Who owns your block
500 block of South St
An investor-heavy block: 53% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 22 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 19% since 2016, now about $787K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $787K — about 3.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $787K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 144 reported crimes (35 violent) and 442 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
- $787K typical home, up +19% since 2016
- Tax bill $8,811 to $10,354 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $38M assessed, $451,378/yr to the city, about $10,497 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +19% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +18% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
514-18 South St is assessed at $6.1M but pays $17,078 a year — about 20% of the $85,393 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 +1.6% 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 $119 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 20
- Absentee individual 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaken Realty Trust | 1 | 8 | $10M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 514 South Street Llc | 8 | 8 | $7.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bainbridge 12 Lp A Pa Lp | 3 | 3 | $120K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cyf Investment Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 160-06 Llc | 2 | 2 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 500 South Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 506 South Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 510 South Llc | 1 | 1 | $823K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Totem Saloon Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yedid Investments Assoc | 1 | 1 | $897K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Axelrod Mpd Of Philadelphia Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yedid Brothers & Sons Llc | 1 | 1 | $743K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500-02 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.7M | 7,200 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 501-03 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $1.2M in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | 5,153 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 504 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal approved (2008). | Absentee individual | $633K | 3,015 | 1900 | 0 | 9 viol |
| 505 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $606K | 3,384 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 506 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | 6,582 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 507 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $605K | 2,055 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 508 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $1.6M | 10,200 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 509 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $740K | 2,295 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 510 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $823K | 3,920 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 511 SOUTH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $590K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $882K | 4,200 | 1900 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 512 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | 5,300 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 513 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $610K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $897K | 3,708 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514-18 SOUTH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016, then sold for $905K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $6.1M | 21,593 | 2016 | 1 | rentedabated4 viol |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $978K | 3,035 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 514 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $40K | 153 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 515-19 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | 10,320 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 520 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $525K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $743K | 3,540 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 521 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $576K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $547K | 2,475 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 523-25 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $1.0M | 4,800 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 524 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $875K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $861K | 3,760 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 526 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $1.5M | 7,020 | 1900 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 527 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $955K | 4,548 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 529 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $450K in 2002 → $1.1M in 2006 (+156%). | Owner-occupied | $697K | 3,318 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 530 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $393K in 2007 → $1.8M in 2016 (+359%). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 5,418 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 531 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 8,142 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 532 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.7M | 8,512 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 533 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $787K | 3,748 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 534-36 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.7M | 6,458 | 1900 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 535 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted (2013); Appeal filed (2020). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | 4,880 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 537-39 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal complete (2024). | Absentee individual | $1.5M | 4,785 | 1900 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 538 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $1.1M in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $668K | 3,180 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 540 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2008); Appeal denied (2013); sold $1.4M (2016); Appeal approved (2018). | Investor / LLC | $714K | 3,400 | 1900 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)