Who owns your block
1800 block of S 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 37% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 5 homes behind $9,609 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 122% since 2016, now about $360K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $360K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $360K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (28 violent) and 410 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
- $360K typical home, up +122% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,121 to $4,649 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $173,159/yr to the city, about $4,223 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +122% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +119% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1827 S 5th St is assessed at $679K but pays $1,901 a year — about 20% of the $9,503 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 +7.5% 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 $222 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 65 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 17
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Adams (individual) | 2 | 17 | $4.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tz Yiin Daoist Temple Inc | 2 | 6 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yel Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ly Syu Heng (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Adams Charles (individual) | 2 | 3 | $773K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Konark Development Llc | 1 | 3 | $688K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Axiom Resources Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Limited Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $394K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Good Neighbor Housing Llc | 1 | 1 | $417K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1824philly Llc | 1 | 1 | $318K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T J Brothers Inc | 1 | 1 | $353K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 S 5TH ST History4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1801 S 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); 4 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); 6 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,375 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1802 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1803 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $383K | 5/3 | 2,375 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1804 S 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $356K | 4/2 | 2,090 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1805 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2005 → $354K in 2025 (+607%). | Owner-occupied | $375K | 6/2 | 1,740 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1806 S 5TH ST History3 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $345K | 4/2 | 1,940 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1807 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $380K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1808 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $292K | —/— | 1,987 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1809 S 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $376K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1810 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $399K | 6/2 | 1,954 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1811 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $315K in 2018 (+425%). | Absentee individual | $444K | 8/3 | 2,016 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1812 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | 4/2 | 1,404 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1813 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2008, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $245K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $373K | 4/2 | 1,984 | 2011 | 2 | rented |
| 1814 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $417K | 3/2 | 2,380 | 1915 | 2 | rented5 viol |
| 1815 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $34K in 2000, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $269K in 2016 (+691%). | Absentee individual | $473K | 5/3 | 2,250 | 1915 | 6 | rented |
| 1816 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $170K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $390K in 2019 (+129%). | Absentee individual | $454K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1817 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $48K in 2004 → $133K in 2013 (+176%). | Absentee individual | $332K | 4/2 | 1,500 | 1931 | 5 | rented |
| 1818 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $199K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,401 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1819 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $288K | 3/1 | 1,236 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1820 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $231K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $330K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1821 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $10K in 2004 → $90K in 2015 (+800%). | Absentee individual | $360K | 8/4 | 2,148 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1822 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $493K | 3/1 | 1,658 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1823-25 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $529K | 6/2 | 2,413 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1823R-25 S 5TH ST History3 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $232K | —/— | 2,413 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1823R-25 S 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); 14 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $434K | —/— | 2,885 | — | 0 | |
| 1824 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $318K | 4/2 | 1,500 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1826 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2002 → $280K in 2021 (+1547%). | Investor / LLC | $393K | 4/3 | 2,205 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1827 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $679K | 6/— | 2,052 | 2020 | 1 | abated |
| 1828 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2000, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $168K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $491K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1829 S 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); sold $161K (2015). | Absentee individual | $377K | 5/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1830 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1831 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $350K in 2015 → $290K in 2017 (-17%). | Absentee individual | $417K | 6/3 | 2,475 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1832 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1833 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $359K | 5/2 | 2,136 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1834 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $281K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1835 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2001, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $165K in 2010 (+371%). | Owner-occupied | $412K | 6/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1836 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1837 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2002, use permit in 2014, sold for $295K in 2020 (+528%). | Owner-occupied | $393K | —/— | 2,808 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1838 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $329K in 2021 (+119%). | Investor / LLC | $310K | 4/2 | 1,120 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1840 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $353K | —/— | 2,520 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)