Who owns your block
2500 block of N Spangler St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 6 homes behind $19,767 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 360% since 2016, now about $79K. Property taxes are climbing about 25% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $79K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $79K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 26% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (40 violent) and 216 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
- $79K typical home, up +360% since 2016
- Tax bill $82 to $985 a year, +25%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.8M assessed, $33,101/yr to the city, about $752 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +360% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1101% since 2016 · ~+25%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2538 N Spangler St is assessed at $243K but pays $1,440 a year — about 42% of the $3,400 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 +14.9% 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 $460 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Sjc Real Estate Llc, carries 8 open violations across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjc Real Estate Llc | 1 | 19 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Slc Real Estate Llc | 2 | 7 | $894K | phila.gov ↗ |
| B M Cc Llc | 1 | 4 | $396K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Open Sky Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $251K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gadson Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $351K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Passler Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $308K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sjc Rel Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $244K | phila.gov ↗ |
| First Horizon Homes Corp | 1 | 1 | $136K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 N SPANGLER ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2503 N SPANGLER ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2002. | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2505 N SPANGLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2006 → $15K in 2011 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $70K | 3/1 | 860 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 2507 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 874 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2508 N SPANGLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2005 → $25K in 2007 (-48%). | Investor / LLC | $84K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2509 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 874 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2510 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $86K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2511 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 874 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2512 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $83K | 3/1 | 1,052 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2513 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $76K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2514 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2515 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2516 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2517 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2518 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2519 N SPANGLER ST | Investor / LLC | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 1 | 3 violtax lien |
| 2520 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2521 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $35K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2522 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2523 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2524 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2525 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2526 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2527 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2528 N SPANGLER ST Historysold $22K (2023); Appeal withdrawn (2025). | Investor / LLC | $233K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2529 N SPANGLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2014 → $70K in 2020 (+600%). | Investor / LLC | $101K | 2/1 | 870 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 2530 N SPANGLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2015 → $96K in 2022 (+537%). | Absentee individual | $87K | 3/2 | 1,102 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2531 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2532 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,102 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2533 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2534 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2535 N SPANGLER ST | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2536 N SPANGLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2021 → $77K in 2022 (-27%). | Investor / LLC | $244K | 3/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2537 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2538 N SPANGLER ST New constructionBought for $105K in 2021, built new (tax-abated), sold for $77K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $243K | 3/1 | 1,522 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 2539 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2540 N SPANGLER ST | Investor / LLC | $85K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2541 N SPANGLER ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $63K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 2542 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $86K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2543 N SPANGLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $16K in 2020 → $160K in 2022 (+932%). | Investor / LLC | $136K | 2/1 | 870 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2544 N SPANGLER ST | Absentee individual | $89K | 3/1 | 1,138 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2545 N SPANGLER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 2547 N SPANGLER ST | Owner-occupied | $71K | 3/1 | 870 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2549 N SPANGLER ST | Investor / LLC | $63K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1915 | 1 | 6 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)