Who owns your block
5500 block of N 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 1 home behind $0 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 94% since 2016, now about $209K. 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 $209K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $209K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 56 reported crimes (15 violent) and 142 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
- $209K typical home, up +94% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,375 to $2,573 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $60,319/yr to the city, about $2,742 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +94% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5528-32 N 2nd St is assessed at $354K but pays $3,091 a year — about 62% of the $4,950 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% 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 $194 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan O Velez (individual) | 3 | 10 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Oleny Investment Group Ll | 1 | 2 | $514K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5505 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 544 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5507 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | —/— | 1,280 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5508 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 1,600 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5509 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,280 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5511 N 2ND ST Historysold $112K (2005); 11 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/2 | 1,524 | 1915 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 5512 N 2ND ST HistoryAppeal denied (2009). | Absentee individual | $492K | —/— | 13,300 | 1927 | 0 | |
| 5513 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $233K | 4/1 | 1,940 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5519 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,200 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5520 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | —/— | 1,400 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5521 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/— | 1,200 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5522 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,400 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 5524 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 1,400 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5525 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 2,553 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5526 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2022. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $200K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5527 N 2ND ST Historysold $30K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $283K | —/— | 4,036 | 1927 | 1 | |
| 5528-32 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 4,160 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 5529 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2020. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5531 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $212K | —/— | 1,336 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5533 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2009 → $95K in 2009 (+98%). | Absentee individual | $177K | —/— | 1,391 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5534 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2014 → $125K in 2016 (+25%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 1,610 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5535-41 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2015. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $450K | —/— | 15,008 | 1900 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5536 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 1,252 | 1900 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)