Who owns your block
500 block of Adams Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 14% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 5 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $284K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $284K — about 1.3× 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 | $284K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 336 reported crimes (30 violent) and 62 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
- $284K typical home, up +132% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,471 to $3,397 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $35M assessed, $100,150/yr to the city, about $14,307 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +132% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +131% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8% 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 $232 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ohannes Hashas, carries 1 open violation across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashas Ohannes (individual) | 2 | 2 | $527K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 555 Adams Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 575 Adams Llc | 1 | 1 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $28M | 171,000 | 1938 | 0 | abated4 viol |
| 555 ADAMS AVE Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $950K in 2016, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $1.8M in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $2.7M | 4,280 | 2017 | 4 | |
| 575 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $3.7M | 32,580 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 590 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $67K | 1,012 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 595 ADAMS AVE ImprovedBought for $200K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $203K | 1,038 | 1955 | 1 | |
| 597 ADAMS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $243K | 1,524 | 1955 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 599 ADAMS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2021); Appeal withdrawn (2021); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $284K | 2,176 | 1955 | 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)