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Who owns your block

3500 block of N 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 28% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 6 homes behind $7,367 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 158% since 2016, now about $143K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$143K
$16K–$605K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$99
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$70K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $143K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 39
$12K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
28%
11 of 39
city 41%
Rentals
8%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
6 of 39 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+26%
value · tax +$155
5 years
+161%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+158%
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 $143K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19140Philadelphia
Median home value$143K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied13%31%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 128 reported crimes (23 violent) and 167 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
128
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
167
84 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses60
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Other Assaults11
Thefts11
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle38
Illegal Dumping20
License Complaint18
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Maintenance Complaint13
Street Defect13

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 · K-5
Bayard Taylor
3698 N Randolph St · 359 students
Middle · 6-8
Roberto Clemente
122 W Erie Ave · 279 students
High · 9-12
Thomas A Edison
151 W Luzerne St · 1022 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$100K$200K$143K2016: $55K2017: $55K2018: $62K2019: $60K2020: $55K2021: $55K2022: $55K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $114K2026: $114K2027: $143K2016202020232027

▲ +158% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7262016: $6992017: $6992018: $7102019: $7912020: $6452021: $6452022: $6452023: $8822024: $8822025: $1,2052026: $1,5712027: $1,7262016202020232027

▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

2
2 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 $11,701 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

32 homes pay the full 1.40%7 pay less
$0pays now $2,972at the full rate

The starkest example: 3550 N 5th St is assessed at $212K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,972 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 258 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $258 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+158%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.5 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
27arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 39 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 10 39parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

5 parcels5 parcels4 parcels15 parcels4 parcels3 parcels3 parcels
$16K$271K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hector J Santiago (individual)26$456Kphila.gov ↗
Cancel Marc Anthony (individual)24$201Kphila.gov ↗
Housedbyjess LLC13$301Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Rosa Cancel (individual)23$488Kphila.gov ↗
Israel Concepcion (individual)23$195Kphila.gov ↗
Cancel Marc Anthony Sr (individual)33$281Kphila.gov ↗
Stephen Cancel (individual)33$333Kphila.gov ↗
Cancel Joseph Tr (individual)22$291Kphila.gov ↗
New Sang Yick Trading Co LLC12$1.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Housebyjess LLC11$127Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
3543 N 5th St LLC11$143Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Master Holding LP11$271Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 39 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3500-02 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. Absentee individual $136K —/— 2,166 1920 0 2 viol
3507 N 5TH ST Bought for $70K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $167K —/— 1,642 1920 1 rented
3509 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $341K —/— 4,400 1920 0 rented
3511 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $155K —/— 1,260 1920 0 rented
3518 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2003 → $23K in 2020 (+663%). Investor / LLC $127K —/— 1,400 1920 2
3520 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $7K in 2000 → $20K in 2020 (+192%). Investor / LLC $123K —/— 1,120 1920 2
3522 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $173K 4/1 1,995 1920 1
3523 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
3524 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $170K 4/1 1,920 1920 0
3525 N 5TH ST 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $41K —/— 0 tax lien
3526 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $146K 2/2 1,140 1920 0
3527 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $55K —/— 0 tax lien
3528 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2006 → $40K in 2011 (-41%). Absentee individual $145K —/— 1,200 1920 2
3529 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $43K —/— 0
3530 N 5TH ST sold $100K (2021); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $151K —/— 1,200 1920 1
3531 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $6K in 2004 → $5K in 2018 (-17%). Vacant $58K —/— 3 tax lien
3532 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2000 → $70K in 2026 (+600%). Absentee individual $138K —/— 1,500 1915 3
3533 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $50K —/— 0 tax lien
3534 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $169K 4/1 2,304 1925 0
3535 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $67K —/— 0
3536 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $145K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
3537 N 5TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K —/— 1,920 1930 0 abated
3538 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3539 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $143K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
3540 N 5TH ST sold $9K (2008); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $145K —/— 1,200 1920 1 tax lien
3541 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $143K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
3542 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $225K —/— 2,272 1915 0
3543 N 5TH ST Bought for $5K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $143K 3/1 1,200 1920 2 tax lien
3544 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2009); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $143K —/— 2,272 1915 0 1 viol
3545 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $143K 3/1 1,200 1920 0 tax lien
3546 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $605K —/— 7,360 1960 0 tax lien
3547 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2011). Vacant $71K —/— 0 tax lien
3549 N 5TH ST Vacant $67K —/— 0 tax lien
3550 N 5TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $212K —/— 3,300 1958 0 abated
3551 N 5TH ST Bought for $1K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $97K —/— 1,800 1925 1
3553 N 5TH ST sold $47K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $139K —/— 1,056 1920 1
3555 N 5TH ST Bought for $57K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $98K —/— 1,920 1920 1
3557 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a sign permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $271K —/— 2,686 1920 1 2 violtax lien
3559 N 5TH ST Bought for $90K in 2012. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2013. Absentee individual $206K —/— 3,440 1925 4

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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