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Who owns your block

2600 block of Shields St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 19% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 3 homes behind $3,274 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $133K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$133K
$90K–$240K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$136
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$97K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $133K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
58%
36 of 62
city 41%
Rentals
23%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
3 of 62 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$186
5 years
+89%
value · tax +$845
10 years
+91%
value · tax +$850

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 $133K — 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$133K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied37%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 153 reported crimes (50 violent) and 201 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
153
50 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
201
62 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults36
Thefts25
All Other Offenses16
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Fraud14

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint47
Abandoned Vehicle36
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Illegal Dumping16
Salting14
Street Defect13

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$133K2016: $69K2017: $69K2018: $69K2019: $65K2020: $71K2021: $71K2022: $71K2023: $88K2024: $88K2025: $119K2026: $119K2027: $133K2016202020232027

▲ +91% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8212016: $9712017: $9712018: $9712019: $9002020: $9762021: $9762022: $9762023: $1,2212024: $1,2212025: $1,6352026: $1,6352027: $1,8212016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9410025020162019202220252027This block 191 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $191 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+91%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 99 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M19982004201020162022
99arm's-length sales since 1996
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 62 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 11Absentee individual: 15 62parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 11
  • Absentee individual 15

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels30 parcels24 parcels0 parcels7 parcels
$90K$167K+

The block's largest owner, Wps Realty Llc, carries 49 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Wps Realty Llc175$9.5Mphila.gov ↗
Optivest Holdings Llc129$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Artisan Property Group Lp127$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Pibo 02 Llc126$3.4Mphila.gov ↗
Mount Moses Llc117$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Glenmoore Holdings L P114$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Global Re Investments Llc17$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Jupiter Five Llc14$450Kphila.gov ↗
Savlai Llc14$871Kphila.gov ↗
Mt Rentals Llc12$521Kphila.gov ↗
Shields Street Llc11$135Kphila.gov ↗
Legacy Capital Fund Llc11$167Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 62 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Improved
2601 Shields St
$134K · Bought for $37K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
Frequently traded
2660 Shields St
$240K · Traded 5×: $45K in 2002 → $249K in 2026 (+453%).
Frequently traded
2613 Shields St
$191K · Traded 4×: $18K in 2000 → $99K in 2014 (+450%).
Frequently traded
2642 Shields St
$171K · Traded 3×: $42K in 2007 → $100K in 2017 (+138%).
Frequently traded
2661 Shields St
$168K · Traded 3×: $17K in 2003 → $51K in 2025 (+200%).
Frequently traded
2656 Shields St
$167K · Traded 6×: $59K in 2003 → $93K in 2025 (+57%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2600 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $90K —/— 1,136 1925 0
2601 SHIELDS ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $134K —/— 1,697 1925 3
2602 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $19K in 2000 → $29K in 2012 (+53%). Investor / LLC $132K 3/1 960 1925 4 rented
2603 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
2604 SHIELDS ST Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
2605 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 960 1925 1
2606 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2012 → $48K in 2020 (+92%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 3
2607 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2608 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 0
2609 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2610 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2005 → $74K in 2006 (+64%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 2
2611 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2612 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 0
2613 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $18K in 2000 → $99K in 2014 (+450%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 960 1925 4
2614 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 960 1925 0
2615 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 0 rented
2616 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
2617 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2618 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $48K in 2005 → $75K in 2020 (+56%). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 960 1925 5 rented
2619 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2620 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2621 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2622 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2006 → $70K in 2010 (+55%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 2 2 viol
2623 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2624 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $25K in 2002 → $1.3M in 2019 (+5080%). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 960 1925 4 rented
2625 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2626 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2627 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 1 tax lien
2628 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 1999 → $10K in 2002 (-32%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 2
2629 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2630 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $26K in 2002 → $90K in 2021 (+246%). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 960 1925 6 rented
2631 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2005 → $87K in 2006 (+216%). Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 2 1 viol
2632 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
2633 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2634 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $34K in 2004 → $58K in 2005 (+71%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 3
2635 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2636 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2637 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2638 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2002 → $87K in 2009 (+85%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 2
2639 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0 1 viol
2640 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2641 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2000 → $34K in 2010 (+70%). Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 3 rented
2642 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $42K in 2007 → $100K in 2017 (+138%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 960 1925 3
2643 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2644 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2645 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2646 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 0
2647 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2648 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1 tax lien
2649 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2004 → $42K in 2008 (-32%). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 960 1925 2 rented
2650 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $41K in 2009 → $70K in 2022 (+71%). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 960 1925 3 rented
2651 SHIELDS ST Historysold $99K (2018); Appeal complete (2024). Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 1
2652 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2653 SHIELDS ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 960 1925 0
2654 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 960 1925 1
2655 SHIELDS ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
2656 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $59K in 2003 → $93K in 2025 (+57%). Investor / LLC $167K 3/2 960 1925 6
2657 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2001 → $78K in 2006 (+210%). Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 960 1925 2
2658 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2000 → $3.9M in 2025 (+25693%). Investor / LLC $132K 3/1 960 1925 3 rented
2659 SHIELDS ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2014 → $140K in 2021 (+300%). Investor / LLC $159K 3/1 960 1925 2 rented
2660 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $45K in 2002 → $249K in 2026 (+453%). Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,008 1925 5
2661 SHIELDS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2003 → $51K in 2025 (+200%). Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,488 1925 3 7 viol

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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