Who owns your block
5000 block of Brown St
A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 9 homes behind $63,768 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 157% since 2016, now about $111K. Property taxes are climbing about 21% 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 $111K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $111K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 177 reported crimes (82 violent) and 305 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
- $111K typical home, up +157% since 2016
- Tax bill $195 to $1,531 a year, +21%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $43,630/yr to the city, about $1,212 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +157% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +685% since 2016 · ~+21%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 23 of 36 homes pay that full rate — and 13 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The starkest example: 5040 Brown St is assessed at $123K but pays $325 a year — about 19% of the $1,725 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 +8.9% 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 $257 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 30 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Pwbh Holdings 3 LLC, carries 8 open violations across 20 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pwbh Holdings 3 LLC | 1 | 20 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Pwbh Holdings 2 LLC | 1 | 19 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Alpha Omega Business Group LLC | 1 | 9 | $138K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| New Edge Investments LLC | 1 | 9 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Apterus LLC | 1 | 6 | $916K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Springtime Properties LLC | 1 | 3 | $394K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Rybak Management LLC | 1 | 3 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Rx Marketing And Sales LLC | 1 | 1 | $111K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Ab2 | 1 | 1 | $109K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Town Bear Knoll LP | 1 | 1 | $120K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | —/— | 1,442 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5003 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5005 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5007 BROWN ST History12 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5009 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5010-16 BROWN ST | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5011 BROWN ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5013 BROWN ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5015 BROWN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2006, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021, sold for $152K in 2023 (+335%). | Investor / LLC | $111K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 5017 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 5018 BROWN ST TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2002 → $55K in 2019 (+132%). | Absentee individual | $83K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5019 BROWN ST History3 L&I violations (2007); sold $5K (2007). | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5020 BROWN ST | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5021 BROWN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a general earth disturbance only permit in 2025. | Vacant | $400K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5022 BROWN ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2017 → $119K in 2021 (+49%). | Investor / LLC | $139K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5024 BROWN ST | Absentee individual | $113K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5026 BROWN ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); sold $65K (2026); 4 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $110K | —/— | 1,256 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5028 BROWN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 1999, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $63K in 2020 (+79%). | Investor / LLC | $110K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5030 BROWN ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2005 → $210K in 2024 (+5150%). | Absentee individual | $108K | —/— | 1,584 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5032 BROWN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5034 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 5036 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5038 BROWN ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $45K in 2000 → $360K in 2021 (+700%). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 5 | rentedtax lien |
| 5040 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5040R BROWN ST History3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). | Absentee individual | $34K | —/— | 1,875 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 5042-50 BROWN ST | Absentee individual | $89K | —/— | 1,425 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5047 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 5049 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5051 BROWN ST ImprovedBought for $77K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5053 BROWN ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $170K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5055 BROWN ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2006 → $73K in 2025 (+198%). | Investor / LLC | $196K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5057 BROWN ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/2 | 1,300 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5059 BROWN ST | Absentee individual | $52K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1945 | 0 | abated |
| 5061 BROWN ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2018 → $50K in 2023 (+5%). | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5063 BROWN ST History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $1K (2009); 4 L&I violations (2017); 7 L&I violations (2023). | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5065 BROWN ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | —/— | 1,971 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
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