Who owns your block
500 block of N 13th St
An investor-heavy block: 50% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $31,419 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 147% since 2016, now about $757K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $757K — about 3.4× the citywide median, and above 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 | $757K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 139 reported crimes (37 violent) and 124 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
- $757K typical home, up +147% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,360 to $7,562 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $21M assessed, $54,573/yr to the city, about $6,822 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +147% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +220% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
528-44 N 13th St is assessed at $13M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $177,322 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 +8.6% 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 $247 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 10 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usre Freedom Lofts Llc | 1 | 1 | $5.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 501 N 13th Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $893K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gold Dream Llc | 1 | 1 | $814K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Spring Garden&13th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $701K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 N 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $5.4M | 30,450 | 1940 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 501 N 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $354K in 2003, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $850K in 2017 (+140%). | Investor / LLC | $893K | 4,466 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 503-07 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 1995. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Vacant | $240K | — | — | 1 | |
| 509-11 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $137K | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 528-44 N 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $13M | 126,280 | 1925 | 0 | abated5 viol |
| 531 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $380K | 1,942 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 533-35 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $159K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $814K | 4,523 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 537 N 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2002, use permit in 2011, sold for $565K in 2016 (+1030%). | Investor / LLC | $701K | 3,720 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)