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Who owns your block

500 block of Alcott St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 4 homes behind $52,285 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $177K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.

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
$177K
$165K–$329K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$154
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$110K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $177K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
67%
76 of 113
city 41%
Rentals
18%
20 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
15
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$52K
4 of 113 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$80
5 years
+96%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+101%
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 $177K — about 0.8× 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 blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$177K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied43%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 119 reported crimes (28 violent) and 253 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
119
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
253
64 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts31
Other Assaults19
Fraud18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses9
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle64
Maintenance Complaint64
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection24
Street Defect13
Dangerous Sidewalk11
Smoke Detector11

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
Benjamin ES Franklin
8025 Thouron Ave · 376 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$177K2016: $88K2017: $88K2018: $88K2019: $87K2020: $90K2021: $90K2022: $90K2023: $131K2024: $131K2025: $170K2026: $170K2027: $177K2016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3322016: $1,1862017: $1,1862018: $1,1862019: $1,1622020: $1,2112021: $1,2112022: $1,2112023: $1,7622024: $1,7642025: $2,2522026: $2,2522027: $2,3322016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 201 Philadelphia 201

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

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+101%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 173 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 34 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
173arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
34homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 113 parcels

Owner-occupied: 76Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 28 113parcels
  • Owner-occupied 76
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 28

Value distribution today

48 parcels17 parcels32 parcels1 parcels5 parcels2 parcels8 parcels
$165K$212K+

The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Choice Rentals Llc148$8.3Mphila.gov ↗
Alan Kasymov (individual)213$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Blu Realty Llc19$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Fabor Holdings Llc18$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Ty Little King Llc18$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Pennymac Loan Services Llc18$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Rei Advantage Llc17$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Nd Group Llc14$691Kphila.gov ↗
Ramon Aguero (individual)23$453Kphila.gov ↗
Krisna Kripa Realty Llc11$165Kphila.gov ↗
Blp Construction Inc11$177Kphila.gov ↗
Pa Market Management Llc11$181Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 113 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
513 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $48K in 2003 → $260K in 2023 (+447%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/2 1,260 1925 4
514 ALCOTT ST Bought for $55K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
515 ALCOTT ST sold $39K (2005); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 1
516 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $54K in 2004 → $60K in 2011 (+11%). Investor / LLC $165K 3/1 1,080 1925 2 rented2 viol
517 ALCOTT ST Bought for $125K in 2020, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $160K in 2023 (+28%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 2
518 ALCOTT ST sold $52K (2002); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
519 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 0
520 ALCOTT ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 rented
521 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 0 tax lien
522 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $25K in 2012 → $120K in 2021 (+380%). Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 3 rented
523 ALCOTT ST Bought for $54K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,184 1925 2 rented
524 ALCOTT ST Bought for $36K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $150K in 2021 (+316%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,080 1925 3
525 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $28K in 2001 → $83K in 2011 (+196%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,184 1925 3
526 ALCOTT ST Bought for $147K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
527 ALCOTT ST Bought for $34K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,184 1925 3
528 ALCOTT ST sold $62K (2004); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 tax lien
529 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2001 → $68K in 2006 (+45%). Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 2 rented
530 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
531 ALCOTT ST sold $75K (2013); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 1
532 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $35K (2011). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
533 ALCOTT ST Bought for $43K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 2
534 ALCOTT ST Bought for $62K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 3
535 ALCOTT ST Bought for $40K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 1 rented
536 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
537 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $54K in 2002 → $75K in 2003 (+40%). Owner-occupied $186K 2/2 1,184 1925 2
538 ALCOTT ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
539 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 0
540 ALCOTT ST sold $135K (2019); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 rented
541 ALCOTT ST 6 L&I violations (2007); sold $60K (2008); L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,184 1925 1 rented
542 ALCOTT ST Bought for $50K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 2 rented
544 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $44K in 2011 (-12%). Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
545 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2016. Absentee individual $324K 7/— 3,791 1925 1 tax lien
546 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $26K in 2000 → $33K in 2014 (+27%). Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,080 1925 4 tax lien
547 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2018). Investor / LLC $179K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
547 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $58K in 2001 → $175K in 2021 (+202%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,299 1925 4 rented
548 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $51K in 2003 → $42K in 2011 (-17%). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,080 1925 2 rented
549 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2019 → $55K in 2019 (+10%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2 rented
550 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2004 → $70K in 2009 (+0%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,116 1925 2
551 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $174K (2020); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,299 1925 1
551 ALCOTT ST Bought for $27K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,299 1925 3
552 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2007); sold $121K (2008); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $196K —/— 1,172 1920 1
552 1/2 ALCOTT ST 4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
553 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $33K in 2000 → $100K in 2017 (+208%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,299 1925 4
554 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
555 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2015); 4 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
555 ALCOTT ST Traded 5×: $5K in 2002 → $112K in 2012 (+2140%). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,299 1925 5
556 1/2 ALCOTT ST Bought for $133K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
556 ALCOTT ST Bought for $99K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 3 rented
557 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $42K in 2002 → $138K in 2020 (+230%). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,299 1925 4
558 ALCOTT ST Bought for $120K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
558 1/2 ALCOTT ST Bought for $175K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
559 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $46K in 2000 → $52K in 2004 (+12%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2
560 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
560 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2003 → $212K in 2023 (+254%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,100 1925 3
561 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2017); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
561 ALCOTT ST Bought for $63K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,299 1925 2
562 ALCOTT ST built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
563 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $31K in 2000 → $50K in 2016 (+64%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 4 1 viol
564 ALCOTT ST Bought for $60K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
565 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2007); sold $99K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1
565 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
566 ALCOTT ST Bought for $60K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
566 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
567 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2005 → $53K in 2015 (-29%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2 rented
568 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $54K in 2000 → $57K in 2009 (+5%). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 4 rented
568 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2008); sold $100K (2020); 3 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 1 rented
569 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
570 ALCOTT ST Traded 6×: $54K in 2000 → $165K in 2021 (+206%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 6
570 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
571 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
571 ALCOTT ST Bought for $85K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1 tax lien
572 ALCOTT ST Bought for $46K in 2017, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $162K in 2023 (+250%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2 1 viol
573 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2001 → $62K in 2004 (+7%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2
574 ALCOTT ST Bought for $56K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
575 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2008); sold $145K (2020); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1
575 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
576 ALCOTT ST Bought for $84K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $175K in 2026 (+108%). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
576 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 0 1 viol
577 ALCOTT ST Bought for $75K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1
578 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
578 ALCOTT ST sold $49K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 1 1 viol
579 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
580 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 5 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
580 ALCOTT ST built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $41K in 2000. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
581 ALCOTT ST Bought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 3 9 viol
581 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
582 ALCOTT ST Bought for $41K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 5
583 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0 tax lien
584 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $114K in 2007 → $172K in 2025 (+51%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
585 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
585 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
586 1/2 ALCOTT ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
586 ALCOTT ST Bought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2 rented
587 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2001 → $47K in 2007 (+11%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2
588 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $69K in 2006 → $155K in 2022 (+126%). Investor / LLC $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 3
588 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
589 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $108K in 2005 → $110K in 2026 (+2%). Investor / LLC $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2 rented
590 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $77K in 2006 → $82K in 2011 (+6%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
590 1/2 ALCOTT ST L&I violation (2021). Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
591 ALCOTT ST Traded 5×: $250K in 2006 → $175K in 2023 (-30%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,299 1925 5
591 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
592 ALCOTT ST Traded 3×: $54K in 2002 → $115K in 2018 (+115%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,100 1925 3
593 ALCOTT ST sold $68K (2003); 5 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2018). Investor / LLC $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1 rented
594 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
594 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $35K in 2005 → $47K in 2016 (+34%). Investor / LLC $198K 3/1 1,100 1925 4 rented
595 1/2 ALCOTT ST 3 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
595 ALCOTT ST Traded 2×: $57K in 2001 → $78K in 2007 (+37%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 2
596 1/2 ALCOTT ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
596 ALCOTT ST built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $50K in 1999. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
597 1/2 ALCOTT ST 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 0
597 ALCOTT ST sold $72K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,299 1925 1
598 ALCOTT ST Traded 4×: $63K in 2002 → $340K in 2023 (+439%). Owner-occupied $329K 5/3 1,140 1920 4
599 ALCOTT ST Bought for $140K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,299 1925 1

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