Who owns your block

5500 block of Media St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 8 homes behind $33,183 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

$142K

$15K–$298K

Recent sale

$123K

4 sold in 2yr

assessed $142K

Median built

1925

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

66%

35 of 53

Open violations

L&I code

▲ block 6% · city 5%

Back taxes

$33K

8 of 53 behind

▲ block 15% · city 9%

Schools

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

Elementary & Middle · K-8

Guion Bluford

5720 Media St · 490 students

High · 9-12

Overbrook High

5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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 53 parcels

Owner-occupied 35
Investor / LLC 7
Absentee individual 10
Vacant 1

Value distribution today

$15K$226K+

The block's largest owner, Mchaya Llc, carries 7 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

Owner	On block	Owns citywide	Portfolio value	Source
Mchaya Llc	1	48	$6.6M	phila.gov ↗
Parp Properties Llc	1	12	$1.3M	phila.gov ↗
E & I Ventures Llc	1	9	$1.2M	phila.gov ↗
Risehype Group Llc	1	5	$667K	phila.gov ↗
Liberty Rock Holdings 1 Llc	1	2	$357K	phila.gov ↗
On The Flip Side 2 Llc	1	1	$134K	phila.gov ↗
Reliable Real Estate Group Llc	1	1	$160K	phila.gov ↗

House by house

All 53 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

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Sq ft	Built	Flags
5500 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$198K	—	1925
5501 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$154K	—	1925
5502 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$298K	—	1925
5503 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$139K	—	1925
5504 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$156K	—	1920
5505 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$139K	—	1925
5506 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$124K	—	1925
5507 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$226K	—	1925
5508 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$124K	—	1925
5509 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$222K	—	1925
5510 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$99K	—	1925
5511 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$139K	—	1925
5512 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925	2 viol
5513 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$139K	—	1925
5514 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5515 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$139K	—	1925
5516 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5517 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$139K	—	1925
5518 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5519 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$194K	—	1925
5520 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$186K	—	1925
5521 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$226K	—	1925
5522 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$142K	—	1925
5523 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$134K	—	1925
5524 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$160K	—	1925
5525 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$134K	—	1925
5526 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$106K	—	1925
5527 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$25K	—	1925
5528 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$25K	—	1925
5529 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$175K	—	1925	1 viol
5530 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$109K	—	1925	2 viol
5531 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$147K	—	1925
5532 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$108K	—	1925
5533 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$141K	—	1925
5534 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$105K	—	1925
5535 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$141K	—	1925
5536 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$103K	—	1925
5537 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$146K	—	1925
5538 MEDIA ST	Vacant	$15K	—	—
5539 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$146K	—	1925
5540 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$108K	—	1925
5541 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5542 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$138K	—	1925
5543 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5544 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$109K	—	1925
5545 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5546 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$139K	—	1925
5547 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$181K	—	1920
5548 MEDIA ST	Absentee individual	$141K	—	1915
5549 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$238K	—	1925
5551 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$146K	—	1925
5553 MEDIA ST	Owner-occupied	$146K	—	1925
5555 MEDIA ST	Investor / LLC	$160K	—	1925

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