Who owns your block
300 block of N 59th St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $10,400 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $85K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $85K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 128 reported crimes (68 violent) and 217 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 +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $440 to $957 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.5M assessed, $45,527/yr to the city, about $2,529 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +118% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
342 N 59th St is assessed at $3.0M but pays $34,819 a year — about 83% of the $42,070 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 +7.9% 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 $230 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2008. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Hnb Investment Properties Llc, carries 69 open violations across 80 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hnb Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 80 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mount Moses Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Parliament Resources Llc | 1 | 1 | $52K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 310 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 312 N 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2015 → $245K in 2021 (+1125%). | Investor / LLC | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 314 N 59TH ST History2 L&I violations (2023); sold $21K (2026); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 316 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 318 N 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 320 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $52K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 322 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 324 N 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 326 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 328 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 330 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 332 N 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2015 → $90K in 2024 (+246%). | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 334 N 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 336 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $27K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $122K | 3/1 | 948 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 338 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 858 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 340 N 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $96K | 3/1 | 948 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 342 N 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $3.0M | —/— | 16,614 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)