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Who owns your block

300 block of N 12th St

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 2 homes behind $20,748 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $275K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Turnover

    Seventy of 78 homes have never sold since 2011, indicating extremely limited turnover on a block with 78 properties.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    Block appreciation of 5.4% per year trails the city rate of 6.5% by 1.1 points annually despite a 1.2x median value ratio.

  3. 03
    Zoning

    Eleven zoning appeals were filed by only 3 homes, suggesting concentrated legal activity on a small subset of properties.

By the Numbers

Median value
$275K
$24K–$30M
ZIP median $395K
Price / sq ft
$294
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$237K
8 sold in 2yr
assessed $275K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $415K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
56%
44 of 78
city 41%
Rentals
10%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
2 of 78 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
11
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-4%
value · tax +$293
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$54
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$1K

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 $275K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19107 median of $395K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19107 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19107Philadelphia
Median home value$275K$395K$223K
Owner-occupied44%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (50 violent) and 225 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
156
50 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
225
29 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults35
Thefts23
Theft from Vehicle21
Motor Vehicle Theft14
All Other Offenses13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint29
Graffiti Removal22
Sanitation Violation21
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection19
Information Request18
Street Defect17

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
Spring Garden
1146 Melon St · 247 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$250K$500K$275K2016: $155K2017: $155K2018: $155K2019: $202K2020: $226K2021: $226K2022: $226K2023: $287K2024: $287K2025: $287K2026: $287K2027: $275K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2202016: $2,0842017: $2,0842018: $2,0842019: $2,8282020: $3,1662021: $3,1662022: $3,1662023: $3,0652024: $3,1092025: $2,9272026: $2,9272027: $3,2202016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/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 8 arm's-length sales since 2011. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 70 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20122014201620182020
8arm's-length sales since 2011
0times the typical home has sold
1most sales for a single property
70homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 78 parcels

Owner-occupied: 44Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 6 78parcels
  • Owner-occupied 44
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 6

Value distribution today

7 parcels0 parcels56 parcels2 parcels4 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$24K$718K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Shelly Real Estate Llc77$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
314 N 12th St Llc55$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
2l Real Estate Inc22$515Kphila.gov ↗
Alice Sun (individual)22$460Kphila.gov ↗
Ijalana Benjamin Olubunmi (individual)22$520Kphila.gov ↗
Wang Sheng Llc22$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Investment Company Llc11$597Kphila.gov ↗
Post Goldtex Lp11$30Mphila.gov ↗
326-28 N 12th St Associates Llc11$5.2Mphila.gov ↗
333 N 12th Street Associates Llc11$93Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 78 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$25M$50M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Torn down & rebuilt
305-09 N 12th St
$597K · demolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2024).
New construction
326 N 12th St
$5.2M · built new under a 2024 permit.
Improved
315-23 N 12th St
$30M · Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2019.
Improved
329-31 N 12th St
$940K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
314-22 N 12th St
$875K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
Improved
325-27 N 12th St
$718K · Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
305-09 N 12TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2024). Owner-occupied $597K —/— 4,589 — 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $275K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $445K 2/2 1,460 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $275K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $285K 1/1 1,049 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST History11 L&I violations (2011). Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $447K 1/1 1,520 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $24K —/— 88 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $567K 1/1 2,010 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $472K 1/1 1,620 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $343K 1/1 1,135 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $300K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0 tax lien
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Investor / LLC $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $275K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $525K 2/2 1,957 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $685K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $275K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $875K 1/1 1,460 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $235K 1/1 730 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $240K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,049 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $230K 1/1 730 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $290K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
314-22 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0 rented
314-22 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 1/1 1,208 1900 0
315-23 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $30M —/— 140,363 1925 0 13 viol
325-27 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $718K —/— 4,223 1920 0 rented
326 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. Investor / LLC $5.2M —/— 24,864 2026 0
329-31 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $940K —/— — — 0
333 N 12TH ST Vacant $93K —/— — — 1
335 N 12TH ST Vacant $93K —/— — — 1
337 N 12TH ST Vacant $120K —/— — — 1
339 N 12TH ST Vacant $120K —/— — — 1
341 N 12TH ST Vacant $120K —/— — — 1
343 N 12TH ST Vacant $120K —/— — — 1
345 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $750K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $497K —/— 2,160 1925 1
347 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $750K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $407K —/— 1,768 1925 1 rented

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

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