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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

500 block of Sigel St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 8% investor-held, with 1 home behind $53,767 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 141% since 2016, now about $246K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.

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
$246K
$100K–$584K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$249
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$411K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $246K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 36
$52K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
58%
21 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
22%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$54K
1 of 36 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$226
5 years
+40%
value · tax +$719
10 years
+141%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $246K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$246K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied31%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (27 violent) and 428 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
97
27 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
428
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Thefts19
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Theft from Vehicle14
Fraud9
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Salting80
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection78
Maintenance Complaint48
Illegal Dumping36
Information Request25
Shoveling25

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
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$250K$500K$246K2016: $102K2017: $102K2018: $102K2019: $161K2020: $175K2021: $175K2022: $176K2023: $210K2024: $210K2025: $245K2026: $245K2027: $246K2016202020232027

▲ +141% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5362016: $1,2162017: $1,2162018: $1,2162019: $1,7082020: $1,8172021: $1,8172022: $1,8172023: $2,0282024: $2,0282025: $2,1702026: $2,3102027: $2,5362016202020232027

▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

8
8 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $51,858 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

17 homes pay the full 1.40%19 pay less
$1,634pays now $8,168at the full rate

The starkest example: 526 Sigel St is assessed at $584K but pays $1,634 a year — about 20% of the $8,168 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 241 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $241 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+141%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.8 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 68 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
68arm's-length sales since 2001
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 3 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels23 parcels2 parcels3 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$100K$498K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Sigel Development LLC22$201Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Hcc Investment LLC11$246Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 36 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
510 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 0
511 SIGEL ST Bought for $22K in 2014, built new (tax-abated), sold for $492K in 2025. Owner-occupied $489K 3/— 1,470 2025 3 abated
512 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $13K in 2008 → $150K in 2013 (+1054%). Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 2
513 SIGEL ST Bought for $11K in 2015, built new (tax-abated), sold for $403K in 2020. Owner-occupied $498K 3/2 1,593 2020 3 abated
514 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 0
515 SIGEL ST Bought for $500 in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $388K in 2021. Owner-occupied $498K 3/2 1,593 2020 4 abated
516 SIGEL ST Traded 6×: $58K in 2007 → $321K in 2023 (+457%). Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,098 1920 6
517 SIGEL ST Vacant $100K —/— 0 tax lien
518 SIGEL ST Traded 4×: $23K in 2004 → $330K in 2025 (+1335%). Owner-occupied $354K 3/— 988 1920 4
519 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,064 1920 1 rentedtax lien
520 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $268K 3/1 988 1920 1
521 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $238K 3/1 970 1920 1 rented
522 SIGEL ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2001 → $61K in 2008 (+510%). Absentee individual $246K 3/1 988 1920 3 rented
523 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $238K 3/1 970 1920 1 rented
524 SIGEL ST Bought for $22K in 2014, built new (tax-abated), sold for $431K in 2019. Owner-occupied $575K 4/— 2,089 2019 3 abated
525 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $17K in 2015 → $233K in 2016 (+1271%). Vacant $100K —/— 2
526 SIGEL ST Bought for $60K in 2016, built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $584K 4/— 2,089 2020 2 abated
527 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $17K in 2014 → $233K in 2016 (+1312%). Vacant $100K —/— 2
528 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $246K 3/1 988 1920 1 rented
529 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $238K 3/1 970 1920 1
530 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $45K in 2011 (-25%). Investor / LLC $246K 3/1 988 1920 2
531 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 1,034 1920 0 abatedtax lien
532 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 0 abated
533 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2011 → $25K in 2012 (+0%). Absentee individual $246K 3/1 1,034 1920 2 rented
534 SIGEL ST Traded 4×: $17K in 2004 → $110K in 2010 (+547%). Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 4
535 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $343K 3/1 970 1920 1
536 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $246K 3/1 988 1920 1 rented
537 SIGEL ST Traded 3×: $100K in 2003 → $94K in 2006 (-6%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 970 1920 3
538 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2006 → $130K in 2014 (+73%). Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 988 1920 2
539 SIGEL ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $213K in 2022 (+326%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 970 1920 2
540 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $268K 3/1 988 1920 0
541 SIGEL ST Traded 3×: $5K in 2001 → $194K in 2019 (+3770%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 970 1920 3
542 SIGEL ST Traded 4×: $8K in 2001 → $243K in 2021 (+2932%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,014 1920 4
543 SIGEL ST Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 970 1920 0 abated
544 SIGEL ST Absentee individual $248K 3/1 1,120 1920 1 rented
545 SIGEL ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2004 → $250K in 2017 (+1036%). Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 970 1920 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 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.