Who owns your block
2800 block of N 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 32% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 7 homes behind $10,640 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 220% since 2016, now about $116K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $116K — about 0.5× 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 block | ZIP 19133 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $116K | $83K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (47 violent) and 205 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
- $116K typical home, up +220% since 2016
- Tax bill $476 to $1,452 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.8M assessed, $58,556/yr to the city, about $1,583 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +220% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +205% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2814-28 N 12th St is assessed at $3.9M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $54,073 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 +11.1% 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 $320 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 11
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Geena Llc, carries 36 open violations across 178 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geena Llc | 2 | 178 | $8.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bcm Investments Llc | 1 | 75 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rush Realty Company Inc | 1 | 36 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Strategic Equity Group In | 1 | 27 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Ajay | 1 | 22 | $973K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blake & Mitchell Co | 1 | 14 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Williamson & Owen Llc | 1 | 3 | $405K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Builders Of Better Neighb (individual) | 3 | 3 | $529K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jpd General Contracting Llc | 1 | 3 | $633K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Denise Armstrong (individual) | 3 | 3 | $200K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Builders Of Better Neighborood Llc | 1 | 1 | $117K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2839 N 12th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $355K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2803 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 1,992 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2805 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $155K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2807 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 1,924 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2808 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2809 N 12TH ST Historysold $85K (2022); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,768 | 1920 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2810 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 8 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2811 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2812 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2019. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $79K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 1 viol |
| 2813 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,768 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2814-28 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $3.9M | —/— | 73,952 | 1954 | 0 | abated |
| 2815 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,768 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2817 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $252K | —/— | 1,755 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2823 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $174K | —/— | 1,924 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2825 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2827 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $13K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2829 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2830 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $31K in 2008 → $160K in 2023 (+416%). | Absentee individual | $157K | 2/2 | 2,520 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 2831 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 2832 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2833 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2025. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $117K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2834 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2835 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $191K | —/— | 2,018 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2836 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2837 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2009 → $53K in 2020 (-24%). | Investor / LLC | $191K | —/— | 2,018 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2838 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2839 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $26K in 2016, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $22K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $355K | —/— | 2,018 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 2840 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $68K in 2021, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $63K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $104K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2841 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $185K | —/— | 2,018 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2842 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2843 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $355K | —/— | 2,018 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2844 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2003 → $17K in 2003 (+93%). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2845 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2846 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2847 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2848 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $69K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2849 N 12TH ST Historysold $1K (2005); 4 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2851-53 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $547K | —/— | — | — | 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)