Who owns your block
2900 block of N 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 8 homes behind $18,347 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $85K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $85K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $85K | $83K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (48 violent) and 176 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
- $85K typical home, up +139% since 2016
- Tax bill $341 to $910 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.2M assessed, $37,581/yr to the city, about $752 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +139% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +167% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2946-48 N 8th St is assessed at $212K but pays $978 a year — about 33% of the $2,963 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 +8.2% 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 $239 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 53 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Rpp Homes Llc, carries 2 open violations across 24 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rpp Homes Llc | 1 | 24 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sjc Real Estate Llc | 1 | 19 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Arms Investments Llc | 1 | 8 | $297K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elias E Crisostomo (individual) | 3 | 4 | $314K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Teresa Legarreta (individual) | 2 | 4 | $406K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ec & Son Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $21K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Providence North (individual) | 2 | 2 | $198K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Crisostomo Carmen Simona (individual) | 2 | 2 | $82K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cristina Carrasco (individual) | 2 | 2 | $256K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carmen S Crisostomo (individual) | 2 | 2 | $190K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Harritage Llc | 1 | 1 | $129K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2900 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $84K | —/1 | 1,170 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2901 N 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 3,272 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2902 N 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $66K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2903-05 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2000 → $5K in 2009 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $121K | —/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2904 N 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $155K in 1999 → $2.1M in 2022 (+1284%). | Investor / LLC | $66K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2906 N 8TH ST History6 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $66K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 2907 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2908 N 8TH ST | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2909 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $165K | —/— | 4,678 | 1953 | 0 | abated |
| 2910 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $66K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2912 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2914 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2916 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2016 → $8K in 2021 (-11%). | Owner-occupied | $119K | —/1 | 900 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2917 N 8TH ST | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2918 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2013. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $34K | —/1 | 784 | 1920 | 2 | 6 viol |
| 2919 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | —/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2920 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2921 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2922 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $3K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $5K in 2016 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2923 N 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $35K in 2006 → $33K in 2018 (-7%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/1 | 1,800 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2924 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2925 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $109K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 5/3 | 1,700 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2926 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2004 → $5K in 2008 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2927 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $9K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/1 | 1,700 | 1920 | 1 | abated6 violtax lien |
| 2928 N 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $65K | —/1 | 728 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2929 N 8TH ST | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2930 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2007 → $4K in 2007 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $70K | —/1 | 840 | 1920 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 2931 N 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $115K | —/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2932 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2002 → $10K in 2020 (+900%). | Absentee individual | $18K | —/— | 462 | 1979 | 2 | |
| 2933 N 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $90K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2934 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2002 → $20K in 2020 (+567%). | Absentee individual | $66K | —/1 | 766 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2935 N 8TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2012); sold $3K (2012). | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2936 N 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $9K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2937 N 8TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2938 N 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $3K in 1999 → $85K in 2025 (+2733%). | Owner-occupied | $67K | —/1 | 774 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2939 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $19K in 2010, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $90K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 2940 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $88K | —/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2941 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $2K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $90K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 2942 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | —/1 | 1,634 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2943 N 8TH ST History3 L&I violations (2014); 6 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $90K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2944 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2014. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $73K | —/1 | 1,642 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2945 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $89K | —/1 | 1,218 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2946-48 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 2,622 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2947 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $1K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $90K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 2949 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2002, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $50K in 2023 (+1150%). | Absentee individual | $122K | —/— | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2951 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $86K | —/1 | 1,139 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2953 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $1K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $131K | —/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2955 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2957 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2008, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $265K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $129K | 3/1 | 1,836 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2959 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/1 | 2,628 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)