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Who owns your block

1500 block of S 29th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 homes behind $14,746 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 157% since 2016, now about $188K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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
$188K
$75K–$294K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$143
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$184K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $188K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 50
$39K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
34 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
20%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$15K
6 of 50 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$320
5 years
+108%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+157%
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 $188K — 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 blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$188K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied44%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (50 violent) and 188 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
136
50 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
188
47 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults28
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
All Other Offenses23
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10
Theft from Vehicle10
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Maintenance Complaint23
Abandoned Vehicle15
Illegal Dumping14
Information Request13
Sanitation Violation13

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
Universal Institute Charter School At Alcorn
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$100K$200K$188K2016: $73K2017: $73K2018: $73K2019: $84K2020: $90K2021: $90K2022: $90K2023: $126K2024: $126K2025: $171K2026: $171K2027: $188K2016202020232027

▲ +157% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3872016: $6132017: $6132018: $6132019: $6132020: $6312021: $6312022: $6312023: $6482024: $6482025: $1,5922026: $2,0672027: $2,3872016202020232027

▲ +289% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr

4
4 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 $39,476 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%
$613pays now $2,681at the full rate

1517 S 29th St is assessed at $192K but pays $613 a year — about 23% of the $2,681 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 257 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $257 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+157%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.5 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 65 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
65arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 34Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 2 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 34
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels34 parcels1 parcels5 parcels6 parcels
$75K$283K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 22 Llc, carries 1 open violation across 16 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus 22 Llc116$8.4Mphila.gov ↗
Grateful Tennis Llc18$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Dlynn Property Group Llc13$357Kphila.gov ↗
Fit Property Solutions Llc13$361Kphila.gov ↗
Kathleen B White (individual)23$537Kphila.gov ↗
Ava Reese Properties Llc11$188Kphila.gov ↗
Ttf Empire Llc11$188Kphila.gov ↗
Golden House Rental Llc11$196Kphila.gov ↗
Tasker Holdings Llc11$162Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 S 29TH ST Bought for $235K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $162K —/— 1,408 1925 1
1501 S 29TH ST Absentee individual $191K —/— 1,664 1925 0 abated
1502 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 0 abated
1503 S 29TH ST Bought for $148K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
1504 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,268 1925 0
1505 S 29TH ST Bought for $148K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 rented
1506 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 1
1507 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $181K 3/2 1,280 1925 0
1508 S 29TH ST Bought for $143K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1509 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1510 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $59K in 2004 → $176K in 2019 (+197%). Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1511 S 29TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2000. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 abated
1512 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $42K in 2001 → $57K in 2004 (+35%). Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1513 S 29TH ST Bought for $99K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
1514 S 29TH ST Bought for $59K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1515 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $62K in 2005 → $227K in 2022 (+266%). Absentee individual $283K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 rented
1516 S 29TH ST Bought for $25K in 2000, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $320K in 2022 (+1180%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/2 1,312 1925 3
1517 S 29TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2002. Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,388 1925 1 abated
1518 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $22K in 2002 → $80K in 2006 (+265%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1519 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1520 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 1
1521 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $31K in 2004 → $170K in 2025 (+448%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 3 rented
1522 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 0
1523 S 29TH ST Traded 5×: $31K in 2000 → $165K in 2022 (+432%). Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,280 1925 5
1524 S 29TH ST Bought for $18K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $235K 3/1 1,312 1925 3 rented
1525 S 29TH ST Bought for $60K in 2004, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $269K in 2020. Owner-occupied $283K 3/2 1,280 1925 3 rented
1526 S 29TH ST Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1527 S 29TH ST Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1528 S 29TH ST Bought for $40K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 2 rented
1529 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1530 S 29TH ST Bought for $40K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
1531 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,312 1925 1 tax lien
1532 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $58K in 2005 → $225K in 2022 (+290%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/2 1,312 1925 3
1533 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $283K 3/2 1,280 1925 1
1534 S 29TH ST Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 1 rented
1535 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2004 → $57K in 2005 (+66%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
1536 S 29TH ST Vacant $75K —/— 1
1537 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 rented
1538 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,312 1925 1 rented
1539 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1540 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 0
1541 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
1542 S 29TH ST Bought for $17K in 2003, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $252K in 2024 (+1382%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,465 1925 5
1543 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
1544 S 29TH ST Bought for $22K in 2001. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,312 1925 1
1545 S 29TH ST Bought for $85K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $261K in 2019 (+207%). Owner-occupied $279K 3/1 1,234 1925 2 tax lien
1546 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,312 1925 0
1547 S 29TH ST Bought for $18K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
1548 S 29TH ST Bought for $55K in 2016. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $162K —/— 1,408 1925 1
1549 S 29TH ST Vacant $77K —/— 0 tax 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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