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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

2500 block of N 2nd St

A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 50 open code violations and 11 homes behind $11,457 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 235% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year.

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
$168K
$32K–$1.4M
ZIP median $83K
Price / sq ft
$148
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$260K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $168K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $19K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 42
$38K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
38%
15 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
50
L&I code
▲ block 26% · city 5%
Back taxes
$11K
11 of 42 behind
▲ block 26% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
11
8 homes · ZBA & boards
block 19% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+24%
value · tax +$63
5 years
+359%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+235%
value · tax +$1K

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 $168K — about 0.8× 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$168K$83K$223K
Owner-occupied12%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 118 reported crimes (40 violent) and 187 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
118
40 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
187
29 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults28
All Other Offenses17
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Thefts17
Theft from Vehicle12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint56
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Illegal Dumping20
Abandoned Vehicle18
Information Request10
Shoveling8

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
William H Hunter
2400 N Front St · 357 students
High
Kensington Campus

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$250K$500K$168K2016: $50K2017: $50K2018: $50K2019: $49K2020: $42K2021: $37K2022: $37K2023: $82K2024: $99K2025: $143K2026: $136K2027: $168K2016202020232027

▲ +235% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6852016: $5172017: $5172018: $5172019: $4822020: $3682021: $2282022: $2282023: $1,0342024: $1,1342025: $1,6852026: $1,6222027: $1,6852016202020232027

▲ +226% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

6
6 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 $37,643 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%
$2,471pays now $12,357at the full rate

2529 N 2nd St is assessed at $883K but pays $2,471 a year — about 20% of the $12,357 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 +11.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7310050020162019202220252027This block 335 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $335 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+11.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+235%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+11.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+8.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.1 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
30arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 15 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 15

Value distribution today

12 parcels12 parcels4 parcels10 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$32K$600K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Golden Rule Llc234$21Mphila.gov ↗
Gilberto Sanchez (individual)917$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Af Builders Llc26$674Kphila.gov ↗
Aida Sanchez (individual)24$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Aar Capital Holdings Llc23$496Kphila.gov ↗
2549 North 2nd Llc33$301Kphila.gov ↗
Albert Norat (individual)22$428Kphila.gov ↗
Lcp Properties Llc11$52Kphila.gov ↗
Sp Inversiones Llc11$600Kphila.gov ↗
2nd Huntingdon Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 42 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N 2ND ST L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $60K —/— 0
2501 N 2ND ST Bought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $258K —/— 3,963 1915 1 8 viol
2502 N 2ND ST Bought for $17K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $260K in 2025 (+1429%). Investor / LLC $32K —/— 1,102 1915 3
2503 N 2ND ST Bought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $171K —/— 2,628 1915 1
2504 N 2ND ST Traded 3×: $17K in 2005 → $260K in 2025 (+1429%). Vacant $72K —/— 3
2505 N 2ND ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2000. Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 800 1960 1 rentedabated
2506 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 2 violtax lien
2507 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $130K —/— 0
2508 N 2ND ST L&I violation (2016); 3 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 3 violtax lien
2509 N 2ND ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2000 → $3K in 2002 (+50%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,368 1915 3
2510 N 2ND ST 6 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 1 violtax lien
2511 N 2ND ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 912 1915 0 abated5 viol
2512 N 2ND ST 8 L&I violations (2015); 12 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); 3 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 3 violtax lien
2513-17 N 2ND ST 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2025). Vacant $144K —/— 0
2514 N 2ND ST 3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); 4 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 4 violtax lien
2516 N 2ND ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2016); 3 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 3 violtax lien
2518 N 2ND ST Traded 2×: $130K in 2004 → $625K in 2021 (+381%). Vacant $35K —/— 2
2519 N 2ND ST Investor / LLC $52K —/— 1
2520 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2010); sold $625K (2021). Vacant $32K —/— 1
2521 N 2ND ST Bought for $75K in 2018. Vacant $105K —/— 1
2522 N 2ND ST 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2016); 7 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 5 violtax lien
2523 N 2ND ST 3 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,700 1915 0
2524 N 2ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 10 violtax lien
2525 N 2ND ST 4 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,700 1915 0
2526 N 2ND ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Absentee individual $288K 6/3 1,946 1915 0 6 violtax lien
2527 N 2ND ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Vacant $68K —/— 0
2528 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 5 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $32K —/— 0
2529 N 2ND ST Bought for $120K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $883K 6/4 3,273 2023 1 rentedabated
2530-36 N 2ND ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $600K —/— 5,040 1991 0
2531 N 2ND ST Bought for $120K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $883K 6/4 3,273 2023 1 rentedabated
2533 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $128K —/— 0
2535 N 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2011). Vacant $82K —/— 0 tax lien
2537 N 2ND ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 885 1915 0 abated
2538-50 N 2ND ST demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013), then sold for $300K in 2017. Vacant $1.4M —/— 2
2539 N 2ND ST Owner-occupied $214K 4/1 1,700 1960 0 abated
2541 N 2ND ST Bought for $44K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $208K 4/1 2,105 1915 1
2543 N 2ND ST Traded 2×: $4K in 2000 → $10K in 2010 (+186%). Owner-occupied $282K 4/1 2,850 1915 2
2545 N 2ND ST Owner-occupied $213K 4/1 1,980 1915 0 tax lien
2547 N 2ND ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2019. Vacant $128K —/— 0
2549-51 N 2ND ST Bought for $275K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $148K —/— 1,969 1915 2
2553 N 2ND ST Bought for $275K in 2018, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $290K in 2023. Vacant $77K —/— 2 tax lien
2555 N 2ND ST Traded 2×: $275K in 2018 → $290K in 2023 (+5%). Vacant $77K —/— 2 tax lien

Neighborhood

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

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