Philadelphia property report
5400 block of Whitby Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 11 open code violations and 6 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($72,515 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 136% since 2016, now about $139K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $139K — about 0.6× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $155K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $139K | $155K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 66% | 46% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 45% of them violent) and 264 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
- $139K typical home, up +136% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $405 to $673 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $51,239/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,090 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +136% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/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.
- 5409 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $198K
- 5433 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $100K
- 5434 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,310/yr on $468K
- 5404 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.28%$353/yr on $125K
- 5406 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.28%$353/yr on $125K
- …and 28 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 5434 Whitby Ave has a $1,310/year assessment-based estimate on $468K assessed value — about 20% of the $6,551 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 +8.1% 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 $236 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 1995. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 41
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 4 LLC, carries 1 open violation across 54 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 4 LLC | 1 | 54 | $10M | 5414 Whitby Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19143 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Legancy Real State Development LLC | 1 | 23 | $2.5M | 4915 Pentridge St, Philadelphia PA, 19143 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ck Capital Holdings LLC | 1 | 11 | $1.5M | Po Box 297257, Brooklyn NY, 11229 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| City Block Acquisition Xii LLC | 1 | 5 | $650K | 834 N 4th St Ste 1, Philadelphia PA, 19123 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Shola Investments LLC | 1 | 3 | $438K | 100 Ashley Way, Plymouth Meeting PA, 19462 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Blackwood Trust (trust / estate) | 1 | 1 | $139K | 102 Hamilton Rd, Landenberg PA, 19350 | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gmh Holdings LLC | 1 | 1 | $111K | Po Box 31, Haverford PA, 19041 | 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 50 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5400 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $153K | —/— | 1,530 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5401 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | $38K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5402 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5403 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | $709 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5404 WHITBY AVE History4 L&I violations (2008); Inspection failed ×2 (2008); Inspection failed (2009); Inspection failed (2010); Inspection passed (2013); sold $22K (2015). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | $1K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5405 WHITBY AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 1995, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $180K in 2024 (+3500%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5406 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5407 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $139K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5408 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5409 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $304K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/1 | 1,950 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$7K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5410 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $85K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5411 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5412 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5413 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5414 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $125K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 4 | licensed rental |
| 5415 WHITBY AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $67K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $260K in 2019 (+291%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/2 | 1,216 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5416 WHITBY AVE Vacant lot ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $28K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5417 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,140 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 5418 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | 4 viol |
| 5419 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5420 WHITBY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2006 → $200K in 2024 (+427%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5421 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5422 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $100K in 2026. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5423 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5424 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5425 WHITBY AVE | Investor / LLC | $150K | —/— | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5426 WHITBY AVE History3 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 5427 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5428 WHITBY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2004 → $77K in 2020 (+120%). | Investor / LLC | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5429 WHITBY AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2013, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $105K in 2021 (+333%). | Investor / LLC | $139K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 5430 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $210K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5431 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $69K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $149K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5432 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5433 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $102K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5434 WHITBY AVE Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Investor / LLC | $573K | 5/5 | 2,799 | 2022 | 0 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5435 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $63K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $152K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5436 WHITBY AVE New constructionBought for $75K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $110K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5437 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | —/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5438 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $93K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5439 WHITBY AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $111K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 5440 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5442 WHITBY AVE | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5444 WHITBY AVE History4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026); Inspection failed ×2 (2026). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 5446 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5448 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5450 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5452 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | $22K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5454 WHITBY AVE | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5456 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5458 WHITBY AVE Mixed-use Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2001, use permit in 2018, sold for $80K in 2021 (+129%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,530 | 1920 | 5 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
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