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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.

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
$314K
$196K–$2.0M
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$163
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$173K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $314K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $20K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 36
$76K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
61%
22 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
25%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$46K
6 of 36 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$76
5 years
+89%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+101%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$314K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied31%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.

Crimes · 12mo
88
39 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
227
57 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses9
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Fraud6
Thefts5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint48
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Illegal Dumping26
Abandoned Vehicle17
Other (Streets)13
Shoveling13

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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
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$250K$500K$314K2016: $156K2017: $156K2018: $155K2019: $161K2020: $166K2021: $166K2022: $166K2023: $267K2024: $267K2025: $291K2026: $291K2027: $314K2016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2782016: $1,7672017: $1,7672018: $1,7672019: $1,8002020: $1,7432021: $1,7432022: $1,8772023: $3,1962024: $2,6642025: $3,2022026: $3,2022027: $3,2782016202020232027

▲ +86% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

8
8 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 $76,440 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 $27,766at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 201 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+101%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 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 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M2005201020152020
42arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 5 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

19 parcels12 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$196K$1.1M+

The block's largest owner, Fatty Tuna Llc, carries 2 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Fatty Tuna Llc110$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Church Of The Holy (individual)25$5.9Mphila.gov ↗
Corestate Group Llc13$746Kphila.gov ↗
Lionhead Property Llc22$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Fortified Assets Management Llc12$565Kphila.gov ↗
Jerelson Llc11$424Kphila.gov ↗
November Dwell Llc11$256Kphila.gov ↗
Apts At 51 Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Foster Henry Family Trust11$350Kphila.gov ↗
Wright Property Inestment Llc11$250Kphila.gov ↗
Yesha Trust11$309Kphila.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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
215 S 51ST ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $165K in 2010. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $419K —/— 2,160 1925 1
220 S 51ST ST Bought for $52K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $426K —/— 1,845 1925 1 tax lien
221 S 51ST ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $8K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $352K —/— 1,845 1925 4 rented
225 S 51ST ST Bought 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 Bought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $319K —/— 1,845 1920 2
227 S 51ST ST Bought 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 built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $250K —/— 1,500 1925 0 abated
229 S 51ST ST Bought 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 built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $252K —/— 1,500 1925 0 abated
230 1/2 S 51ST ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $358K —/— 5,700 1930 0 abated
231 S 51ST ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $258K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
242 S 51ST ST Bought for $135K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $258K 4/1 1,600 1925 1
244 S 51ST ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $105K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $250K —/— 1,600 1925 3 rentedtax lien
247 S 51ST ST Bought 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 built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $279K —/— 1,920 1925 0 abated3 viol
251 S 51ST ST Bought for $110K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $423K —/— 1,920 1925 1 rented
252 S 51ST ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 18,150 1915 0 abated
253 S 51ST ST Bought 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 built 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 Bought 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

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

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