Who owns your block
500 block of N 19th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $661K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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.
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 $661K — about 3.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $661K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 77 reported crimes (12 violent) and 221 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
- $661K typical home, up +73% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,183 to $8,649 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $23M assessed, $260,038/yr to the city, about $7,648 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +73% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
521 N 19th St is assessed at $688K but pays $9,452 a year — about 98% of the $9,633 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 +5.1% 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 $173 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden Portfolio I Holdings Llc | 1 | 16 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wp Commonwealth Lp | 1 | 12 | $8.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Agas Mfg Inc | 2 | 5 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 520 N 19th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $641K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mosher Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $802K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 524 N 19th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $694K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Benjamin Franklin Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $466K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 531 N 19th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $841K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $545K | 3/2 | 1,694 | 2000 | 1 | rented |
| 502 N 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $233K in 2003 → $373K in 2006 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/1 | 1,694 | 2000 | 2 | |
| 504 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/2 | 1,694 | 2000 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 506 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $495K | 4/2 | 1,694 | 2000 | 0 | |
| 508 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/1 | 1,694 | 2000 | 0 | |
| 510 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $671K | —/— | 1,760 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 512 N 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $315K in 2003 → $595K in 2018 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $805K | 3/2 | 2,052 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 514 N 19TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $350K in 2003 → $500K in 2005 (+43%). | Absentee individual | $599K | —/— | 1,852 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 516 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $692K | —/— | 2,328 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 517 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $751K | 3/2 | 2,076 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 518 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2011. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $687K | 4/3 | 2,328 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 519 N 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $273K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $805K in 2024 (+195%). | Owner-occupied | $767K | 5/2 | 2,147 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 520 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $800K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $641K | —/— | 3,198 | 1860 | 1 | rented |
| 521 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $688K | —/— | 2,076 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 522 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $4.3M in 2012. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $611K | —/— | 2,535 | 1860 | 1 | rented |
| 523 N 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $435K in 2005, zoning permit in 2012, sold for $596K in 2016 (+37%). | Investor / LLC | $802K | 4/3 | 2,310 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 524 N 19TH ST | Investor / LLC | $694K | —/— | 2,535 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 525 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $552K | —/2 | 2,100 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 526 N 19TH ST History8 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $636K | —/— | 3,000 | 1860 | 0 | rented |
| 527 N 19TH ST | Absentee individual | $910K | 4/— | 3,060 | 1860 | 0 | |
| 528 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $383K | —/— | 1,461 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 529 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $730K | —/— | 2,562 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 530 N 19TH ST New constructionBought for $269K in 2002, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $383K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $466K | —/— | 1,361 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 531 N 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $98K in 2006, use permit in 2018, sold for $650K in 2025 (+563%). | Investor / LLC | $841K | 4/2 | 3,250 | 1920 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 532 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $683K | —/— | 1,680 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 533 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $794K | —/— | 2,775 | 1865 | 0 | |
| 534 N 19TH ST | Absentee individual | $661K | 2/2 | 1,540 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 534 N 19TH ST | Absentee individual | $661K | 2/2 | 1,540 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 534 N 19TH ST | Absentee individual | $583K | 3/— | 1,818 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 534 N 19TH ST | Absentee individual | $584K | 3/— | 1,819 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 535 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $671K | —/— | 3,090 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 536 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $5.6M in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 3,670 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 538 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $625K | —/— | 2,160 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 540 N 19TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $230K in 2001 → $913K in 2010 (+297%). | Investor / LLC | $635K | —/— | 2,160 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)