Who owns your block
5800 block of Alter St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 4 homes behind $10,053 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 129% since 2016, now about $119K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.
- 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 $119K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $119K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 91 reported crimes (34 violent) and 312 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
- $119K typical home, up +129% since 2016
- Tax bill $442 to $1,611 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $49,828/yr to the city, about $1,246 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +129% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +264% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5823 Alter St is assessed at $188K but pays $1,120 a year — about 43% of the $2,625 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.8% 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 $229 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Capital Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tiny Pieces Llc | 1 | 13 | $4.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Valueinvestments Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Peloton Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brunetto Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sfr3-020 Llc | 1 | 6 | $823K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsdway2 Llc | 1 | 2 | $239K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shon Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $204K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5811 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5812 ALTER ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 5 L&I violations (2025); sold $98K (2025). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5813 ALTER ST Historysold $22K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Investor / LLC | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5814 ALTER ST Historysold $13K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5815 ALTER ST History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2015); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 5816 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5817 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $19K in 2013 → $83K in 2023 (+349%). | Investor / LLC | $147K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 5818 ALTER ST Historysold $42K (2018); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5819 ALTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5820 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $38K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $159K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 5821 ALTER ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5822 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5823 ALTER ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2001, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 5824 ALTER ST | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5825 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2003 → $398K in 2021 (+2552%). | Investor / LLC | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 5826 ALTER ST Historysold $30K (2005); 25 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5827 ALTER ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5828 ALTER ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5829 ALTER ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5830 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2004 → $40K in 2007 (+60%). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 5831 ALTER ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5832 ALTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2018 → $140K in 2024 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1920 | 2 | 5 viol |
| 5833 ALTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5834 ALTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2006 → $125K in 2018 (+400%). | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5835 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5836 ALTER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $176K | 4/2 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5837 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5838 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5839 ALTER ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5840 ALTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2022 → $235K in 2023 (+194%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/2 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5841 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5842 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $34K in 2005 → $103K in 2021 (+205%). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 5 | rented |
| 5843 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $115K | —/— | 960 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5844 ALTER ST History2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2024); 5 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5845 ALTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2008 → $105K in 2019 (+217%). | Absentee individual | $147K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5846 ALTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2019 → $155K in 2024 (+158%). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/2 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5847 ALTER ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5848 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5849 ALTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5850 ALTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2007 → $115K in 2022 (+167%). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)