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Who owns your block

2500 block of S 69th St

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $8,986 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $132K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$132K
$126K–$611K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$132
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$170K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $132K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
56%
15 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
15%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$9K
1 of 27 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$119
5 years
+100%
value · tax +$921
10 years
+89%
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 $132K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$132K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied41%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (48 violent) and 147 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
136
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
147
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults28
All Other Offenses24
Thefts17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint34
Abandoned Vehicle30
Illegal Dumping21
License Complaint13
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection12
Sanitation Violation5

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-4
John M Patterson
7000 Buist Ave · 353 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$100K$200K$132K2016: $69K2017: $69K2018: $69K2019: $61K2020: $66K2021: $66K2022: $66K2023: $89K2024: $89K2025: $123K2026: $123K2027: $132K2016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8392016: $8532017: $8332018: $8332019: $8472020: $9182021: $9182022: $9182023: $1,2392024: $1,2392025: $1,7202026: $1,7202027: $1,8392016202020232027

▲ +116% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

16 homes pay the full 1.40%11 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8710025020162019202220252027This block 189 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+89%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K200020052010201520202025
43arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 10 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

18 parcels3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$126K$176K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Elisra LLC110$1.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Elmwood Developers INC14$495Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 27 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2513 S 69TH ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2004 → $105K in 2023 (+250%). Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,070 1925 4
2515 S 69TH ST Bought for $90K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,070 1925 1
2517 S 69TH ST sold $72K (2005); 3 L&I violations (2007). Investor / LLC $131K 3/1 992 1925 1
2519 S 69TH ST Traded 3×: $25K in 2006 → $38K in 2018 (+52%). Absentee individual $131K 3/1 992 1925 3 rented
2521 S 69TH ST sold $47K (2005); L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $139K 3/1 992 1925 1
2523 S 69TH ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2020 → $125K in 2023 (+150%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 992 1925 2 tax lien
2525 S 69TH ST Bought for $45K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $132K 3/1 1,070 1925 2
2527 S 69TH ST Traded 2×: $17K in 2000 → $24K in 2013 (+42%). Absentee individual $176K 3/2 1,070 1920 2 rented
2528-30 S 69TH ST Bought for $88K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $611K —/— 5,220 1960 2 2 viol
2529 S 69TH ST Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 0
2531 S 69TH ST Bought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 2
2533 S 69TH ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2002 → $35K in 2019 (+28%). Absentee individual $131K 3/1 992 1925 2
2535 S 69TH ST Investor / LLC $131K 3/1 992 1925 0 rented
2537 S 69TH ST Bought for $18K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,070 1925 2
2539 S 69TH ST Bought for $25K in 2012, mechanical permit in 2012, sold for $67K in 2017 (+166%). Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,070 1925 2
2541 S 69TH ST sold $50K (2013); L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 1
2543 S 69TH ST Bought for $27K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $132K 3/1 994 1925 4 rented
2545 S 69TH ST Bought for $170K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 992 1925 1
2547 S 69TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 1
2549 S 69TH ST Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 992 1925 1
2551 S 69TH ST Bought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,070 1925 1
2553 S 69TH ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 0
2555 S 69TH ST Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 0
2557 S 69TH ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2005 → $80K in 2005 (+196%). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 992 1925 2
2559 S 69TH ST Absentee individual $134K 3/1 992 1925 1
2561 S 69TH ST Bought for $50K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $65K in 2023 (+30%). Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,070 1925 3
2563 S 69TH ST Bought for $49K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,248 1925 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.