Philadelphia property report
500 block of Wolf St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($3,243 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 123% since 2016, now about $239K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $239K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $239K | $259K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 176 reported crimes (about 15 a month, 24% of them violent) and 418 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $239K typical home, up +123% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,410 to $3,015 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $34,324/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,640 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +123% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +114% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 517 Wolf Stmajor assessment exemption0.36%$840/yr on $233K
- 519 Wolf Stmajor assessment exemption0.37%$865/yr on $232K
- 529 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment0.80%$1,851/yr on $232K
- 535 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment0.83%$2,034/yr on $245K
- 511 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment0.83%$2,045/yr on $246K
- …and 1 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 517 Wolf St has a $840/year assessment-based estimate on $233K assessed value — about 26% of the $3,256 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.5% 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 $223 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 15 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Close (individual) | 2 | 2 | $348K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 15 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 WOLF ST Commercial New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $4.4M | —/— | — | — | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 509 WOLF ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 511 WOLF ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 513 WOLF ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $40K in 2019 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,504 | 1920 | 2 | $3K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 515 WOLF ST Apartment building Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2000 → $142K in 2014 (+306%). | Absentee individual | $287K | 4/2 | 1,504 | 1920 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 517 WOLF ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,138 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 519 WOLF ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 521 WOLF ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2016 → $110K in 2016 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $239K | 4/1 | 1,404 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 523 WOLF ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $215K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 525 WOLF ST Apartment building | Absentee individual | $263K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 527 WOLF ST Renovated & sold onBought for $93K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $200K in 2023 (+115%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,616 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 529 WOLF ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 531 WOLF ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $110K in 2018 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 533 WOLF ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 535 WOLF ST ImprovedBought for $106K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)