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Who owns your block

500 block of N 10th St

A mixed-ownership block: 12% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 6 homes behind $31,111 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 177% since 2016, now about $415K. Property taxes are climbing about 20% 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
$415K
$31K–$1.7M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$207
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$650K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $415K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $23K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 26
$10K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
12%
3 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
27%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
23
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$31K
6 of 26 behind
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 27% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-9%
value · tax −$399
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+177%
value · tax +$5K

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 $415K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$415K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied4%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 165 reported crimes (50 violent) and 109 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
165
50 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
109
13 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults31
Thefts27
All Other Offenses26
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Theft from Vehicle11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint15
Illegal Dumping13
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection11
Information Request10
Sanitation Violation8
Shoveling8

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
Spring Garden
1146 Melon St · 247 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$415K2016: $150K2017: $150K2018: $221K2019: $322K2020: $339K2021: $339K2022: $339K2023: $442K2024: $442K2025: $458K2026: $458K2027: $415K2016202020232027

▲ +177% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,4682016: $7192017: $7192018: $9742019: $1,9572020: $2,8462021: $2,8462022: $4,1602023: $6,0982024: $6,0982025: $5,8672026: $5,8672027: $5,4682016202020232027

▲ +661% since 2016 · ~+20%/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 $10,203 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 $8,803at the full rate

544 N 10th St is assessed at $629K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $8,803 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 +9.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 277 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $277 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+177%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.2 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
40arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 3Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 10 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 3
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

4 parcels2 parcels3 parcels1 parcels5 parcels7 parcels4 parcels
$31K$629K+

The block's largest owner, Colosimo James J Tr, carries 3 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Colosimo James J Tr (individual)410$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Mei Zhao Llc35$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
10 Ridge House Llc11$491Kphila.gov ↗
Sa 990 Spring Garden Lp11$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
532 N 10th St Llc11$62Kphila.gov ↗
J And J Zheng Investment Llc11$453Kphila.gov ↗
C & Z Home Llc11$528Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 N 10TH ST Bought for $1.8M in 2006, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $500K in 2015. Vacant $491K —/— 5 3 viol
504 N 10TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Vacant $1.7M —/— 0
510 N 10TH ST Bought for $425K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Absentee individual $430K —/— 2,046 1925 2
512 N 10TH ST Bought for $425K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $376K 3/1 1,393 1925 3 rented
514 N 10TH ST Bought for $190K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $361K —/— 1,718 1925 2
516 N 10TH ST Bought for $425K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $381K —/— 1,814 1925 2 rentedtax lien
530 N 10TH ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2004 → $535K in 2019 (+2575%). Vacant $64K —/— 2
532 N 10TH ST Traded 2×: $280K in 2004 → $156K in 2022 (-44%). Vacant $62K —/— 2
533 N 10TH ST Vacant $190K —/— 1
534 N 10TH ST sold $535K (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020). Investor / LLC $31K —/— 255 1998 1
535 N 10TH ST Bought for $8K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $536K 5/3 2,426 1925 2 rented
536 N 10TH ST L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $537K 6/3 2,589 1915 0 rented
537 N 10TH ST Bought for $25K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $400K —/— 2,118 1925 1
538 N 10TH ST built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $409K in 2019. Investor / LLC $530K —/— 2,646 1915 1
539 N 10TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $233K —/— 0
540 N 10TH ST L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $531K —/— 2,646 1915 0
541 N 10TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $233K —/— 0
542 N 10TH ST Absentee individual $559K —/— 2,994 1915 1
543 N 10TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $233K —/— 0
544 N 10TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $629K —/— 2,934 1915 0 abated5 viol
545 N 10TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $176K —/— 0
546 N 10TH ST Bought for $460K in 2018, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $500K in 2019. Absentee individual $489K —/— 2,363 2010 5 rented
547 N 10TH ST Bought for $4K in 2000, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $650K in 2024. Investor / LLC $453K 4/1 1,560 1925 4 rented
548 N 10TH ST 3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $108K —/— 0
549-51 N 10TH ST Bought for $495K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Absentee individual $730K —/— 5,748 1915 3 15 viol
550 N 10TH ST Bought for $450K in 2015, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $680K in 2019. Owner-occupied $528K —/— 2,553 2012 3 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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