Who owns your block
3700 block of N 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 10 homes behind $42,175 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $106K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.
- 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 $106K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $106K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 139 reported crimes (37 violent) and 222 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
- $106K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $796 to $1,237 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.5M assessed, $70,763/yr to the city, about $1,608 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3709 N 5th St is assessed at $137K but pays $726 a year — about 38% of the $1,916 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $187 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1994. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Em 17 Investments Inc | 1 | 5 | $127K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mis Property Group Inc | 1 | 3 | $224K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dynasty Management Llc | 2 | 3 | $307K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Co Tetelestai | 1 | 2 | $379K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Evas World Llc | 1 | 2 | $154K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3701 N Fifth Llc | 1 | 1 | $179K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3700-16 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $440K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 9,636 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 3701 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 1994, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $225K in 2021 (+650%). | Investor / LLC | $179K | —/— | 2,976 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 3703 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 4/3 | 1,856 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3705 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3707 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $61K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $183K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 3709 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3711 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2011 → $30K in 2020 (-14%). | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 3715 N 5TH ST Historysold $5K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2009); 12 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3717 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3718-26 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $660K | —/— | 11,380 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3719 N 5TH ST Historysold $10K (2009); 3 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2018); 3 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $47K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 3721 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3723 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2010); sold $70K (2018). | Owner-occupied | $76K | —/— | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3725 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $6K in 1999. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 3727 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3728 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $42K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 3729 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3730 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $102K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3731 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 3732 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 3733 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3734 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,522 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3735 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3736 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 3737 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2013 → $125K in 2025 (+355%). | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 3738 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2018 → $7K in 2019 (+21%). | Investor / LLC | $111K | —/— | 1,764 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3739 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3740 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $121K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3741 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 1,170 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 3742 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $121K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3743 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $80K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 3744 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3745 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3746 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 4/1 | 1,950 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3747 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3748 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2005 → $70K in 2006 (+637%). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 2,460 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3749 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2024. | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3750 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Absentee individual | $97K | —/— | 2,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3751 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2006, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $85K in 2023 (+750%). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 2/2 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 3753 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3755 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $19K in 2010 → $150K in 2021 (+689%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 3757 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2001 → $33K in 2015 (+175%). | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 3759 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3761 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)