Who owns your block
2000 block of N 29th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 7 homes behind $10,020 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 395% since 2016, now about $119K. Property taxes are climbing about 19% a year.
- 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 $119K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $119K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 174 reported crimes (76 violent) and 188 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
- $119K typical home, up +395% since 2016
- Tax bill $200 to $1,410 a year, +19%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $43,314/yr to the city, about $1,604 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +395% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +605% since 2016 · ~+19%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2002 N 29th St is assessed at $113K but pays $179 a year — about 11% of the $1,579 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 +15.7% 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 $495 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Kentucky Holdings Llc, carries 30 open violations across 44 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Holdings Llc | 1 | 44 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dukes Properties & Invest | 1 | 5 | $710K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Karen Patterson (individual) | 2 | 4 | $666K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Leenell Dawkins (individual) | 2 | 2 | $146K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hdd Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $63K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dukes Properties & Investments Inc | 1 | 2 | $167K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kereport Two Llc | 1 | 1 | $120K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dpd 2025 N 29th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $500K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brighter View Investments | 1 | 1 | $395K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dni Properties Llc Nni Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $133K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 N 29TH ST | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2002 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2003 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $210K | 2/— | 1,350 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2004 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $113K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2005 N 29TH ST | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2006 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2008 N 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $113K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2010 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2012 N 29TH ST | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2015 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $46K | —/— | 1,020 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2017 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2004. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $119K | —/— | 372 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2025 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Investor / LLC | $500K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2028 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $395K | 3/2 | 2,124 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2030 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $184K | —/— | 1,980 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 2032 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,752 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2034 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 1,934 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2035 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2004, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $130K in 2013 (+1476%). | Vacant | $101K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2036 N 29TH ST Improved | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2037 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2005. Owner pulled a full demolition permit in 2023. | Vacant | $165K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2038 N 29TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2039 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $13K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $28K in 2014 (+123%). | Absentee individual | $134K | —/— | 1,558 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2040 N 29TH ST Improved | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2042 N 29TH ST History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2017). | Owner-occupied | $133K | —/— | 1,272 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2044 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $112K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $133K | —/— | 1,272 | 1915 | 1 | rented7 viol |
| 2046 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,752 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2048 N 29TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 2,088 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2050 N 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2003 → $40K in 2020 (+700%). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)