 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 1,792 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1547 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1548 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $209K | —/— | 1,792 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1549 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1550 N 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $219K in 2019 (+313%). | Absentee individual | $331K | 4/3 | 1,744 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1551 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1553 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 990 | 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)