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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 29th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $3,225 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $244K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year.

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
$244K
$224K–$740K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$214
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$230K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $244K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 46
$37K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
80%
37 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
1 of 46 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$127
5 years
+56%
value · tax +$443
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$579

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 $244K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$244K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied54%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (7 violent) and 185 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
63
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
185
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft16
Fraud9
Thefts9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Theft from Vehicle6
Other Assaults5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection94
Abandoned Vehicle19
Maintenance Complaint15
Street Defect7
Salting6
Alley Light Outage5

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$125K$250K$244K2016: $134K2017: $134K2018: $134K2019: $146K2020: $156K2021: $156K2022: $156K2023: $193K2024: $193K2025: $240K2026: $240K2027: $244K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0872016: $1,5082017: $1,5082018: $1,5082019: $1,7762020: $1,6482021: $1,6442022: $1,6442023: $1,8592024: $1,8592025: $1,9602026: $1,9602027: $2,0872016202020232027

▲ +38% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

1
1 property 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 $36,848 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

20 homes pay the full 1.40%26 pay less
$1,634pays now $3,487at the full rate

The starkest example: 1904 S 29th St is assessed at $249K but pays $1,634 a year — about 47% of the $3,487 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 54 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
54arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 5 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

14 parcels9 parcels18 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$224K$288K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kiang Realty LP111$3.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1822 S Dover St LLC19$2.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Steven Koung (individual)24$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Dromas LLC13$1.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Foundation Developers LLC11$249Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 46 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
1900 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,300 1950 0 tax lien
1901 S 29TH ST sold $175K (2004); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
1902 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $32K in 2001 → $315K in 2025 (+873%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1903 S 29TH ST Bought for $325K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1904 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 0 abatedtax lien
1905 S 29TH ST sold $40K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016). Investor / LLC $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 1 rentedtax lien
1906 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $53K in 2001 → $158K in 2006 (+201%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1907 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2012 → $285K in 2024 (+128%). Owner-occupied $228K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1908 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $230K in 2022 (+254%). Investor / LLC $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1909 S 29TH ST Bought for $52K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1910 S 29TH ST Investor / LLC $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 0 tax lien
1911 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1912 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $56K in 2003 → $180K in 2006 (+224%). Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 3
1913 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1914 S 29TH ST Bought for $174K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 1
1915 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2012 → $138K in 2014 (+109%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1916 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,132 1950 1
1917 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
1918 S 29TH ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 0
1919 S 29TH ST Bought for $151K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1920 S 29TH ST sold $47K (2000); L&I violation (2011); 4 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,132 1950 1 tax lien
1921 S 29TH ST sold $59K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1922 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2002 → $140K in 2006 (+116%). Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1923 S 29TH ST sold $65K (2001); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1924 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2003 → $52K in 2003 (+60%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1925 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2003 → $50K in 2003 (+52%). Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1926 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $140K in 2005 → $122K in 2014 (-13%). Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 3
1927 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $140K in 2010 (+135%). Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 2 rented
1928 S 29TH ST Bought for $77K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 1 rented1 viol
1929 S 29TH ST sold $65K (2004); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1930 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 0
1931 S 29TH ST Bought for $71K in 2003, use permit in 2009, sold for $230K in 2025 (+226%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
1932 S 29TH ST Bought for $60K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,132 1950 3
1933 S 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012); sold $225K (2020). Absentee individual $248K 3/2 1,120 1950 1
1934 S 29TH ST Bought for $82K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,132 1950 1
1935 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
1936 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,132 1950 0
1937 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
1938 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $118K in 2007 → $155K in 2009 (+32%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,132 1950 2
1939 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1940 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 3/2 1,132 1950 1
1941 S 29TH ST built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $125K in 2017. Absentee individual $238K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1942 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,132 1950 0
1943 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1944 S 29TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $740K 4/4 1,190 1950 0
1945 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $67K in 2001 → $173K in 2005 (+157%). Owner-occupied $288K 3/1 1,300 1950 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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