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Who owns your block

2900 block of N 12th St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 20 homes behind $103,145 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 116% since 2016, now about $138K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$138K
$28K–$229K
ZIP median $83K
Price / sq ft
$85
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$71K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $138K
Tax / yr
$794
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
58%
27 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
13%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$103K
20 of 52 behind
▲ block 38% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$322
5 years
+249%
value · tax +$720
10 years
+116%
value · tax +$310

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 $138K — about 0.6× 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 blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median home value$138K$83K$223K
Owner-occupied37%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (33 violent) and 155 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
99
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
155
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
All Other Offenses12
Thefts12
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint36
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection30
Abandoned Vehicle15
Construction Complaints14
Illegal Dumping11
Smoke Detector8

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
Mastery Charter School At Clymer
Middle & High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$138K2016: $64K2017: $64K2018: $64K2019: $52K2020: $40K2021: $40K2022: $40K2023: $101K2024: $101K2025: $126K2026: $126K2027: $138K2016202020232027

▲ +116% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7942016: $4842017: $4842018: $4752019: $3612020: $1782021: $1782022: $742023: $4012024: $4012025: $4722026: $4722027: $7942016202020232027

▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6210025020162019202220252027This block 216 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $216 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+116%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.8 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 31 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20052010201520202025
27arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
31homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 10 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

10 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels18 parcels23 parcels
$28K$157K+

The block's largest owner, Ddh Fund Llc, carries 38 open violations across 43 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ddh Fund Llc143$7.1Mphila.gov ↗
Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Ajay122$973Kphila.gov ↗
American Property Investment Associates110$376Kphila.gov ↗
Ramocki Llc15$735Kphila.gov ↗
Eden Investment Llc15$663Kphila.gov ↗
T&H Property Management Inc14$114Kphila.gov ↗
Christian Amadeo Consultant Services Llc12$246Kphila.gov ↗
Newbrie Builders Llc22$63Kphila.gov ↗
2sc Management Llc11$140Kphila.gov ↗
Primetime Realty Llc11$138Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2910 N 12TH ST Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
2912 N 12TH ST Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
2914 N 12TH ST Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
2916 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $169K —/— 2,304 1925 0
2918 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,966 1925 0 tax lien
2920 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,966 1925 0 tax lien
2922 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,966 1925 0
2923 N 12TH ST Bought for $4K in 2010. Vacant $33K —/— 1 tax lien
2924 N 12TH ST Bought for $6K in 2009. Vacant $31K —/— 1 tax lien
2925 N 12TH ST Bought for $30K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $153K —/— 2,016 1925 1 rented
2926 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $157K 5/1 1,966 1925 1 rented
2927 N 12TH ST 4 L&I violations (2007); sold $3K (2011); L&I violation (2014); Appeal dismissed (2026). Absentee individual $229K —/— 2,016 1925 1 tax lien
2928 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,966 1925 0 tax lien
2929 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $153K —/— 2,016 1925 0 tax lien
2930 N 12TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $155K 4/1 1,534 1925 0 tax lien
2931 N 12TH ST Bought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $168K 4/1 1,617 1925 3 rented3 violtax lien
2932 N 12TH ST 4 L&I violations (2016); 5 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 0 tax lien
2933 N 12TH ST Bought for $74K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 1 rentedtax lien
2934 N 12TH ST Bought for $80K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 1 tax lien
2935 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0 tax lien
2936 N 12TH ST Bought for $60K in 2025, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $60K in 2025. Vacant $31K —/— 2 tax lien
2937 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0
2938 N 12TH ST built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $60K in 2025. Vacant $31K —/— 1 tax lien
2939 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0 tax lien
2940 N 12TH ST 3 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 0
2941 N 12TH ST Bought for $55K in 2019. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 1 rented
2942 N 12TH ST Bought for $27K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $141K —/— 1,556 1925 1
2943 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0
2944 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. Vacant $31K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
2945 N 12TH ST Bought for $43K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 1
2946 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $145K 4/1 1,659 1925 1 tax lien
2947 N 12TH ST Bought for $59K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 1
2948 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Vacant $31K —/— 0
2949 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2018 → $105K in 2023 (+250%). Investor / LLC $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 2 tax lien
2950 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 0
2951 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0
2952 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 0 rentedtax lien
2953 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0 tax lien
2954 N 12TH ST Bought for $60K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $142K 4/1 1,573 1925 1
2955 N 12TH ST Bought for $38K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,617 1925 1
2956 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 0
2957 N 12TH ST 10 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0 rented
2958 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $7K in 2001 → $25K in 2001 (+285%). Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,534 1925 2
2959 N 12TH ST Bought for $10K in 2021. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 1 tax lien
2960 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,470 1925 0 tax lien
2961 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0
2962 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $134K 4/1 1,696 1920 0
2963 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 0
2964 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $142K 4/1 1,696 1925 0 tax lien
2965 N 12TH ST Bought for $18K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $138K 4/1 1,617 1925 2
2967 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $28K —/— 0 tax lien
2969 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $104K —/— 2,128 1925 0

Neighborhood

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

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