Who owns your block
200 block of S 51st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 13 open code violations and 6 homes behind $46,345 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $314K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $314K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $314K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (39 violent) and 227 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
- $314K typical home, up +101% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,767 to $3,278 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $138,257/yr to the city, about $3,840 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +101% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +86% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
258 S 51st St is assessed at $2.0M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $27,766 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $201 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Fatty Tuna Llc, carries 2 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty Tuna Llc | 1 | 10 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Church Of The Holy (individual) | 2 | 5 | $5.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Corestate Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $746K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lionhead Property Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fortified Assets Management Llc | 1 | 2 | $565K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jerelson Llc | 1 | 1 | $424K | phila.gov ↗ |
| November Dwell Llc | 1 | 1 | $256K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apts At 51 Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Foster Henry Family Trust | 1 | 1 | $350K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wright Property Inestment Llc | 1 | 1 | $250K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yesha Trust | 1 | 1 | $309K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $424K | 7/4 | 1,980 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 217 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $112K in 2015, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $240K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $256K | —/— | 1,980 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 219 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2010. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $419K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 220 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $426K | —/— | 1,845 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 221 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $399K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 222 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $210K in 2017, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $425K in 2020 (+102%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,845 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 223 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2009, use permit in 2010, sold for $245K in 2024 (+49%). | Investor / LLC | $358K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 3 | 4 viol |
| 224 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $352K | —/— | 1,845 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 225 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $195K in 2007, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $230K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $679K | 8/4 | 2,160 | 1925 | 2 | 6 violtax lien |
| 226 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $319K | —/— | 1,845 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 227 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $176K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $196K | —/— | 1,980 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 228 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $250K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 229 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $42K in 2005, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $410K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $477K | 4/2 | 1,980 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 230 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 230 1/2 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $358K | —/— | 5,700 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 231 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $1.5M in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 12,000 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 232 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $422K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 234 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 236 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 238 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 240 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 242 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $258K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 244 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $350K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 245 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $405K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 246 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $250K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 247 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 248 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 249 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $279K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 viol |
| 251 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $423K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 252 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 18,150 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 253 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $421K | —/— | 2,880 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 257 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 258 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $2.0M | —/— | 31,620 | 1899 | 0 | abated |
| 259 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 261 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 263 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)