Who owns your block

5000 block of James St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $6,257 on taxes.

Owner-occupied
Investor / LLC
Absentee
Vacant
Has violations

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

$124K

$120K–$178K

Recent sale

$135K

1 sold in 2yr

assessed $124K

Median built

1910

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

64%

9 of 14

Open violations

none on record

▼ block 0% · city 5%

Back taxes

$6K

2 of 14 behind

▲ block 14% · city 9%

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary · K-5

James J Sullivan

5300 Ditman St · 378 students

Middle · 6-8

Warren G Harding

2000 Wakeling St · 522 students

High · 9-12

Frankford HS

5000 Oxford Ave · 908 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

Who owns it

Ownership of 14 parcels

Owner-occupied 9
Investor / LLC 1
Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

$120K$140K+

The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

Owner	On block	Owns citywide	Portfolio value	Source
Choice Rentals Llc	1	48	$8.3M	phila.gov ↗

House by house

All 14 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).

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Sq ft	Built
5020 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$140K	—	1910
5022 JAMES ST	Absentee individual	$126K	—	1910
5024 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$126K	—	1910
5026 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$127K	—	1910
5028 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$133K	—	1910
5030 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$121K	—	1910
5032 JAMES ST	Absentee individual	$122K	—	1910
5034 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$120K	—	1910
5036 JAMES ST	Investor / LLC	$120K	—	1910
5038 JAMES ST	Absentee individual	$120K	—	1910
5040 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$120K	—	1910
5042 JAMES ST	Absentee individual	$121K	—	1910
5044 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$128K	—	1910
5046 JAMES ST	Owner-occupied	$178K	—	1910

Neighborhood

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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Generated 2026-07-07 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)