Who owns your block
4700 block of N 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 15% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 8 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $238K. 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 $238K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $238K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 183 reported crimes (46 violent) and 154 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
- $238K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,646 to $3,325 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $64,732/yr to the city, about $3,237 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +102% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% 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 $202 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 4530 Corporation, carries 6 open violations across 9 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation 4530 (individual) | 7 | 9 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Boss Llc | 4 | 4 | $504K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Anastasio Romano (individual) | 2 | 2 | $655K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Croussett Enterprises Management Group L | 1 | 1 | $219K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Legal Qb Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Noeliza Property 2 Llc | 1 | 1 | $136K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4700 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2025. Owner pulled a sign permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 2,926 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4701 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); Appeal denied (2008); 8 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $382K | 3,690 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4702 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $177K | 2,240 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4703 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $256K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4704 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 2,240 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4705 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $256K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4706 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); sold $175K (2025). | Absentee individual | $196K | 2,480 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4707 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $256K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4708-12 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $470K | 6,624 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4709 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $260K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | 6 viol |
| 4711 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $261K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4713 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $261K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4715 N 5TH ST New constructionBought for $52K in 2023, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $130K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $136K | 2,031 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4717 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.2M in 2023. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $259K | 1,960 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4718 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2001. Owner pulled a operations permit in 2019. | Vacant | $185K | — | — | 1 | |
| 4719 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $130K | 1,934 | 1900 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 4721 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2014. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $111K | 1,664 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4723 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $131K | 1,960 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4725 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $131K | 1,960 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4727 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $86K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $371K | 4,950 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)