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Who owns your block

500 block of E Allegheny Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 17 open code violations and 2 homes behind $4,005 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 136% since 2016, now about $116K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$116K
$16K–$1.9M
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$64
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$137K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $116K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
12 of 34
$60K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
50%
17 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
17
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
2 of 34 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-7%
value · tax +$52
5 years
+159%
value · tax +$688
10 years
+136%
value · tax +$281

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 $116K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$116K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied29%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 398 reported crimes (89 violent) and 328 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
398
89 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
328
91 still open

Most reported crimes

Narcotic / Drug Law Violations127
All Other Offenses86
Other Assaults59
Thefts24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
Motor Vehicle Theft13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint65
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Illegal Dumping43
Abandoned Vehicle36
Salting15
Construction Complaints14

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 · K-4
Lewis Elkin
3199 D St · 431 students
Middle · 5-8
Stetson
3200 B St · 511 students
High · 9-12
Thomas A Edison
151 W Luzerne St · 1022 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$116K2016: $49K2017: $49K2018: $49K2019: $56K2020: $45K2021: $45K2022: $45K2023: $103K2024: $103K2025: $125K2026: $125K2027: $116K2016202020232027

▲ +136% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9602016: $6792017: $6792018: $6792019: $3502020: $2672021: $2672022: $2722023: $9362024: $8052025: $8762026: $9082027: $9602016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

12
12 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 $59,965 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%
$0pays now $17,363at the full rate

541-51 E Allegheny Ave is assessed at $1.2M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $17,363 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9110050020162019202220252027This block 236 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $236 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+136%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.6 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 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K19801991200220132024
45arm's-length sales since 1970
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 2 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels3 parcels4 parcels17 parcels5 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$16K$222K+

The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 4 Llc, carries 1 open violation across 54 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 4 Llc154$10Mphila.gov ↗
Open Air Concepts Llc129$706Kphila.gov ↗
Mohammad Quadir (individual)37$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Alsamet Ashraf Sameer Ali (individual)22$261Kphila.gov ↗
M&R Property Investment &22$235Kphila.gov ↗
Zunilda Investments Llc11$141Kphila.gov ↗
Carmen Sierra Trust11$76Kphila.gov ↗
Faran Enterprises Llc11$141Kphila.gov ↗
Jb1 Properties Inc11$69Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 34 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$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Vacant $1.9M —/— 0 10 viol
501 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abated
503 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 1
505 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $15K in 2005, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2009. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 3 abated
507 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abated
509 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $117K 2/1 1,860 1920 0
511 E ALLEGHENY AVE Traded 3×: $21K in 2001 → $110K in 2023 (+424%). Investor / LLC $141K 5/2 1,860 1920 3
513 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $27K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $50K in 2021 (+85%). Investor / LLC $76K 3/1 1,860 1920 3
515 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,860 1920 0
517 E ALLEGHENY AVE Traded 2×: $26K in 2004 → $40K in 2011 (+53%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,860 1920 2
519 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abated
521 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abated
523 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 0 abated
525 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new (tax-abated), sold for $89K in 2010. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,860 1920 1 abated
527 E ALLEGHENY AVE 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
528 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $60K in 2022. Absentee individual $114K —/— 1,600 1920 1
529 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $117K —/— 1,394 1920 0
530 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $60K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $148K —/— 1,760 1920 1 7 viol
531 E ALLEGHENY AVE Traded 2×: $42K in 2006 → $83K in 2012 (+98%). Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,860 1920 2
532 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $69K 4/1 1,518 1920 0 abatedtax lien
533 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $65K in 2010. Owner-occupied $117K —/— 1,392 1920 3
534 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $103K 4/1 1,518 1920 0 abated
535 E ALLEGHENY AVE Traded 2×: $140K in 2001 → $130K in 2004 (-7%). Absentee individual $222K —/— 3,720 1920 2
536 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $17K in 2007, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2021. Investor / LLC $153K 4/1 1,518 1920 3 rentedabated
537 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $140K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $148K —/— 1,760 1920 3 tax lien
538 E ALLEGHENY AVE Absentee individual $69K 4/1 1,518 1920 1
539 E ALLEGHENY AVE Traded 2×: $140K in 2001 → $130K in 2004 (-7%). Absentee individual $108K —/— 1,280 1920 2 tax lien
540 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $57K in 1970, use permit in 2013, sold for $137K in 2025 (+139%). Investor / LLC $141K 4/2 1,836 1920 4 rented
541-51 E ALLEGHENY AVE Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 15,230 1900 0 abated
542 E ALLEGHENY AVE built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2011. Owner-occupied $103K 4/1 1,518 1920 1 abated
544 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $42K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $69K 4/1 1,518 1920 3
546 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $4K in 2000, use permit in 2008, sold for $25K in 2019 (+525%). Absentee individual $44K 4/1 1,518 1920 5
548 E ALLEGHENY AVE L&I violation (2017). Absentee individual $103K —/— 1,518 1920 0
550 E ALLEGHENY AVE Bought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $104K —/— 1,632 1920 1

Neighborhood

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

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