Who owns your block
200 block of N 3rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 13 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 35% since 2016, now about $265K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $265K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19106 median of $419K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19106 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19106 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $265K | $419K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 23% | 33% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (11 violent) and 181 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
- $265K typical home, up +35% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,620 to $3,639 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $57M assessed, $752,805/yr to the city, about $11,406 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +35% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +39% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
257 N 3rd St is assessed at $1.7M but pays $12,662 a year — about 52% of the $24,310 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 +2.8% 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 $135 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 9 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 61 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 66 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 31
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Hsu (individual) | 2 | 18 | $7.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Purcell Francis J Ii (individual) | 2 | 4 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Arch Group Llc | 2 | 3 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pcg Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $863K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edward M Paul (individual) | 2 | 2 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lane B Fike (individual) | 2 | 2 | $553K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carolyn Brandhorst (individual) | 2 | 2 | $523K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stephen J Boerner (individual) | 2 | 2 | $523K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Christopher Knell (individual) | 2 | 2 | $715K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 209 North 3rd Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $314K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jar Chocolate Works Lp | 1 | 1 | $29M | phila.gov ↗ |
| R&D North 3rd Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 489 | — | 1 | |
| 207 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 1999 → $2.0M in 2012 (+2567%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | —/— | 486 | — | 2 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $239K | 1/1 | 623 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $314K | —/— | 1,408 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $294K | 1/1 | 820 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $234K | 1/1 | 605 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 1/1 | 623 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 680 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 1/1 | 873 | 1990 | 0 | rented |
| 209 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 1/1 | 873 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 211 N 3RD ST History2 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 3,952 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 213 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 3,952 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 224 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Vacant | $542K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 231-47 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit. | Investor / LLC | $29M | —/— | 173,048 | 1902 | 0 | rented |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $260K | 1/1 | 768 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 750 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $275K | 1/1 | 832 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $260K | 1/1 | 768 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 1/1 | 461 | 1987 | 0 | rented |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 1/1 | 461 | 1987 | 0 | rented |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $250K | 1/1 | 602 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $235K | 1/1 | 461 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 654 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | 1/1 | 766 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 751 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $250K | 1/1 | 602 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $260K | 1/1 | 776 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $235K | 1/1 | 461 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | 1/1 | 343 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $275K | 1/1 | 832 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $250K | 1/1 | 602 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $250K | 1/1 | 602 | 1987 | 0 | |
| 234-38 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $195K | 1/1 | 343 | 1987 | 0 | abated |
| 240-42 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | —/— | 7,448 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $265K | —/1 | 680 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $288K | 1/1 | 850 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $288K | 1/1 | 850 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/1 | 580 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $256K | —/1 | 630 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $288K | 1/1 | 850 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Absentee individual | $274K | 1/— | 1,080 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $310K | 1/1 | 810 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/1 | 680 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/1 | 680 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $375K | 2/1 | 1,430 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $315K | 1/1 | 980 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/1 | 630 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $235K | —/1 | 580 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $318K | 1/1 | 995 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $265K | —/1 | 680 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $405K | 2/2 | 1,110 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/1 | 630 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/1 | 580 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $325K | 1/1 | 1,030 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 244-48 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/1 | 630 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 249 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Vacant | $368K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 251 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $796K | —/— | 3,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 253 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 6,800 | 1920 | 0 | rented5 viol |
| 255 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $335K | 1/1 | 1,200 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 255 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 1/1 | 1,200 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 255 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 1/1 | 1,200 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 255 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $296K | —/— | 1,200 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 257 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.7M | —/— | 6,040 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabated4 viol |
| 259 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2003. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $1.5M | —/— | 6,524 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 261 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 6,148 | 1920 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 263 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit, sold for $2.4M in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 7,420 | 2013 | 4 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)