Who owns your block
400 block of N 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 10% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 49% since 2016, now about $305K. Property taxes are climbing about 25% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $305K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $305K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (25 violent) and 140 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
- $305K typical home, up +49% since 2016
- Tax bill $364 to $4,267 a year, +25%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $259,850/yr to the city, about $8,382 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +49% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1072% since 2016 · ~+25%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.7% 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 $149 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 4 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce D Shelly (individual) | 2 | 9 | $5.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hing Lee Llc | 4 | 6 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kim Y Ling (individual) | 3 | 5 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1116 Buttonwood Llc | 2 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Regal Holding Llc | 1 | 3 | $780K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 448 12th Street Lp | 1 | 2 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zhao Realty Co Inc | 1 | 2 | $3.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pphh Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $232K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1127 Hamilton Llc | 1 | 1 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403-05 N 12TH ST | Vacant | $486K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 407 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Vacant | $500K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 410-24 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $2.7M | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 430 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $1.7M | —/— | 18,219 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 439-43 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2001, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $800K in 2008. | Vacant | $1.6M | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 445 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $280K | 1/1 | 713 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 445 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,465 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 445 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $408K | 2/2 | 1,565 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 446-52 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 9,425 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 447 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $426K | 2/2 | 1,779 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 447 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $305K | 1/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 447 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 449 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $305K | 2/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 449 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 449 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $426K | 2/2 | 1,779 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 451 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 451 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $305K | 1/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 451 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $426K | 2/2 | 1,779 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 453 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 453 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $426K | 2/2 | 1,779 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 453 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $305K | 1/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 454 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $2.6M | —/— | 14,400 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 455 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | tax lien |
| 455 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $426K | 2/2 | 1,780 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 455 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $305K | 1/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 457 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $426K | 2/2 | 1,779 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 457 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,722 | 2006 | 0 | tax lien |
| 457 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $305K | 1/1 | 798 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 459 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $280K | 1/1 | 713 | 2007 | 0 | |
| 459 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $224K | —/— | 1,542 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 459 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $408K | 2/2 | 1,565 | 2007 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)