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Who owns your block

2500 block of N 28th St

A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 17 open code violations and 22 homes behind $143,110 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 269% since 2016, now about $85K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$85K
$11K–$240K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$70
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$70K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $85K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
23 of 66
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
55%
31 of 66
city 41%
Rentals
6%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
17
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$143K
22 of 66 behind
▲ block 33% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax −$53
5 years
+183%
value · tax +$72
10 years
+269%
value · tax +$48

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 $85K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$85K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied29%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (64 violent) and 236 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
64 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
236
49 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults31
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
Aggravated Assault No Firearm15
All Other Offenses13
Fraud8
Motor Vehicle Theft7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint75
Sanitation Violation38
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Illegal Dumping19
Abandoned Vehicle18
Other (Streets)9

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 · K-5
Richard Wright
2201 N 28th St · 201 students
Middle · K-8
E Washington Rhodes
2900 W Clearfield St · 350 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$50K$100K$85K2016: $23K2017: $23K2018: $23K2019: $29K2020: $30K2021: $30K2022: $30K2023: $55K2024: $55K2025: $78K2026: $78K2027: $85K2016202020232027

▲ +269% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$1782016: $662017: $1302018: $1202019: $1062020: $1062021: $1062022: $1062023: $3672024: $3672025: $2252026: $2312027: $1782016202020232027

▲ +170% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

23
23 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 $32,251 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 $3,360at the full rate

2563 N 28th St is assessed at $240K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,360 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 +12.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 369 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $369 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+269%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.1 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 45 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
35arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
45homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 66 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 22 66parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 22

Value distribution today

22 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels21 parcels15 parcels8 parcels
$11K$130K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
City Of Phila (individual)43871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc157$13Mphila.gov ↗
Fld Properties Inc126$4.2Mphila.gov ↗
Ttp Holdings Llc123$313Kphila.gov ↗
Khem Llc111$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
O&G Properties Llc18$691Kphila.gov ↗
Jackson Holding Enterprises Llc14$520Kphila.gov ↗
Cynthia R Thomas (individual)22$97Kphila.gov ↗
Blugen Llc22$25Kphila.gov ↗
Biollo Llc11$115Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 66 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

Torn down & rebuilt
2538 N 28th St
$85K · demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2020).
New construction
2563 N 28th St
$240K · built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
2558 N 28th St
$130K · built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2022.
New construction
2511 N 28th St
$98K · built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
2515 N 28th St
$98K · Bought for $10K in 2007, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $18K in 2016.
New construction
2545 N 28th St
$98K · built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $14K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2501 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $12K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2502 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $13K —/— — — 0
2503 N 28TH ST Vacant $16K —/— — — 0
2504 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 1
2505 N 28TH ST Improved Vacant $15K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2506 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 2
2507 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2007. Vacant $15K —/— — — 1 tax lien
2508 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 1 rentedtax lien
2509 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $200K 4/2 1,438 1915 1
2510 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,215 1915 0 abated
2511 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abated
2512 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE (2015); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 1 violtax lien
2513 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,486 1915 2
2514 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated
2515 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2007, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $18K in 2016. Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 3 abated
2516 N 28TH ST Vacant $13K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2517 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2006. Vacant $16K —/— — — 2 tax lien
2518 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 rented
2519 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 tax lien
2520 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2013. Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 1 abatedtax lien
2521 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2522 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated6 violtax lien
2523 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abated
2524 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2024 → $185K in 2026 (+185%). Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,216 1915 2 3 violtax lien
2525 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abated
2526 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. Vacant $13K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2527 N 28TH ST Historysold $10K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 1
2528 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2001 → $40K in 2002 (+248%). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 2
2529 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2000 → $65K in 2007 (+71%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,486 1915 2
2530 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated2 violtax lien
2531 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $21K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,486 1915 2 rented
2532 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated
2533 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2534 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated
2535 N 28TH ST Investor / LLC $115K 4/2 1,486 1915 1 rentedtax lien
2536 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2537 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2538 N 28TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2020). Investor / LLC $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 tax lien
2539 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $16K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2540 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 6 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2014); 10 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 tax lien
2541 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2013 → $10K in 2024 (+150%). Investor / LLC $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 2 4 violtax lien
2542 N 28TH ST Improved Vacant $13K —/— — — 0
2543 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 tax lien
2544 N 28TH ST Improved Vacant $13K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2545 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abated
2546 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2018. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. Vacant $13K —/— — — 2 tax lien
2547 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2548 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2018. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. Vacant $13K —/— — — 2
2549 N 28TH ST History4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $16K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2550 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0
2551 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Vacant $16K —/— — — 3
2552 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). Vacant $13K —/— — — 0
2553 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $98K 3/1 1,486 1915 0 tax lien
2554 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated
2555 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,484 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2556 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,215 1915 0 abated
2557 N 28TH ST Improved Vacant $16K —/— — — 0 1 violtax lien
2558 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2022. Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,216 1915 1 abatedtax lien
2559 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I: CS UNSAFE ADDITIONAL INFO (2010). Vacant $16K —/— — — 0
2560 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 abated
2561 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2012. Vacant $16K —/— — — 1
2562 N 28TH ST History4 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERAL (2020). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,216 1915 0 tax lien
2563 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $240K —/— 2,925 1915 0 abated
2564 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $13K —/— — — 0 tax lien
2566 N 28TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2024). Vacant $11K —/— — — 0 tax lien

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

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