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Who owns your block

500 block of N 3rd St

An investor-heavy block: 100% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $1.3M. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$1.3M
$450K–$2.0M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$120
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
5.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$27K
typical · up to $28K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1923
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
50%
2 of 4
city 41%
Rentals
25%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 25% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 25% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+73%
value · tax +$8K
10 years
+115%
value · tax +$10K

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 $1.3M — about 5.9× 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 blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$1.3M$455K$223K
Owner-occupied0%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (9 violent) and 261 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
110
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
261
11 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts30
Theft from Vehicle21
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses7
Burglary Non-Residential6

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal76
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Illegal Dumping24
Information Request15
Other (Streets)9
License Complaint8

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
General Philip Kearny
601 Fairmount Ave · 193 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$1.0M$2.0M$1.3M2016: $612K2017: $612K2018: $666K2019: $748K2020: $759K2021: $759K2022: $759K2023: $1.2M2024: $1.2M2025: $1.2M2026: $1.2M2027: $1.3M2016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$18,4042016: $8,2662017: $8,2662018: $9,3172019: $10,2582020: $10,3052021: $10,3052022: $10,3052023: $16,5122024: $16,5122025: $17,2712026: $17,2712027: $18,4042016202020232027

▲ +123% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 215 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $215 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+115%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.7 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 4 arm's-length sales since 2009. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20102012201420162018
4arm's-length sales since 2009
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
2homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 4 parcels

Owner-occupied: 2Investor / LLC: 2 4parcels
  • Owner-occupied 2
  • Investor / LLC 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$450K$1.9M+

The block's largest owner, Reeya Llc, carries 3 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Reeya Llc33$3.1Mphila.gov ↗
540 N 3rd St Llc11$1.9Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 4 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
AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
537-41 N 3RD ST built new under a 2019 permit. Investor / LLC $2.0M 20,124 1915 0 3 viol
538-46 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.9M 16,185 1925 0
543 N 3RD ST built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2018. Owner-occupied $687K 2,643 2011 2 rented
547 N 3RD ST Bought for $475K in 2009, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2018. Investor / LLC $450K 4,130 1920 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.