Who owns your block
3900 block of N 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 7 homes behind $22,049 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 109% since 2016, now about $133K. 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 $133K — 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 block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $133K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 8% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 116 reported crimes (39 violent) and 129 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
- $133K typical home, up +109% since 2016
- Tax bill $808 to $1,769 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $89,647/yr to the city, about $2,423 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +109% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +119% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3921-61 N 5th St is assessed at $959K but pays $4,364 a year — about 32% of the $13,430 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% 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 $209 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook 1 Operating Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Colon Victor Manuel Jr (individual) | 6 | 7 | $764K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Arielitte Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $312K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Catherine Cofield (individual) | 2 | 2 | $324K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5th Street Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $101K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S And S Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lester Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roberto Clemente Homes Lp | 1 | 1 | $959K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3900 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020. | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3901 N 5TH ST Historysold $35K (2003); L&I violation (2009); Appeal filed (2011). | Owner-occupied | $156K | —/— | 2,479 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3902 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3903 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2018. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $101K | —/— | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3904 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3905 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3906 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3907 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 2/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3908 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3909 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3910 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3911-19 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $2.1M | —/— | 14,784 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 3912 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $49K in 2006, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $68K in 2021 (+38%). | Absentee individual | $167K | —/— | 1,774 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 3914 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 1999, zoning/use permit in 2010, sold for $75K in 2023 (+329%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,990 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 3916-18 N 5TH ST Historysold $75K (2004); 5 L&I violations (2017); 3 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $101K | —/— | 2,016 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3920 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2007 → $95K in 2026 (+41%). | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3921-61 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $269K | —/— | 5,378 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 3921-61 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $959K | —/— | 56,893 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 3922 N 5TH ST | Investor / LLC | $137K | —/— | 1,190 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3924 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3926 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2003 → $150K in 2025 (+733%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 4/2 | 1,190 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3928 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $122K | —/— | 1,940 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3930 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $202K | —/— | 2,305 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3932 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2004 → $130K in 2023 (+132%). | Absentee individual | $159K | 2/2 | 1,336 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3934 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2001 → $300K in 2024 (+868%). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3936 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3938 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2002, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $300K in 2024 (+2400%). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 3940 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2022, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $250K in 2022 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/2 | 1,569 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 3942 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $8K in 2000 → $57K in 2005 (+600%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 3944 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $147K | —/— | 1,377 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 3946 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2014, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $120K in 2022 (+2300%). | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,473 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3948 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2004 → $20K in 2007 (+122%). | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 1,509 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 3950 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2000 → $15K in 2003 (-64%). | Absentee individual | $145K | —/— | 1,332 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 3952 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $146K | —/— | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3954 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 3956 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $121K | —/— | 1,924 | 1920 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 3958 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $94K | —/— | 1,837 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)