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Who owns your block

2500 block of N 29th St

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 14% investor-held, with 40 open code violations and 12 homes behind $29,529 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 294% since 2016, now about $93K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$93K
$13K–$185K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$72
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$145K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $93K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
23 of 64
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
56%
35 of 64
city 41%
Rentals
14%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
40
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$30K
12 of 64 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$127
5 years
+169%
value · tax +$406
10 years
+294%
value · tax +$459

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 $93K — 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$93K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied33%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 154 reported crimes (69 violent) and 257 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
154
69 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
257
57 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults38
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief25
All Other Offenses17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm15
Fraud8
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint86
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Illegal Dumping26
Abandoned Vehicle23
Sanitation Violation12
Street Defect11

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 · K-8
Ethel D Allen
3200 W Lehigh Ave · 274 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$93K2016: $24K2017: $24K2018: $24K2019: $34K2020: $35K2021: $35K2022: $35K2023: $60K2024: $60K2025: $93K2026: $93K2027: $93K2016202020232027

▲ +294% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7912016: $3322017: $3322018: $3322019: $3722020: $3852021: $2952022: $3852023: $7962024: $7482025: $4402026: $6642027: $7912016202020232027

▲ +138% since 2016 · ~+8%/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 $31,163 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 $2,345at the full rate

2514 N 29th St is assessed at $168K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,345 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 +13.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 394 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $394 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+13.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+294%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+13.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+10.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.8 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 37 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 40 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
37arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
40homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 64 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 14Vacant: 10 64parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 14
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

8 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels1 parcels45 parcels6 parcels
$13K$111K+

The block's largest owner, Bid Properties Llc, carries 15 open violations across 76 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bid Properties Llc176$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Ag Housing Vi Llc120$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Bja Real Estate Llc110$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Christopher B Goodman (individual)37$563Kphila.gov ↗
Mississippi Holdings Llc17$214Kphila.gov ↗
Garda Homes Llc15$719Kphila.gov ↗
Red Homes Llc14$364Kphila.gov ↗
Arm Property Group Llc12$91Kphila.gov ↗
Eric G Williams (individual)22$161Kphila.gov ↗
Family Investment Real Es12$198Kphila.gov ↗
Rowan Tree Vi Llc11$93Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 64 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N 29TH ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2007 → $90K in 2025 (+80%). Absentee individual $69K —/— 1,808 1915 2 8 viol
2501 N 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $57K —/— 0
2502 N 29TH ST Traded 5×: $15K in 2017 → $200K in 2025 (+1233%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,344 1915 5 rented
2503 N 29TH ST Bought for $53K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Vacant $13K —/— 1 2 violtax lien
2504 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,344 1915 0
2505 N 29TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 abated
2506 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $95K 3/1 1,344 1915 0
2507 N 29TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $95K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2508 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2509 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 1,296 1915 0
2510 N 29TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 rented
2511 N 29TH ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
2512 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2513 N 29TH ST sold $2K (2004); L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2015); 6 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 1 6 violtax lien
2514 N 29TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $235K in 2022. Owner-occupied $168K 3/2 1,302 1915 2 abated
2515 N 29TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 1 rented
2516 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $21K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
2517 N 29TH ST Bought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $67K 3/1 1,276 1915 2
2518 N 29TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2006. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 abated9 viol
2519 N 29TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abated
2520 N 29TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2521 N 29TH ST 6 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 tax lien
2522 N 29TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $7K (2010); L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1
2523 N 29TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abated
2524 N 29TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $37K in 2006. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 abated
2525 N 29TH ST Bought for $4K in 1999, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2008. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 2 abatedtax lien
2526 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2527 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2528 N 29TH ST Bought for $52K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 rented
2529 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abated
2530 N 29TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2531 N 29TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $107K 4/1 1,663 1915 0 abated
2532 N 29TH ST 5 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 tax lien
2533 N 29TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $25K in 2020. Investor / LLC $122K 3/1 1,276 1915 1 tax lien
2534 N 29TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2000. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 abated
2535 N 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
2536 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $111K 4/1 1,830 1915 0
2537 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
2538 N 29TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 abated
2539 N 29TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abated
2540 N 29TH ST Traded 3×: $5K in 2017 → $101K in 2021 (+1920%). Investor / LLC $185K 3/1 1,302 1915 3 rented
2541 N 29TH ST sold $3K (2006); 5 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 1 tax lien
2542 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2543 N 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 4 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $500 (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020). Vacant $14K —/— 1 tax lien
2544 N 29TH ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2545 N 29TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2546 N 29TH ST 4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $21K —/— 0 2 viol
2547 N 29TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $41K in 2003. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 1 rentedabated
2548 N 29TH ST Bought for $40K in 2024. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 rented
2549 N 29TH ST L&I violation (2019); L&I violation (2020); 6 L&I violations (2024); sold $43K (2025). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 1
2550 N 29TH ST Bought for $20K in 2010. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 3 rented5 viol
2551 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0 tax lien
2552 N 29TH ST Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0
2553 N 29TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 0
2554 N 29TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2001. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1 rentedabatedtax lien
2555 N 29TH ST Bought for $85K in 2007, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $26K in 2012. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,276 1915 2 abated
2556 N 29TH ST built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2557 N 29TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $95K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2558 N 29TH ST sold $41K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2011); 7 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $93K 3/1 1,302 1915 1
2559 N 29TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2560 N 29TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $21K —/— 0
2561 N 29TH ST 5 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $91K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 tax lien
2562 N 29TH ST Vacant $56K —/— 0 tax lien
2563 N 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2016); 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $76K —/— 1,696 1915 0 4 viol

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

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