Who owns your block
500 block of Hellerman St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $20,851 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $268K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
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.
- 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 $268K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $268K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (9 violent) and 88 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
- $268K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,824 to $3,461 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $78,000/yr to the city, about $3,250 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 526 Hellerman Stexemption0.86%$2,230/yr on $259K
- 539 Hellerman Stexemption0.87%$2,293/yr on $264K
- 547 Hellerman Stexemption0.87%$2,293/yr on $264K
- 549 Hellerman Stexemption0.87%$2,293/yr on $264K
- 545 Hellerman Stexemption0.88%$2,345/yr on $268K
- …and 7 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Holdings LLC | 1 | 1 | $346K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 551 Hellerman LLC | 1 | 1 | $382K | phila.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 24 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 HELLERMAN ST | Absentee individual | $102K | —/— | 784 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 517 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2003 → $170K in 2021 (+415%). | Absentee individual | $284K | 4/2 | 2,188 | 1945 | 3 | rented |
| 518-20 HELLERMAN ST History2 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $146K | —/— | 810 | 1945 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 519 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 2,188 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 521 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $343K | —/— | 2,188 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 522 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $156K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $254K | —/— | 1,680 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 523 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $235K in 2005 → $160K in 2015 (-32%). | Owner-occupied | $361K | —/— | 2,188 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 524 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $198K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $254K | 4/2 | 1,680 | 1945 | 2 | rented |
| 526 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $259K | —/— | 1,350 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 528 HELLERMAN ST | Owner-occupied | $271K | —/— | 2,040 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 533 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 1 | tax lien |
| 534-36 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $334K | 6/2 | 1,875 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 537 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 538 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $305K | —/— | 1,566 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 539 HELLERMAN ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 541 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedBought for $71K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 1,530 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 542 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $393K | —/— | 1,904 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 543 HELLERMAN ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 1,530 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 545 HELLERMAN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $99K in 2002 → $172K in 2021 (+74%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 546 HELLERMAN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2011, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $325K in 2023 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/2 | 1,594 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 547 HELLERMAN ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $113K in 2008 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 548-50 HELLERMAN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $346K | 4/2 | 2,076 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 549 HELLERMAN ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 551-53 HELLERMAN ST | Investor / LLC | $382K | 3/3 | 2,836 | 1945 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)