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Who owns your block

2800 block of N 27th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 9 homes behind $37,153 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 131% since 2016, now about $88K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$88K
$61K–$155K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$74
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$150K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $88K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
26 of 55
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
71%
39 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
20%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
14
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$37K
9 of 55 behind
▲ block 16% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$17
5 years
+120%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+131%
value · tax +$647

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 $88K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$88K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied46%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 154 reported crimes (60 violent) and 292 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
154
60 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
292
94 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults35
All Other Offenses23
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint109
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection26
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping21
License Complaint13
Dangerous Building Complaint12

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 & Middle · K-8
Ethel D Allen
3200 W Lehigh Ave · 274 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$50K$100K$88K2016: $38K2017: $38K2018: $38K2019: $38K2020: $40K2021: $40K2022: $40K2023: $66K2024: $66K2025: $88K2026: $88K2027: $88K2016202020232027

▲ +131% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1792016: $5322017: $5322018: $1542023: $302024: $8902025: $1,1622026: $1,1622027: $1,1792016202020232027

▲ +122% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

26
26 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $30,832 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$375pays now $1,810at the full rate

2845 N 27th St is assessed at $129K but pays $375 a year — about 21% of the $1,810 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 +7.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 231 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $231 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+131%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.4 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 38 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
28arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
38homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 39Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 8 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 39
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels46 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$61K$113K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kelley Investment Group L167$11Mphila.gov ↗
Philly Sfr I Llc162$5.2Mphila.gov ↗
Na 5 Operating Llc146$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Gdh Pl 2 Llc114$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Benjamin Talbert (individual)24$337Kphila.gov ↗
Open Sky Investments Llc13$251Kphila.gov ↗
817 Property Management L12$145Kphila.gov ↗
27 North 2826 Llc11$88Kphila.gov ↗
R & C Property Investment11$129Kphila.gov ↗
Marlowe Llc11$113Kphila.gov ↗
J & G Home Improvement Llc11$155Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2810 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2811 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,296 1940 0 tax lien
2812 N 27TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2813 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2814 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated8 violtax lien
2815 N 27TH ST Bought for $60K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 1
2816 N 27TH ST L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,230 1940 0
2817 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2818 N 27TH ST Bought for $17K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 1
2819 N 27TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2001. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 abated
2820 N 27TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2821 N 27TH ST Bought for $4K in 2011, built new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2013. Owner-occupied $61K 3/1 1,158 1940 2 abated
2822 N 27TH ST 6 L&I violations (2010); Appeal city affirmed (2011). Absentee individual $86K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 tax lien
2823 N 27TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2824 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2825 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2826 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $103K in 2025. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 rentedabated
2827 N 27TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2000. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 abated
2828 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2829 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2830 N 27TH ST Bought for $50K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $88K 4/1 1,158 1940 2
2831 N 27TH ST Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 rented
2832 N 27TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2833 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2834 N 27TH ST Bought for $17K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $95K 3/1 1,362 1940 1 rentedtax lien
2835 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2836 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2837 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated4 viol
2838 N 27TH ST sold $821K (2023); 10 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). Investor / LLC $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 rented2 viol
2839 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2840 N 27TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2841 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2016); sold $43K (2019). Investor / LLC $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 rentedtax lien
2842 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2843 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2844 N 27TH ST Bought for $46K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 1 rented
2845 N 27TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 rentedabatedtax lien
2846 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2847 N 27TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2848 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2849 N 27TH ST Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2850 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2851 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $61K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2852 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $36K in 2006 → $66K in 2007 (+83%). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 2
2853 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 rented
2854 N 27TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2855 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 tax lien
2856 N 27TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0 abated
2857 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $74K in 2021 → $200K in 2022 (+170%). Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 2
2858 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2859 N 27TH ST Traded 3×: $8K in 2012 → $15K in 2019 (+88%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,158 1940 3 rentedtax lien
2860 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,158 1940 0
2861 N 27TH ST Bought for $15K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2001. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 2 abated
2862 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $113K 4/1 2,093 1940 0 rented
2863 N 27TH ST Traded 3×: $16K in 2001 → $24K in 2006 (+51%). Investor / LLC $84K 3/1 1,158 1940 3 rented
2865 N 27TH ST Bought for $28K in 2015, use permit in 2020, sold for $150K in 2026 (+436%). Investor / LLC $155K 4/2 1,680 1940 3

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

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