Who owns your block
2900 block of N 3rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 12 homes behind $72,775 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $78K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $78K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and below 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 | $78K | $83K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (43 violent) and 112 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
- $78K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $267 to $189 a year, -3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $25,817/yr to the city, about $461 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -29% since 2016 · ~-3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2915 N 3rd St is assessed at $114K but pays $196 a year — about 12% of the $1,596 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% 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 $161 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1991. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 38 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 35
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 3 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lydia E Rivera (individual) | 4 | 9 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nelson Peralta (individual) | 2 | 3 | $268K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Luis A Borges (individual) | 2 | 2 | $159K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Alvarado Luis A Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $156K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elving Reyes (individual) | 2 | 2 | $92K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 N 3RD ST History3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2903 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $53K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2905 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | —/— | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2907 N 3RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $500 in 2000 → $13K in 2012 (+2500%). | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2909 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2910 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2911 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2912 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2913 N 3RD ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 6 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2914 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2915 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | —/— | 1,596 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2916 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2917 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2918 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2919 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2920 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2921 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2922 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2923 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2924 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2925 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 2926 N 3RD ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2927 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2928 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2929 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2930 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2932 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2934 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2936 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2937 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2001. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $56K | —/— | 1,064 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2938 N 3RD ST History8 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 2939 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $8K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $80K | —/— | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2940 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | 7 violtax lien |
| 2941 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2942 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2943 N 3RD ST Improved | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 4 viol |
| 2944 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2945 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2946 N 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $40K in 2010 (+1900%). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2947 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $53K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2948 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2949 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $2K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2950 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2951 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | —/— | 1,288 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2952 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2953 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2954 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2955 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2956 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2957 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2958 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2959 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2960 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2961 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2002 → $4K in 2003 (+122%). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2963 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2965 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 2,720 | 1920 | 1 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)