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Who owns your block

2500 block of N 12th St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 10 homes behind $56,385 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 129% since 2016, now about $121K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$121K
$42K–$492K
ZIP median $83K
Price / sq ft
$76
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$50K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $121K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
20 of 55
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
35%
19 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
20%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$56K
10 of 55 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax +$281
5 years
+182%
value · tax +$630
10 years
+129%
value · tax +$593

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 $121K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19133 median of $83K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median home value$121K$83K$223K
Owner-occupied13%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 148 reported crimes (68 violent) and 547 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
148
68 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
547
82 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults43
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
All Other Offenses12
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Thefts10

Top 311 complaints

Information Request219
Maintenance Complaint86
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection82
Illegal Dumping23
Salting21
Abandoned Vehicle19

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
Mastery Charter School At Clymer
Middle & High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$121K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $56K2020: $43K2021: $43K2022: $43K2023: $97K2024: $97K2025: $127K2026: $127K2027: $121K2016202020232027

▲ +129% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9112016: $3182017: $3182018: $3182019: $2982020: $2742021: $2742022: $2812023: $5492024: $5392025: $6222026: $6302027: $9112016202020232027

▲ +186% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

20
20 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 $35,821 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%
$3,216pays now $6,891at the full rate

2513 N 12th St is assessed at $492K but pays $3,216 a year — about 47% of the $6,891 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 +7.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8110025020162019202220252027This block 229 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $229 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+129%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.3 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
32homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 18Vacant: 11 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 18
  • Vacant 11

Value distribution today

12 parcels2 parcels26 parcels9 parcels2 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$42K$292K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)44773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Thedoor Llc369$4.9Mphila.gov ↗
Olympia Holdings Llc15$660Kphila.gov ↗
Deborah Jackson (individual)24$571Kphila.gov ↗
A & K Acquisitions Llc14$768Kphila.gov ↗
Michelle Smith (individual)24$653Kphila.gov ↗
Aaron Lewis (individual)23$371Kphila.gov ↗
Annette Home For Hope Llc22$242Kphila.gov ↗
Millennium Investments Ll12$283Kphila.gov ↗
Progressive Invest Inc11$42Kphila.gov ↗
Level 4 Holdings Llc11$298Kphila.gov ↗
Ssfb Properties Llc11$203Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N 12TH ST Bought for $1.9M in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Absentee individual $371K —/— 2,924 1915 1 rentedtax lien
2501 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2010 → $35K in 2016 (+600%). Absentee individual $105K —/— 3,176 1915 2 1 viol
2502 N 12TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $133K 4/1 1,760 1920 0 abated
2503 N 12TH ST Bought for $39K in 2022. Vacant $43K —/— 3
2504 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,408 1915 1 rented
2505 N 12TH ST built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $30K in 2020. Vacant $42K —/— 1 tax lien
2506 N 12TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2025), then sold for $50K in 2025. Vacant $45K —/— 2 tax lien
2507 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0 tax lien
2508 N 12TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $2K in 2004. Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,408 1915 1 abatedtax lien
2509 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0
2510 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $114K 3/1 1,408 1915 1 tax lien
2511 N 12TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
2512 N 12TH ST 3 L&I violations (2011); 5 L&I violations (2014); 9 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $118K 4/1 1,504 1915 0
2513 N 12TH ST Old house bought for $26K in 2023, demolished and rebuilt (2025). Absentee individual $492K —/— 3,060 2025 3 abatedtax lien
2514 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 4/1 1,536 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2515 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0 abated
2516 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0
2517 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $42K —/— 0 tax lien
2518 N 12TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2519 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0 tax lien
2520 N 12TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2521 N 12TH ST Bought for $92K in 2021, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $140K in 2025 (+52%). Investor / LLC $298K 5/2 2,336 1915 2 rented
2522 N 12TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0 abated
2523 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0
2524 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $68K —/— 1,920 1920 0 abated
2525 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2004 → $145K in 2023 (+11983%). Investor / LLC $292K 5/2 2,912 1915 2 rented
2526 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $73K —/— 0
2527 N 12TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0 abated
2528 N 12TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2529 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $168K —/— 2,336 1915 0 abated
2530 N 12TH ST Bought for $85K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $203K 4/1 1,164 1915 1 rented
2531 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020). Vacant $42K —/— 0
2532 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 1
2533 N 12TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $50K in 2026. Vacant $42K —/— 1 1 violtax lien
2534 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $121K 4/1 1,600 1915 0 abated
2535 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0 tax lien
2536 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $134K 4/1 1,966 1915 0 abated
2537 N 12TH ST 14 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2007); L&I violation (2020). Vacant $42K —/— 0 tax lien
2539 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0
2541 N 12TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0 abated
2543 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2003 → $97K in 2022 (+867%). Absentee individual $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 2
2545 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0 tax lien
2547 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 1 rented
2548 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $85K —/— 1,742 1915 1 rented
2549 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0
2550 N 12TH ST Bought for $13K in 2021, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $42K in 2021. Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,120 1920 2 rentedabatedtax lien
2551 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $26K in 2006 → $5K in 2010 (-80%). Absentee individual $155K 4/1 1,650 1915 3 rentedtax lien
2552 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $114K 3/1 1,120 1920 1 rented
2553 N 12TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.9M in 2018. Absentee individual $155K 4/1 1,650 1915 1 rentedabatedtax lien
2554 N 12TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2025), then sold for $50K in 2025. Vacant $43K —/— 1 tax lien
2555 N 12TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0 abated
2556 N 12TH ST Bought for $7K in 2006. Vacant $43K —/— 2 tax lien
2557 N 12TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 4/1 1,650 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2558 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $115K 4/1 1,540 1915 0 abated5 violtax lien
2560 N 12TH ST Appeal dismi/enforc (2008); Appeal withdrawn (2012); 5 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $114K —/— 2,325 1915 0 tax lien

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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