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Who owns your block

500 block of Foster St

A mixed-ownership block: 25% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 2 open code violations.

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
$369K
$365K–$417K
Recent sale
$352K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $369K
Median built
1965
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
25%
12 of 48
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary · K-5
William H Loesche
595 Tomlinson Rd · 1276 students
Middle · 6-8
Cca Baldi
8801 Verree Rd · 1424 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 33 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 33

Value distribution today

2 parcels36 parcels2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$365K$382K+

The block's largest owner, Jacob Properties LLC, carries 1 open violation across 5 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jacob Properties LLC15$1.4Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Otis United LLC14$1.4Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Nyla Homes LLC11$368Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 48 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).

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $371K 1965 0
502 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $382K 1965 0
504 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
505 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $387K 1965 0
506 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
507 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $382K 1965 0
508 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
509 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $377K 1965 0
510 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
511 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $365K 1965 0
512 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
513 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
514 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
515 FOSTER ST Investor / LLC $399K 1965 0
516 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $369K 1965 0
517 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
518 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
519 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
520 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
521 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
522 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
523 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
524 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
525 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
526 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
527 FOSTER ST Investor / LLC $368K 1965 0
528 FOSTER ST Investor / LLC $369K 1965 0
529 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $417K 1965 0
530 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $369K 1965 0
531 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
532 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $369K 1965 0
533 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
534 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $369K 1965 0
535 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
536 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $369K 1965 0
537 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
538 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $370K 1965 0
539 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
540 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $376K 1965 0
541 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
542 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $382K 1965 0
543 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
545 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
547 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
549 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0
551 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
553 FOSTER ST Owner-occupied $368K 1965 0
555 FOSTER ST Absentee individual $368K 1965 0 2 viol

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.