Who owns your block
2500 block of Turner St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,329 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 856% since 2016, now about $179K. Property taxes are climbing about 29% a year.
- 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 $179K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $179K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 167 reported crimes (71 violent) and 298 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
- $179K typical home, up +856% since 2016
- Tax bill $52 to $881 a year, +29%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $43,731/yr to the city, about $1,067 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +856% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1594% since 2016 · ~+29%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2539 Turner St is assessed at $452K but pays $1,264 a year — about 20% of the $6,324 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 +22.8% 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 $956 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Play Ball Properties Llc, carries 11 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Ball Properties Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| South Lambert Llc | 1 | 7 | $822K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 25 Turner Row Llc | 2 | 2 | $876K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Midas Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $43K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edison Power Constructors Inc | 1 | 1 | $429K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 TURNER ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2502 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2504 TURNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $10K in 2016 → $157K in 2020 (+1472%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 5/1 | 1,516 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 2506 TURNER ST | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2510 TURNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $5K in 2007 → $294K in 2024 (+5780%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,516 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 2511 TURNER ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2512 TURNER ST | Absentee individual | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2513 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2514 TURNER ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2515 TURNER ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2516 TURNER ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2517 TURNER ST | Absentee individual | $180K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2518 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2519 TURNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2017 → $284K in 2021 (+788%). | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2520 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2521 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2522 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2523 TURNER ST | Absentee individual | $180K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2524 TURNER ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2525 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $347K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/2 | 1,534 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 2526 TURNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2022 → $425K in 2026 (+215%). | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2527 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 1,534 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2528 TURNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2023 → $232K in 2026 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 5/2 | 1,516 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2529 TURNER ST Improved | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2530 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2531 TURNER ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2021. | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2532 TURNER ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2533 TURNER ST | Absentee individual | $244K | —/— | 1,644 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2534 TURNER ST Improved | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2535 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $430K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $429K | 4/— | 1,952 | 2020 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 2536 TURNER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,516 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2537 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2019, built new (tax-abated), sold for $482K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $429K | 3/— | 1,952 | 2020 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 2538 TURNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2013 → $130K in 2020 (+6400%). | Absentee individual | $305K | 3/1 | 1,691 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2539 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $13K in 2019, built new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $452K | —/— | 2,054 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 2540 TURNER ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2541 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $8K in 2016, built new (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $438K | 4/3 | 1,990 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 2542 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $3K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $300K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,516 | 1915 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 2543 TURNER ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $220K in 2021, demolished in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $438K | 4/3 | 1,990 | 2022 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 2544 TURNER ST HistoryAppeal continued (2017); Appeal city affirmed (2018); Appeal complete (2022); Appeal dismissed (2023); Appeal withdrawn (2023); sold $248K (2025). | Investor / LLC | $289K | 3/2 | 1,516 | 1915 | 1 | rented10 violtax lien |
| 2545 TURNER ST New constructionBought for $220K in 2021, built new (tax-abated), sold for $495K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $438K | 3/— | 1,990 | 2022 | 2 | abated |
| 2546 TURNER ST Improved | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)