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Who owns your block

2900 block of N 27th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 22 open code violations and 14 homes behind $63,177 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 123% since 2016, now about $86K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$86K
$13K–$154K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$72
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$72K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $86K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
19 of 52
$23K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
63%
33 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
15%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
22
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$63K
14 of 52 behind
▲ block 27% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
0%
value · tax −$19
5 years
+116%
value · tax +$916
10 years
+123%
value · tax +$833

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 $86K — 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$86K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied39%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (32 violent) and 250 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
89
32 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
250
87 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Thefts10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint73
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Abandoned Vehicle29
Information Request16
Illegal Dumping15
Inlet Cleaning12

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
E Washington Rhodes
2900 W Clearfield St · 350 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$86K2016: $38K2017: $38K2018: $38K2019: $38K2020: $40K2021: $40K2022: $40K2023: $64K2024: $64K2025: $86K2026: $86K2027: $86K2016202020232027

▲ +123% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1692016: $3532017: $3362018: $2432019: $2012020: $1822021: $1792022: $2532023: $8832024: $8832025: $1,1882026: $1,1882027: $1,1692016202020232027

▲ +231% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

19
19 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 $23,411 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%
$169pays now $1,569at the full rate

2903 N 27th St is assessed at $112K but pays $169 a year — about 11% of the $1,569 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 +7.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 223 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $223 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+123%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.1 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 2 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels2 parcels14 parcels22 parcels10 parcels
$13K$112K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kelley Investment Group L167$11Mphila.gov ↗
Kara Llc17$113Kphila.gov ↗
Tri Star East Coast Llc16$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Annabelle 2006 Investment Group Llc15$814Kphila.gov ↗
Gold Rush Property Llc13$127Kphila.gov ↗
Bu Real Investments Llc12$257Kphila.gov ↗
2901 Anthony'S Inc11$101Kphila.gov ↗
Leal Rev Pa 2 Llc11$51Kphila.gov ↗
Mer1958 Llc11$88Kphila.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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2900 N 27TH ST Bought for $60K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Absentee individual $110K —/— 1,696 1940 1
2901 N 27TH ST Bought for $15K in 2013. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $101K —/— 1,551 1940 1
2902 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0
2903 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $49K in 2010. Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 abatedtax lien
2904 N 27TH ST Bought for $60K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 1
2905 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2906 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abated
2907 N 27TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $59K in 2007. Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 abated
2908 N 27TH ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
2909 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2910 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abated
2911 N 27TH ST sold $40K (2021); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 7 viol
2912 N 27TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abated
2913 N 27TH ST Bought for $75K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 rented
2914 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0
2915 N 27TH ST Bought for $21K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 rented
2916 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $13K in 2014 → $165K in 2023 (+1169%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,086 1940 2 5 viol
2917 N 27TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2017. Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 abated
2918 N 27TH ST Bought for $22K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 3 rented
2919 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0
2920 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2001. Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 1 abatedtax lien
2921 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $42K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated4 violtax lien
2922 N 27TH ST sold $30K (2008); 9 L&I violations (2017); Appeal city affirmed (2018). Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 1
2923 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2924 N 27TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abated
2925 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,184 1940 1
2926 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2927 N 27TH ST Traded 3×: $28K in 2002 → $45K in 2023 (+61%). Absentee individual $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 3 rented
2928 N 27TH ST Bought for $72K in 2025. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $51K 3/1 1,086 1940 1 1 viol
2929 N 27TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2930 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2004 → $74K in 2019 (+65%). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 2
2931 N 27TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,024 1940 0 abatedtax lien
2932 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $62K in 2009 → $28K in 2017 (-55%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 1,086 1940 2 rented
2933 N 27TH ST Bought for $45K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 2 rented
2934 N 27TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,086 1940 0 abated
2935 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 rented
2936 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $60K 3/1 1,086 1940 1
2937 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 tax lien
2938 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,086 1940 0
2939 N 27TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2940 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2006 → $65K in 2006 (+333%). Absentee individual $67K 3/1 1,086 1940 2
2941 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0
2942 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $88K 4/1 1,400 1940 0 3 violtax lien
2943 N 27TH ST Bought for $110K in 2019. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,184 1940 1 tax lien
2945 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 abated
2947 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $190K in 2022. Owner-occupied $86K 3/2 1,184 1940 1 abated
2949 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0
2951 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $86K 3/1 1,184 1940 0
2953 N 27TH ST Bought for $21K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $88K in 2018 (+319%). Absentee individual $112K 3/1 1,184 1940 2 rentedtax lien
2955 N 27TH ST Absentee individual $132K 3/1 1,184 1940 0 tax lien
2957 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
2959 N 27TH ST Traded 3×: $32K in 2005 → $86K in 2024 (+169%). Absentee individual $101K 3/1 1,634 1940 3 2 violtax lien

Neighborhood

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

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