Who owns your block
5800 block of Castor Ave
An investor-heavy block: 100% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies.
The typical home here is up 27% since 2016, now about $586K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Ownership
This block is 100% investor-owned with zero owner-occupants, making it entirely a rental or investment market.
- 02Appreciation
The block appreciated 27% since 2016 but lagged the city by 4.3 percentage points per year at 2.2% annual growth.
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 $586K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19149 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $586K | $234K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 153 reported crimes (30 violent) and 82 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
- $586K typical home, up +27% since 2016
- Tax bill $6,457 to $8,204 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.2M assessed, $16,408/yr to the city, about $8,204 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +27% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +27% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.2% 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 $127 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 6 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 2 parcels
- Investor / LLC 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwc Pa LLC | 1 | 1 | $354K | 57 E Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Bowling Of America LLC | 1 | 1 | $818K | 264 Cambridge Rd, Clifton Heights PA, 19018 | 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 2 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5818 CASTOR AVE ImprovedBought for $155K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $354K | 2,720 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5830 CASTOR AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $225K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $1.6M in 2025 (+633%). | Investor / LLC | $818K | 11,250 | 1960 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)