Philadelphia property report
5500 block of Westminster Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 5 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($83,306 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $87K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $87K — about 0.4× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $165K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $87K | $165K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (about 11 a month, 52% of them violent) and 208 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
- $87K typical home, up +105% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $594 to $1,091 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $6,576/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,096 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +105% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +84% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.7% 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 $205 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 10 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jh Ventures 57 LLC, carries 14 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jh Ventures 57 LLC | 1 | 57 | $6.9M | 183 Wilson St 509, Brooklyn NY, 11211 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Marvin West (individual) | 3 | 5 | $69K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| T & Jay Properties LLC | 1 | 4 | $515K | 34 Wellspring Drive, Bear DE, 19701 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| E W Enterprises LLC | 1 | 1 | $13K | 3208 Pearl St, Philadelphia PA, 19104 | 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 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionBought for $25K in 2008, built new under a 2014 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $80K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1925 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5502 WESTMINSTER AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $1.5M in 2017, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $5.1M in 2023 (+25400%). | Investor / LLC | $96K | 3/1 | 948 | 1925 | 5 | licensed rental |
| 5504 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedBought for $123K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $78K | 2/1 | 746 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5506 WESTMINSTER AVE History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2018); 3 L&I violations (2021); 6 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed (2023); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024); Inspection failed (2025); 7 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $78K | 2/1 | 746 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viollien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5508 WESTMINSTER AVE History6 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). | Absentee individual | $78K | 2/1 | 746 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 5510 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot HistoryInspection failed (2006); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5512 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2002 → $900 in 2005 (-31%). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 5514 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedBought for $700 in 1999. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5518 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot HistoryL&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2006); 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5520 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot HistoryL&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2006); 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5522 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5524 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5526 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5543-57 WESTMINSTER AVE Library New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 16,440 | 1977 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)