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Who owns your block

500 block of Anchor St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $765 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $175K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$175K
$173K–$226K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$163
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$163K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $175K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 65
$51K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
72%
47 of 65
city 41%
Rentals
20%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$765
1 of 65 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$329
5 years
+97%
value · tax +$151
10 years
+100%
value · tax +$311

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 $175K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with 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$175K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied57%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 70 reported crimes (21 violent) and 188 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
70
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
188
62 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Fraud11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Thefts8
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle56
Maintenance Complaint39
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection29
Illegal Dumping11
Dangerous Sidewalk7
Salting5

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$175K2016: $88K2017: $88K2018: $88K2019: $86K2020: $89K2021: $89K2022: $89K2023: $127K2024: $127K2025: $167K2026: $167K2027: $175K2016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3792016: $1,0682017: $1,0682018: $1,1732019: $1,1792020: $1,2282021: $1,2282022: $1,2282023: $1,7602024: $1,0442025: $1,3692026: $1,0502027: $1,3792016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property 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 $51,379 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%
$1,439pays now $2,426at the full rate

581 Anchor St is assessed at $173K but pays $1,439 a year — about 59% of the $2,426 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 +6.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 200 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $200 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+100%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 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 112 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
112arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 65 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 11 65parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

54 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$173K$205K+

The block's largest owner, Tjd Group Llc, carries 1 open violation across 10 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tjd Group Llc110$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Patrick W Nika (individual)28$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Lt Holdings Llc46$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Tranlands Llc15$878Kphila.gov ↗
Louis & Lucas Investment Group Llc11$175Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 65 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

New construction
581 Anchor St
$173K · Bought for $50K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2019.
Renovated & sold on
541 Anchor St
$226K · Bought for $55K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $185K in 2021 (+236%).
Renovated & sold on
557 Anchor St
$205K · Bought for $20K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $188K in 2021 (+840%).
Renovated & sold on
537 Anchor St
$177K · Bought for $47K in 2002, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $155K in 2025 (+230%).
Improved
540 Anchor St
$208K · Bought for $50K in 2019. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007.
Improved
586 Anchor St
$208K · Bought for $115K in 2024. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
534 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,188 1950 2
535 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
536 ANCHOR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 0
537 ANCHOR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2002, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $155K in 2025 (+230%). Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,062 1950 4
538 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2001 → $36K in 2010 (-1%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
539 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1 rented
540 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2019. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
541 ANCHOR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $185K in 2021 (+236%). Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,062 1950 5
542 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2003 → $85K in 2019 (+150%). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2 rented
543 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
544 ANCHOR ST Historysold $60K (2012); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1 rented
545 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $43K in 2002 → $50K in 2018 (+16%). Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,062 1950 4
546 ANCHOR ST Historysold $76K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 1 rented
547 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $96K in 2021 (+75%). Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 2 rented
548 ANCHOR ST Historysold $42K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2022); 8 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1 8 viol
549 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
550 ANCHOR ST Historysold $50K (2001); L&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
551 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $79K in 2005 → $115K in 2018 (+46%). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,062 1950 3
552 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
553 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $110K in 2007 (+120%). Owner-occupied $175K 4/1 1,062 1950 2
554 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 0
555 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 2
556 ANCHOR ST History2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 0
557 ANCHOR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $188K in 2021 (+840%). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,062 1950 6
558 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 0
559 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $61K in 2004 → $140K in 2022 (+131%). Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,062 1950 2 rented
560 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $88K in 2005 → $135K in 2021 (+54%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 3
561 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
562 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $98K in 2005 → $72K in 2016 (-26%). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 3 rented
563 ANCHOR ST Historysold $86K (2007); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
564 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2018 → $170K in 2025 (+240%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,162 1950 3
565 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $54K in 2002 → $50K in 2018 (-7%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,062 1950 4 tax lien
566 ANCHOR ST Historysold $37K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1 rented
567 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2002 → $65K in 2013 (+18%). Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 3 rented
568 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
569 ANCHOR ST Historysold $58K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
570 ANCHOR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 0 tax lien
571 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
572 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
573 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2007 → $155K in 2023 (+88%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 2
574 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
575 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2011 → $130K in 2017 (+136%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 2 tax lien
576 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
577 ANCHOR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 0
578 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 0
579 ANCHOR ST Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 0 rented
580 ANCHOR ST Historysold $75K (2018); L&I violation (2024). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1 rented
581 ANCHOR ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2019. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,062 1950 2 abated
582 ANCHOR ST Historysold $70K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
583 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
584 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $41K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
585 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $68K in 2004 → $93K in 2012 (+37%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 4
586 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2024. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
587 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $68K in 2004 → $72K in 2019 (+6%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 3
588 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
589 ANCHOR ST Historysold $80K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
590 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2004 → $98K in 2005 (+88%). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 2
591 ANCHOR ST Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1 rented
592 ANCHOR ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,102 1950 1
593 ANCHOR ST TradedTraded 2×: $74K in 2010 → $155K in 2023 (+109%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 2
594 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $86K in 2005 → $38K in 2010 (-56%). Investor / LLC $177K 3/1 1,102 1950 3 rented
595 ANCHOR ST Historysold $55K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
596 ANCHOR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2002 → $235K in 2024 (+1282%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,128 1950 3
597 ANCHOR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,062 1950 0
599 ANCHOR ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,294 1950 2

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

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