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Who owns your block

4500 block of N 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 11 homes behind $49,929 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $146K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$146K
$14K–$215K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$105
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$666
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 44
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
30 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$50K
11 of 44 behind
▲ block 25% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$9
5 years
+69%
value · tax +$71
10 years
+93%
value · tax +$14

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 $146K — about 0.7× 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$146K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied43%31%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (30 violent) and 202 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
86
30 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
202
41 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
All Other Offenses12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Thefts11
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Maintenance Complaint41
Abandoned Vehicle23
Illegal Dumping18
Street Light Outage11
Street Defect10

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
Jay Cooke
1300 W Loudon St · 386 students
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 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$146K2016: $76K2017: $76K2018: $76K2019: $80K2020: $86K2021: $86K2022: $86K2023: $106K2024: $106K2025: $145K2026: $145K2027: $146K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$6662016: $6522017: $6522018: $6522019: $5782020: $5952021: $5952022: $5952023: $4492024: $4032025: $6572026: $6572027: $6662016202020232027

▲ +2% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr

4
4 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 $32,283 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,976pays now $2,804at the full rate

4527 N 12th St is assessed at $200K but pays $1,976 a year — about 70% of the $2,804 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 +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2005201020152020
45arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 6 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 6

Value distribution today

6 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels37 parcels
$14K$159K+

The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii Llc, carries 14 open violations across 33 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii Llc133$5.4Mphila.gov ↗
Basa Realty Llc110$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Logan Assistance Corp13$45Kphila.gov ↗
Logan Assi Corp11$14Kphila.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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4507 N 12TH ST Bought for $12K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 1
4509 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 0 abated2 viol
4511 N 12TH ST Bought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 3
4512 N 12TH ST Bought for $10K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,440 1935 2
4513 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 0
4514 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2007 → $5K in 2008 (+0%). Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,440 1935 2 tax lien
4515 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 0
4516 N 12TH ST 22 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,440 1935 0 tax lien
4517 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2015); sold $100K (2021); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 1 tax lien
4518 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $158K —/— 1,440 1935 0
4519 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2023). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4520 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $41K in 2001 → $48K in 2007 (+16%). Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,440 1935 2
4521 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $12K in 2001 → $35K in 2019 (+192%). Investor / LLC $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 3 rented
4522 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2018 → $160K in 2019 (+471%). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 2 tax lien
4523 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 0
4524 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4525 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,400 1935 0 abated
4526 N 12TH ST Bought for $56K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $99K in 2018 (+76%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,406 1935 2
4527 N 12TH ST Bought for $28K in 2016, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $156K in 2020. Investor / LLC $200K 3/1 1,400 1935 5 rentedabated
4528 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 3/2 1,406 1935 1
4529 N 12TH ST Bought for $15K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $217K in 2022 (+1347%). Absentee individual $215K 4/2 1,400 1935 3 1 violtax lien
4530 N 12TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0 abated1 violtax lien
4531 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 0
4532 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0 1 viol
4533 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 0
4534 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4535 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4536 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4537 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4538 N 12TH ST sold $16K (2005); Appeal moot (2009); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 1
4539 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4540 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4541 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $6K in 2020 → $18K in 2024 (+200%). Vacant $14K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
4542 N 12TH ST sold $4K (2004); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 1 tax lien
4543 N 12TH ST Traded 6×: $15K in 2005 → $10K in 2020 (-33%). Absentee individual $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 6 1 violtax lien
4544 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4545 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 0
4546 N 12TH ST Bought for $5K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $75K in 2020 (+1400%). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1935 2
4547 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2006 → $69K in 2006 (+130%). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 2
4548 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,406 1935 0
4549 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 0 tax lien
4550 N 12TH ST sold $63K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,838 1935 1
4551 N 12TH ST Bought for $22K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Absentee individual $139K 3/1 1,292 1935 3 tax lien
4553 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022). Vacant $14K —/— 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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