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Who owns your block

5400 block of Spruce St

A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 9 homes behind $43,574 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 150% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$176K
$59K–$353K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$121
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$102K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $176K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 63
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
51%
31 of 63
city 41%
Rentals
16%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
14
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$44K
9 of 63 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$551
5 years
+93%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+175%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $176K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$176K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied33%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (44 violent) and 285 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
147
44 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
285
58 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses37
Other Assaults30
Thefts23
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Fraud12
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping62
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection56
Maintenance Complaint52
Abandoned Vehicle22
Street Defect22
Other (Streets)16

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.

Elementary & Middle
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$176K2016: $70K2017: $64K2018: $65K2019: $88K2020: $91K2021: $91K2022: $91K2023: $152K2024: $152K2025: $166K2026: $166K2027: $176K2016202020232027

▲ +150% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1752016: $7882017: $7522018: $7522019: $1,0482020: $1,1092021: $1,1092022: $1,1092023: $1,7502024: $1,7502025: $1,6172026: $1,6242027: $2,1752016202020232027

▲ +176% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $36,346 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$990pays now $4,934at the full rate

5439 Spruce St is assessed at $353K but pays $990 a year — about 20% of the $4,934 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9110025020162019202220252027This block 250 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $250 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+150%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.2 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 74 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
74arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
25homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 63 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 11Absentee individual: 20Vacant: 1 63parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 11
  • Absentee individual 20
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels8 parcels5 parcels13 parcels19 parcels6 parcels11 parcels
$59K$255K+

The block's largest owner, Gnr Merav 2a Llc, carries 6 open violations across 60 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Gnr Merav 2a Llc160$10Mphila.gov ↗
Millenium Investments Llc115$3.6Mphila.gov ↗
Winfield Investments Llc19$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Coba Inc15$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Yamy Equities Llc12$240Kphila.gov ↗
Kj Limousine Services Llc11$162Kphila.gov ↗
Sals Auto Repair Llc11$193Kphila.gov ↗
Noah Property Investments11$173Kphila.gov ↗
Grant D T Llc11$120Kphila.gov ↗
Zahra Realty Llc11$121Kphila.gov ↗
Tms Group Holdings Llc11$157Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 63 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
5439 Spruce St
$353K · Bought for $2K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2018.
New construction
5423 Spruce St
$261K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $63K in 2018.
Frequently traded
5412 Spruce St
$255K · Traded 4×: $19K in 2001 → $230K in 2019 (+1143%).
Frequently traded
5415 Spruce St
$247K · Traded 3×: $35K in 2016 → $255K in 2023 (+629%).
Frequently traded
5419 Spruce St
$247K · Traded 3×: $2K in 2000 → $125K in 2016 (+6150%).
Frequently traded
5441 Spruce St
$236K · Traded 3×: $53K in 2016 → $111K in 2019 (+111%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5400 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $100K in 2003 → $311K in 2022 (+211%). Investor / LLC $162K —/— 2,280 1920 4
5401-05 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $193K —/— 1,484 1925 0 9 viol
5402 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2010 → $121K in 2025 (+228%). Absentee individual $194K —/— 1,408 1920 3
5404 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2012 → $150K in 2024 (+219%). Owner-occupied $156K —/— 1,852 1920 3
5406 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,408 1920 0
5407 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $176K 4/1 1,600 1925 0 tax lien
5408 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $194K —/— 1,584 1920 1 rented
5409 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $238K —/— 1,720 1920 0 tax lien
5410 SPRUCE ST Vacant $59K —/— — — 1
5411 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $176K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5412 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $19K in 2001 → $230K in 2019 (+1143%). Owner-occupied $255K 3/1 1,184 1920 4
5413 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $176K 4/1 1,600 1920 1
5414 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 0
5415 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2016 → $255K in 2023 (+629%). Owner-occupied $247K 4/1 1,600 1920 3 rented
5416 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 0
5417 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2015 → $210K in 2019 (+1213%). Owner-occupied $287K 4/2 1,600 1920 2
5418 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $41K in 2005 → $42K in 2016 (+2%). Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 3
5419 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2K in 2000 → $125K in 2016 (+6150%). Owner-occupied $247K 4/1 1,600 1920 3
5420 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 0 tax lien
5421 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $176K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5422 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 0
5423 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $63K in 2018. Absentee individual $261K 4/1 1,600 1920 1 rentedabatedtax lien
5424 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2024 → $65K in 2026 (+65%). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,184 1920 2 2 viol
5425 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2019 → $155K in 2023 (+24%). Owner-occupied $224K 4/1 1,600 1920 2 tax lien
5426 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,472 1920 0
5427 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $500 in 2003 → $80K in 2019 (+15900%). Investor / LLC $176K 4/1 1,600 1920 3 rented
5428 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $239K —/— 1,760 1920 1
5429 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1K in 2008 → $166K in 2020 (+16500%). Owner-occupied $224K 4/1 1,600 1920 3 tax lien
5430 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $216K —/— 1,408 1920 1
5431 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2002 → $68K in 2006 (+240%). Absentee individual $230K —/— 1,600 1920 2
5432 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $95K 3/1 1,184 1920 1 rented
5433 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $122K 4/1 1,600 1920 0 abated
5434 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 1 rented
5435 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,600 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5436 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2009 → $335K in 2026 (+1308%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,216 1920 3
5437 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $224K 4/1 1,600 1920 0 rented
5438 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $173K —/— 1,786 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5439 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2018. Absentee individual $353K 4/2 1,600 1920 2 rentedabatedtax lien
5440 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2015 → $180K in 2022 (+964%). Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,408 1920 3 tax lien
5441 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $53K in 2016 → $111K in 2019 (+111%). Absentee individual $236K 4/1 1,600 1920 3
5442 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $100K —/— 1,408 1920 0
5443 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $133K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5444 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2007 → $51K in 2017 (+802%). Investor / LLC $120K —/— 1,430 1920 2 tax lien
5445 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5446 SPRUCE ST Historysold $4K (2011); Appeal approved (2012). Absentee individual $103K 3/1 1,408 1920 1
5447 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5448 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $103K —/— 1,456 1920 1 tax lien
5449 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 0 1 violtax lien
5450 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $127K —/— 1,788 1920 0
5451 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 0
5452 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2017 → $65K in 2020 (+86%). Investor / LLC $121K —/— 1,801 1920 2 tax lien
5453 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5454 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,184 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5455 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 1 tax lien
5456 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2006 → $110K in 2018 (+633%). Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,184 1920 3
5457 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $193K 4/1 1,600 1920 1
5458 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,184 1920 0 abated2 viol
5459 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal granted (2012). Absentee individual $163K —/— 1,600 1920 0
5460 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,184 1920 1 tax lien
5461 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $298K —/— 2,420 1920 0
5462 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $201K —/— 1,184 1920 1
5464 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2013 → $40K in 2020 (+111%). Owner-occupied $94K —/— 1,636 1925 2
5466 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,900 1925 1

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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