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Who owns your block

5500 block of Matthews St

A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 13 homes behind $54,313 on taxes.

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
$115K
$12K–$290K
Recent sale
$76K
9 sold in 2yr
assessed $115K
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
52%
36 of 69
Open violations
23
L&I code
▲ block 23% · city 5%
Back taxes
$54K
13 of 69 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%

Schools

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

Elementary & Middle
Mastery Charter School At Pastorius
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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 69 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 19Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 1 69parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 19
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels49 parcels5 parcels12 parcels
$12K$158K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc, carries 19 open violations across 199 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc1199$24Mphila.gov ↗
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 4 Llc154$10Mphila.gov ↗
Aja 88 Llc118$425Kphila.gov ↗
Shalom Group Flats Llc115$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Mbsea Llc115$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Bhm Management Llc113$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Lakeland Homes Llc111$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Sfr3-030 Llc110$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
East West Strategies Llc19$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
J & J Real Estate Investments Llc19$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Bsd Real Estate Llc18$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Bargil Llc17$758Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 69 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).

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5500 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0 4 viol
5501 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $149K 1920 0
5502 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0
5503 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5504 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5505 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5506 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5507 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5508 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5509 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0
5510 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $75K 1900 0
5511 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5512 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5513 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5514 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5515 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0
5516 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5517 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5518 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5519 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5520 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $142K 1900 0
5521 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5522 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $142K 1900 0 2 viol
5523 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5524 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $290K 1900 0 2 viol
5525 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5526 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $75K 1900 0
5527 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $120K 1900 0
5528 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $157K 1900 0
5529 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5530 MATTHEWS ST Vacant $12K 0
5531 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5532 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5533 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5534 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5535 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5536 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5537 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5538 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0 2 viol
5539 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5540 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5541 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5542 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0
5543 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5544 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $115K 1900 0
5545 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5546 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5547 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5548 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $142K 1900 0 1 viol
5549 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0 2 viol
5550 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5551 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5552 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $115K 1900 0
5553 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $116K 1900 0
5554 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $155K 1900 0 1 viol
5555 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $116K 1900 0 1 viol
5556 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $171K 1900 0 1 viol
5557 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $117K 1900 0
5558 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $116K 1900 0
5559 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $158K 1900 0
5560 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0 1 viol
5561 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $116K 1900 0
5562 MATTHEWS ST Owner-occupied $115K 1900 0
5563 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $116K 1900 0
5564 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $116K 1900 0
5565 MATTHEWS ST Investor / LLC $183K 1900 0
5566 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $179K 1900 0
5568 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $142K 1900 0
5570 MATTHEWS ST Absentee individual $123K 1900 0

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.