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Who owns your block

400 block of N 63rd St

A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $37,457 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 48% since 2016, now about $234K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$234K
$49K–$807K
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$90
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
52%
11 of 21
city 41%
Rentals
19%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$37K
2 of 21 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-8%
value · tax −$193
5 years
+27%
value · tax +$835
10 years
+48%
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 $234K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19151 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19151 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19151Philadelphia
Median home value$234K$189K$223K
Owner-occupied19%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (67 violent) and 162 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
137
67 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
162
32 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults55
Thefts15
Motor Vehicle Theft12
All Other Offenses11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Theft from Vehicle8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection51
Maintenance Complaint20
Abandoned Vehicle19
Illegal Dumping12
Other (Streets)8
Street Defect6

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$250K$500K$234K2016: $158K2017: $158K2018: $137K2019: $178K2020: $185K2021: $185K2022: $185K2023: $214K2024: $214K2025: $248K2026: $254K2027: $234K2016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2802016: $2,2092017: $2,2092018: $1,8032019: $2,3542020: $2,4452021: $2,4452022: $2,4452023: $2,9972024: $2,9972025: $3,1942026: $3,4732027: $3,2802016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

8710025020162019202220252027This block 148 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $148 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+48%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.8 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20042008201220162020
13arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 21 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 1 21parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels9 parcels4 parcels4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$49K$720K+

The block's largest owner, Highland Ave Properties L, carries 6 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Highland Ave Properties L23$722Kphila.gov ↗
Csb Real Estate Llc11$337Kphila.gov ↗
Shree Real Estate Corp11$720Kphila.gov ↗
Jawa Llc11$273Kphila.gov ↗
Laundromat Paradise Llc11$399Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 21 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
400 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $294K —/— 2,850 1925 0 3 violtax lien
401-05 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $807K —/— 8,364 1928 0 rented
402 N 63RD ST 5 L&I violations (2013); 14 L&I violations (2014); sold $106K (2016); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $196K —/— 2,254 1925 1
404 N 63RD ST Bought for $55K in 2002, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $165K in 2022. Investor / LLC $337K —/— 2,254 1920 3
406 N 63RD ST Bought for $38K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $224K —/— 1,920 1920 1
407 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $160K 4/1 1,782 1925 0 tax lien
408 N 63RD ST Owner-occupied $324K —/— 3,600 1925 0
409 N 63RD ST L&I violation (2008). Owner-occupied $157K 4/1 1,672 1925 0 tax lien
410-14 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $306K —/— 5,500 1925 0
411 N 63RD ST Owner-occupied $150K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
413-17 N 63RD ST Owner-occupied $394K —/— 11,250 1950 0 tax lien
416-36 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $720K —/— 3,000 1998 0
419 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $233K —/— 2,196 1925 0 tax lien
421 N 63RD ST sold $110K (2004); 4 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $191K —/— 2,416 1925 1
423 N 63RD ST Owner-occupied $231K —/— 1,716 1925 1 rented
425 N 63RD ST Absentee individual $49K —/— 2,169 1925 0 rented
427-35 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $273K —/— 3,300 1950 0 4 viol
437 N 63RD ST Traded 3×: $150K in 2006 → $185K in 2013 (+23%). Investor / LLC $234K —/— 3,124 1925 3
439-41 N 63RD ST Traded 3×: $150K in 2006 → $185K in 2013 (+23%). Vacant $108K —/— 3
443-45 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $400K —/— 5,632 1925 0 rented
447-53 N 63RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $399K —/— 5,616 1970 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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