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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.

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
$85K
$52K–$3.0M
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$99
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$56K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $85K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $35K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 18
$17K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
56%
10 of 18
city 41%
Rentals
17%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$10K
2 of 18 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$562
5 years
+91%
value · tax +$860
10 years
+130%
value · tax +$517

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 $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 blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$85K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied44%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.

Crimes · 12mo
128
68 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
217
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults44
Motor Vehicle Theft12
All Other Offenses11
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Weapon Violations9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection55
Maintenance Complaint53
Illegal Dumping24
Abandoned Vehicle18
Street Defect12
Sanitation Violation8

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
Commodore John Barry
5900 Race St · 442 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$85K2016: $37K2017: $37K2018: $37K2019: $43K2020: $45K2021: $45K2022: $45K2023: $45K2024: $45K2025: $77K2026: $77K2027: $85K2016202020232027

▲ +130% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9572016: $4402017: $4402018: $4402019: $6012020: $4782021: $2342022: $972024: $682025: $3952026: $3952027: $9572016202020232027

▲ +118% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

9
9 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 $16,989 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%
$34,819pays now $42,070at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 230 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+7.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+130%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.4 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 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

$0$125K$250K20082012201620202024
11arm's-length sales since 2008
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 18 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 5 18parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels14 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$52K$122K+

The block's largest owner, Hnb Investment Properties Llc, carries 69 open violations across 80 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hnb Investment Properties Llc180$11Mphila.gov ↗
Mount Moses Llc117$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Parliament Resources Llc11$52Kphila.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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
308 N 59TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 858 1920 0 1 viol
310 N 59TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 858 1920 0 abated
312 N 59TH ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2015 → $245K in 2021 (+1125%). Investor / LLC $85K 3/1 858 1920 2 rented
314 N 59TH ST 2 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $85K 3/1 858 1920 0
320 N 59TH ST Bought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $52K 3/1 858 1920 1
322 N 59TH ST built 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 built 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 Traded 3×: $26K in 2015 → $90K in 2024 (+246%). Absentee individual $85K 3/1 858 1920 3 rented
334 N 59TH ST Bought for $85K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Absentee individual $85K 3/1 858 1920 1
336 N 59TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $27K in 2011. Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 948 1920 1 abatedtax lien
338 N 59TH ST built 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 built 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)

Where this comes from

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