Who owns your block
2100 block of N 21st St
A mixed-ownership block: 27% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 36 open code violations and 9 homes behind $52,459 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 157% since 2016, now about $47K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $47K — about 0.2× 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 | $47K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 10% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 253 reported crimes (91 violent) and 183 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
- $47K typical home, up +157% since 2016
- Tax bill $221 to $650 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.9M assessed, $63,926/yr to the city, about $1,229 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +157% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +194% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2113 N 21st St is assessed at $450K but pays $1,274 a year — about 20% of the $6,299 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 +9% 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 $257 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 28
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bcm Investments Llc, carries 9 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcm Investments Llc | 1 | 75 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Five Town Llc | 1 | 45 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bulk Boy Llc | 1 | 19 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Infiniti Properties Llc | 1 | 12 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Crud Llc | 1 | 8 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Whitekat Revocable Living Trust | 3 | 7 | $917K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Copostatic Real Estate Llc | 1 | 6 | $932K | phila.gov ↗ |
| He Estate Llc | 1 | 6 | $746K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gcg Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $64K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rca Development Llc | 1 | 3 | $397K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Warehouse Junction Llc | 2 | 2 | $91K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aye Dee Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $328K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2113 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $53K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $525K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $450K | 4/3 | 2,016 | 1915 | 3 | rentedabated3 viol |
| 2114 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $94K | —/— | 2,604 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2115 N 21ST ST Improved | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2116 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $84K | —/— | 2,184 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2117 N 21ST ST History12 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2118 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $17K in 2014, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $400K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $362K | 6/4 | 2,490 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2119 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $7K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $39K in 2021 (+457%). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2120 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $380K in 2022 (+2231%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 6/4 | 2,064 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2121 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2122 N 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $6K in 2018. | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2123 N 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $2K in 2017. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2124 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2125 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2007 → $15K in 2016 (-82%). | Absentee individual | $106K | —/2 | 2,016 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2126 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2014. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $89K | —/— | 2,364 | 1915 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 2127 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2128 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 2,454 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2129 N 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $90K in 2021. | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 5 | 4 viol |
| 2130 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $18K in 2015 (+140%). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2131 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2132 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $328K | 6/3 | 2,454 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2133 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2134 N 21ST ST History4 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); sold $23K (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2135 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024); sold $25K (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2136 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 2,116 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2137 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2138 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $200K | —/— | 2,454 | 1915 | 0 | rented1 viol |
| 2139 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2140 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2141 N 21ST ST History4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2142 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2143 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2144 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 2,246 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2145 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2013 → $15K in 2018 (+239%). | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2146 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2147 N 21ST ST | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2148 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2018. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 5 viol |
| 2149 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2150 N 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2151 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $7K in 2000. | Investor / LLC | $205K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2152 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $1K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $234K | —/— | 2,364 | 1915 | 1 | 11 violtax lien |
| 2153 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/3 | 1,950 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2154 N 21ST ST History4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2023); sold $23K (2025). | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2155 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2004. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2156 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $180K | —/— | 2,026 | 1915 | 0 | 9 violtax lien |
| 2157 N 21ST ST Improved | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2158 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2159 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $40K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $84K | 3/3 | 1,929 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2160 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2161 N 21ST ST History8 L&I violations (2013). | Investor / LLC | $186K | —/— | 1,929 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2162 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 2,026 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2163 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2000, use permit in 2015, sold for $30K in 2017 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $189K | —/— | 3,158 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2164 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 3,200 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)