Who owns your block

5900 block of Alma St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $9,176 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 99% since 2016, now about $215K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year.

Owner-occupied
Investor / LLC
Absentee
Vacant
Has violations

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value

$215K

$156K–$289K

ZIP median $234K

Price / sq ft

$146

typical home

city median $177

Vs. Philadelphia

1.0×

the city median

city $223K

Recent sale

$190K

1 sold in 2yr

assessed $215K

Tax / yr

$2K

typical · up to $4K

city ≈$3K/yr

Median built

1925

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

84%

51 of 61

city 41%

Rentals

11%

7 licensed

city 15% of homes

Open violations

L&I code

▼ block 2% · city 5%

Back taxes

$9K

1 of 61 behind

▼ block 2% · city 9%

Zoning appeals

2 homes · ZBA & boards

block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year

+0%

value · tax −$15

5 years

+77%

value · tax +$506

10 years

+99%

value · tax +$194

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.

2027

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 $215K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below 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	$215K	$234K	$223K
Owner-occupied	53%	41%	41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 167 reported crimes (42 violent) and 148 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo

167

42 violent · within 200m

311 requests · 12mo

148

56 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts82

Other Assaults31

Motor Vehicle Theft11

Theft from Vehicle9

All Other Offenses7

Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle47

Maintenance Complaint25

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13

Street Light Outage8

Illegal Dumping7

Information Request5

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.

Elementary · K-5

Laura H Carnell

1100 Devereaux Ave · 652 students

Middle · 6-8

Warren G Harding

2000 Wakeling St · 522 students

High · 9-12

Samuel Fels

5500 Langdon St · 1228 students

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

$215K typical home, up +99% since 2016
Tax bill $1,510 to $1,704 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
Whole block: $13M assessed, $141,453/yr to the city, about $2,319 per home

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

▲ +99% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

▲ +13% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

29 homes pay the full 1.40%32 pay less

5912 Alma Stexemption0.74%$1,589/yr on $214K
5914 Alma Stexemption0.74%$1,589/yr on $214K
5919 Alma Stexemption0.74%$1,589/yr on $214K
5923 Alma Stexemption0.74%$1,589/yr on $214K
5926 Alma Stexemption0.74%$1,589/yr on $214K
…and 27 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $199 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return

+6.5%/yr

price, since 2016

Total appreciation

+99%

since 2016

Net rental yield

—

est., after tax carry

Total return

+6.5%/yr

price + net rent

Real return

+3.5%/yr

after ~3% inflation

vs. Philadelphia

0 pts

market 6.5%/yr

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 91 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

91arm's-length sales since 2000

1times the typical home has sold

5most sales for a single property

13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 61 parcels

Owner-occupied 51
Investor / LLC 3
Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

$156K$251K+

Owner	On block	Owns citywide	Portfolio value	Source
Alan K LLC	1	22	$4.1M	phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Zhongcai America INC	1	11	$2.7M	phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
V&V Holdings LLC	1	10	$3.3M	phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
G & W May Fair LLC	1	4	$959K	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 61 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

Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction

5943 Alma St

$260K · Bought for $80K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $180K in 2024.

New construction

5936 Alma St

$215K · Bought for $38K in 2002, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $73K in 2002.

Renovated & sold on

5946 Alma St

$215K · Bought for $27K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $210K in 2022 (+678%).

Renovated & sold on

5922 Alma St

$214K · Bought for $72K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $220K in 2023 (+239%).

Improved

5905 Alma St

$289K · Bought for $65K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022.

Improved

5959 Alma St

$230K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Bd/Ba	Sq ft	Built	Sales	Flags
5900 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$217K	4/1	1,600	1925	0
5901 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2001 → $230K in 2021 (+248%).	Owner-occupied	$237K	3/1	1,800	1925	2
5902 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5903 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $63K in 2000 → $190K in 2026 (+202%).	Owner-occupied	$218K	3/1	1,472	1925	4
5904 ALMA ST Historysold $77K (2016); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5905 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022.	Owner-occupied	$289K	3/2	1,472	1925	4
5906 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5907 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2000 → $135K in 2019 (+133%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/2	1,472	1925	3
5908 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5909 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5910 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5911 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5912 ALMA ST History2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2025).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5913 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5914 ALMA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025.	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5915 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2009 → $105K in 2019 (+5%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5916 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $115K in 2007 (+77%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5917 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5918 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5919 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2000 → $133K in 2022 (+112%).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5920 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5921 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $144K in 2006 (+107%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	3
5922 ALMA ST Renovated & sold onBought for $72K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $220K in 2023 (+239%).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/3	1,472	1925	5
5923 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $96K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5924 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2004 → $112K in 2020 (+32%).	Investor / LLC	$289K	3/3	1,472	1925	2
5925 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $79K in 2006 → $215K in 2022 (+174%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	4
5926 ALMA ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2024).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5927 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5928 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015.	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5929 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $73K in 2008 → $250K in 2022 (+245%).	Investor / LLC	$251K	3/2	1,472	1925	3	rented
5930 ALMA ST History2 L&I violations (2015); sold $50K (2015); 4 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024).	Absentee individual	$198K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5931 ALMA ST Historysold $75K (2004); L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5932 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2000 → $71K in 2003 (+22%).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	2	rented
5933 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5934 ALMA ST Historysold $60K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2020).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5935 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2001 → $150K in 2007 (+206%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5936 ALMA ST New constructionBought for $38K in 2002, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $73K in 2002.	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5937 ALMA ST	Absentee individual	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1	rented
5938 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $87K in 2004 → $260K in 2024 (+201%).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	3
5939 ALMA ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5940 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2005 → $115K in 2005 (+39%).	Absentee individual	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2	rented
5941 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $122K in 2006 → $120K in 2016 (-2%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/2	1,472	1925	2
5942 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $23K in 2000 → $140K in 2005 (+509%).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	3
5943 ALMA ST New constructionBought for $80K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $180K in 2024.	Owner-occupied	$260K	3/2	1,472	1925	2
5944 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $123K in 2008 → $4K in 2017 (-97%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5945 ALMA ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	0
5946 ALMA ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $210K in 2022 (+678%).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	3
5947 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2012 → $87K in 2019 (-4%).	Absentee individual	$156K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5948 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2011 → $100K in 2019 (+150%).	Investor / LLC	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	2	rented
5949 ALMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2005 → $165K in 2021 (+27%).	Absentee individual	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	2
5950 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $113K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010.	Absentee individual	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1	2 viol
5951 ALMA ST	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5952 ALMA ST Historysold $70K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2014).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1	rented
5953 ALMA ST Historysold $104K (2010); L&I violation (2011).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5954 ALMA ST Historysold $90K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2018).	Owner-occupied	$215K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5955 ALMA ST Historysold $130K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2016).	Owner-occupied	$214K	3/1	1,472	1925	1	rented
5956 ALMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $83K in 2004 → $85K in 2010 (+2%).	Absentee individual	$218K	3/1	1,472	1925	4
5957 ALMA ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.	Owner-occupied	$218K	3/1	1,472	1925	1	tax lien
5958 ALMA ST Historysold $70K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020).	Owner-occupied	$218K	3/1	1,472	1925	1
5959 ALMA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.	Owner-occupied	$230K	4/1	1,600	1925	0
5960 ALMA ST Historysold $125K (2014); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); 8 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024).	Owner-occupied	$222K	4/1	1,538	1925	1

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