Who owns your block
5100 block of N 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 7 homes behind $41,192 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $187K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $187K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $187K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (25 violent) and 172 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
- $187K typical home, up +78% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,288 to $2,511 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.7M assessed, $73,132/yr to the city, about $2,359 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +78% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +95% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5101-07 N 12th St is assessed at $3.1M but pays $10,073 a year — about 23% of the $43,314 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 +5.4% 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 $178 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Azab Llc, carries 4 open violations across 25 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azab Llc | 1 | 25 | $745K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tp Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 4 | $530K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Open House Equity Firm Llc Open House Eq | 1 | 1 | $139K | phila.gov ↗ |
| North Twelfth Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $253K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5101-07 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $500K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $3.1M | —/— | 25,964 | 1920 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 5106 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5108 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $212K | 2/2 | 1,600 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 5109 N 12TH ST Historysold $85K (2005); L&I violation (2008); 9 L&I violations (2013); 6 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $223K | —/— | 1,794 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5110 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5111 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 1998. | Owner-occupied | $233K | —/— | 1,225 | 1935 | 1 | abated |
| 5112 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5113 N 12TH ST Historysold $77K (2005); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $233K | —/— | 1,225 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5114 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 5115 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $215K in 2023 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/3 | 1,800 | 1935 | 4 | |
| 5116 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2023. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 5/2 | 2,020 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5117 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $111K in 2006, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $37K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $139K | —/— | 1,481 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5118 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 5119 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5120 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5121 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $213K | —/— | 1,632 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5122 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5123 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2006, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $135K in 2010 (+145%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,750 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5126 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $141K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $232K | 5/3 | 2,108 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5127 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2014); Appeal withdrawn (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $182K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5128 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2005 → $68K in 2005 (+216%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | —/— | 1,600 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5129 N 12TH ST Historysold $30K (2002); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $224K | —/— | 1,808 | 1935 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5130 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $196K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5131 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2023 → $280K in 2024 (+201%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5132 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2024 → $290K in 2025 (+263%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/2 | 1,650 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5133 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2008 → $103K in 2009 (+194%). | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,194 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5134 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $187K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5135 N 12TH ST | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5136 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2002 → $250K in 2024 (+733%). | Investor / LLC | $253K | 4/4 | 1,500 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5137 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $150K | —/— | 1,222 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 5139 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $27K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $112K | —/— | 2,738 | 1935 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)