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Who owns your block

200 block of N 59th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 8 homes behind $49,590 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $128K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$128K
$15K–$189K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$97
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$445
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
16 of 48
$42K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
69%
33 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
13%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$50K
8 of 48 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$89
5 years
+93%
value · tax +$41
10 years
+113%
value · tax −$253

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 $128K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$128K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied52%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (76 violent) and 320 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
133
76 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
320
66 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults55
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8
Thefts8
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection89
Maintenance Complaint74
Abandoned Vehicle34
Illegal Dumping23
Street Defect12
Sanitation Violation11

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 · K-8
Commodore John Barry
5900 Race St · 442 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 students

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$128K2016: $60K2017: $60K2018: $60K2019: $64K2020: $66K2021: $66K2022: $66K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $120K2026: $120K2027: $128K2016202020232027

▲ +113% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$3912016: $6442017: $6442018: $6442019: $3842020: $3502021: $3502022: $3502023: $1762024: $1762025: $3282026: $3022027: $3912016202020232027

▼ -39% since 2016 · ~-4%/yr

16
16 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 $42,008 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%
$0pays now $2,058at the full rate

219 N 59th St is assessed at $147K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,058 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 +7.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 213 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $213 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+113%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.6 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20042008201220162020
24arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
30homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 2 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels6 parcels30 parcels10 parcels
$15K$152K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Artisan Property Group Lp127$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Valueinvestments Llc111$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Ag Housing Iii Llc17$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Rnb Investments Llc12$356Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
201 N 59TH ST L&I violation (2014); sold $148K (2021); 6 L&I violations (2026). Investor / LLC $156K 3/2 1,504 1920 1 rented6 viol
203 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $137K 4/1 1,765 1920 0
205 N 59TH ST Bought for $500 in 2009, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $100K in 2010 (+19880%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,424 1920 2
207 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
209 N 59TH ST 5 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $152K —/— 1,533 1920 0
210 N 59TH ST Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
211 N 59TH ST Bought for $6K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $104K in 2011 (+1633%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 2
212 N 59TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,164 1920 0 abated
213 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
214 N 59TH ST Bought for $2K in 2007. Vacant $15K —/— 1 tax lien
215 N 59TH ST Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 1 rented
216 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,206 1920 0 abated
217 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 1
218 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,140 1920 0
219 N 59TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $147K —/— 1,424 1920 0 abated
220 N 59TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2007. Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,074 1920 1 abated
221 N 59TH ST Bought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $131K 4/1 1,511 1920 1 rented
222 N 59TH ST L&I violation (2022). Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,074 1920 0
223 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
224 N 59TH ST Bought for $40K in 2017. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,074 1920 2
225 N 59TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $78K in 2006. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 1 abated
226 N 59TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
227 N 59TH ST Absentee individual $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
228 N 59TH ST Bought for $700 in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $700 in 2005. Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 2 abatedtax lien
229 N 59TH ST Bought for $70K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 1
230 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,204 1920 0 abated
231 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
232 N 59TH ST sold $20K (2002); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $115K 3/1 1,206 1920 1 rented
233 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
234 N 59TH ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2010 → $105K in 2010 (+275%). Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,074 1920 2
235 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
236 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,140 1920 0 abated
237 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
238 N 59TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
239 N 59TH ST Bought for $96K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $147K —/— 1,424 1920 1 rented
240 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,074 1920 1
241 N 59TH ST 2 L&I violations (2021); 6 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
242 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
243 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $132K 4/1 1,542 1920 0
244 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
245 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $132K 4/1 1,542 1920 0
246 N 59TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,144 1920 0 abated
247 N 59TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
248 N 59TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
249 N 59TH ST Bought for $45K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $90K in 2019 (+100%). Investor / LLC $189K 5/2 1,424 1920 2 rentedtax lien
250 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,074 1920 0 abated
251 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,424 1920 0
252 N 59TH ST Owner-occupied $141K —/— 1,780 1920 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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