Philadelphia property report
5500 block of Whitby Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 17 open code violations and 7 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($74,848 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 145% since 2016, now about $152K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $152K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and in line with 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 | $152K | $155K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 51% | 46% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 38% of them violent) and 236 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
- $152K typical home, up +145% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $449 to $1,457 a year through 2027, +11%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $76,274/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,387 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +145% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +224% since 2016 · ~+11%/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.
- 5509 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $257K
- 5521 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $96K
- 5526 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $97K
- 5547 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $96K
- 5554 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.00%$0/yr on $85K
- …and 23 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 5509 Whitby Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $257K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,599 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 +8.5% 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 $245 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 42
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ddh Fund LP, carries 74 open violations across 52 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddh Fund LP | 2 | 52 | $8.2M | 145 Pinlawn Rd Suite 20, Melville NY, 11747 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Optivest Holdings LLC | 1 | 29 | $4.3M | Po Box 460, Uwchland PA, 19480 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Shalom Group Flats LLC | 1 | 15 | $1.8M | Po Box 297257, Brooklyn NY, 11229 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Khem LLC | 1 | 11 | $1.0M | 1921 Mckean St, Philadelphia PA, 19145 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Arthur J Spencer (individual) | 2 | 3 | $549K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dawkins Investment Group | 1 | 1 | $152K | 5602 Berks St, Philadelphia PA, 19131 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Morelove LLC | 1 | 1 | $152K | 2444 Kimball St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Berg Leasing LLC | 1 | 1 | $152K | 408 E 4th St, Bridgeport PA, 19405 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Acg Almog Sfh I LLC | 1 | 1 | $154K | 2186 E Norris St, Philadelphia PA, 19125 | 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 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,634 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5501 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $95K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 4/1 | 1,634 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5502 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5503 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5504 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5505 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5506 WHITBY AVE Historysold $3K (2008); L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2014); Inspection failed ×2 (2014); 4 L&I violations (2015); L&I: 5 failed, 2 passed (2015); Inspection passed (2018); L&I violation (2020); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2020). | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5507 WHITBY AVE Historysold $55K (2000); L&I violation (2009); Inspection passed (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2019); Inspection failed ×2 (2019); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2020). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | $16K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5508 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $70K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5509 WHITBY AVE New constructionBought for $39K in 2020, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $235K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $261K | 3/2 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5510 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $75K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5511 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5512 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5513 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5514 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5515 WHITBY AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $58K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $180K in 2026 (+212%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5516 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5517 WHITBY AVE HistoryL&I violation (2011); Inspection failed (2011); 7 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2014); L&I violation (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2015); sold $220K (2021). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5518 WHITBY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 2016 → $46K in 2017 (-36%). | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5519 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | $165 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5520 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 5521 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 5522 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $103K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5523 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5524 WHITBY AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $33K in 2009, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $160K in 2025 (+392%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5525 WHITBY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2015 → $225K in 2021 (+768%). | Investor / LLC | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 5526 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 5527 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $67K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,470 | 1920 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5528 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $230K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/2 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5529 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $38K in 2014. Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5530 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5531 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental$38 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5532 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5533 WHITBY AVE History3 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed (2007); sold $38K (2008); Inspection passed (2009). | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5534 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $59K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5535 WHITBY AVE Historysold $35K (2016); 5 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025); Inspection passed ×2 (2026). | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 5536 WHITBY AVE HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2016); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026); Inspection failed (2026). | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental2 viol |
| 5537 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5538 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5539 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $140K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5540 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5541 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5542 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5543 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $65K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5544 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5545 WHITBY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2009 → $62K in 2014 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5546 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5547 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 5548 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $112K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental3 viol |
| 5549 WHITBY AVE History2 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed (2022); 6 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2024). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | $4K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5550 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5551 WHITBY AVE | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5552 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | $0 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5553 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5554 WHITBY AVE Mixed-use | Owner-occupied | $183K | —/— | 1,664 | 1920 | 0 | $51K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5555 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $176K | 4/1 | 2,031 | 1920 | 1 | 12 viollien in pre-2017 ledger |
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