Who owns your block
500 block of N 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $15,274 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $358K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- 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 $358K — about 1.6× 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 block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $358K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 141 reported crimes (39 violent) and 155 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
- $358K typical home, up +78% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,996 to $4,575 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $143,309/yr to the city, about $5,732 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +78% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +129% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
545 N 12th St is assessed at $827K but pays $2,314 a year — about 20% of the $11,571 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% 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 $178 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1225 Master Llc | 1 | 7 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Luis Cedillo (individual) | 2 | 5 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mason Investment Partners | 1 | 2 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dai Zheng & Huang Llp (individual) | 2 | 2 | $750K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mad Decent Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 515 Brandywine Llc | 1 | 1 | $876K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Reo Eyny Llc | 1 | 1 | $613K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500S N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $459K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 500-10 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Investor / LLC | $1.8M | —/— | 15,720 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 520 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $429K | —/— | 2,268 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 524 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $321K | —/— | 1,701 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 526 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 1,176 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 528 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 2/1 | 1,212 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 530 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $311K | —/— | 1,370 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 531 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit. | Investor / LLC | $177K | —/— | 1,974 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 532 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $286K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 534 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $283K | —/— | 1,150 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 535 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit, sold for $50K in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $876K | —/— | 5,684 | 2014 | 1 | rented |
| 536 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $174K in 2004 → $225K in 2013 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/2 | 1,584 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 538 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2005 → $65K in 2015 (+2067%). | Vacant | $171K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 540 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $3K in 2002 → $469K in 2021 (+15533%). | Owner-occupied | $540K | 5/— | 2,428 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 541 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $675K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $610K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/2 | 1,729 | 2014 | 3 | rented |
| 542 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $539K | —/— | 3,006 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 543 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $278K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,804 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 544 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $560K | —/— | 2,424 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 545 N 12TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $228K in 2018, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $730K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $827K | 3/4 | 2,600 | 2021 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 546 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | 2/2 | 1,540 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 546 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $346K | 2/2 | 1,382 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 547 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 883 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 547 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $358K | 2/2 | 1,083 | 2016 | 0 | rented |
| 548 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $427K | —/— | 2,790 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 549 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $363K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $613K | —/— | 2,441 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)