Who owns your block
500 block of N Wanamaker St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 7 homes behind $20,985 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $108K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $108K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $108K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 126 reported crimes (70 violent) and 358 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
- $108K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $829 to $1,289 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $45,208/yr to the city, about $904 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
542 N Wanamaker St is assessed at $176K but pays $607 a year — about 25% of the $2,468 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 +5.6% 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 $182 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 13
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Block Acq Vii Llc | 1 | 39 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sfr3 060 Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Silver Street Ventures Llc | 1 | 7 | $685K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sfr3-020 Llc | 1 | 6 | $823K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Edfet Llc | 2 | 6 | $565K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ksaad Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $426K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mc 101 Llc | 1 | 3 | $343K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dna Real Estate Partners | 1 | 2 | $248K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sinceres Services Llc | 1 | 1 | $137K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Upland Property Greoup In | 1 | 1 | $108K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wannamakeit Llc | 1 | 1 | $108K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jericho Diamond Llc | 1 | 1 | $108K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,212 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 513 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 515 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 516 N WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2006 → $120K in 2025 (+500%). | Investor / LLC | $137K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 517 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $50K in 2017 (+117%). | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 518 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2017 → $95K in 2021 (+188%). | Investor / LLC | $138K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 519 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 520 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2017 → $120K in 2018 (+422%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 521 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 522 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 523 N WANAMAKER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 524 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 525 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 526 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 527 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 528 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2010 → $207K in 2022 (+195%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/2 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 529 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 530 N WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2003 → $154K in 2023 (+616%). | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 531 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 532 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 533 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 534 N WANAMAKER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $34K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 535 N WANAMAKER ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $51K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 536 N WANAMAKER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $8K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 537 N WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $9K in 2001 → $60K in 2025 (+567%). | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 538 N WANAMAKER ST | Absentee individual | $106K | 4/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 539 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2014 → $70K in 2019 (+180%). | Investor / LLC | $108K | —/— | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 540 N WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $69K in 2007 → $100K in 2024 (+46%). | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 4 | rented1 viol |
| 541 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 542 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $176K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 543 N WANAMAKER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 544 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 545 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 546 N WANAMAKER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2005 → $26K in 2014 (+28%). | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 547 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 548 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 549 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 550 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 551 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 552 N WANAMAKER ST | Investor / LLC | $160K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 553 N WANAMAKER ST | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 554 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 555 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2017 → $41K in 2025 (+40%). | Investor / LLC | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 556 N WANAMAKER ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2007 → $55K in 2018 (+57%). | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 557 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 559 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 561 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/2 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 563 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 565 N WANAMAKER ST | Absentee individual | $108K | 4/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 567 N WANAMAKER ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)