Who owns your block
5900 block of Arch St
A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 9 homes behind $34,639 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 107% since 2016, now about $118K. 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 $118K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $118K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 250 reported crimes (88 violent) and 271 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
- $118K typical home, up +107% since 2016
- Tax bill $466 to $1,547 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.5M assessed, $36,025/yr to the city, about $1,162 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +107% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +232% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5924 Arch St is assessed at $121K but pays $293 a year — about 17% of the $1,692 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% 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 $207 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Vision Quest Investments 3 Llc, carries 7 open violations across 42 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Quest Investments 3 Llc | 1 | 42 | $5.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mchaya 2 Llc | 1 | 14 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brunetto Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yagel Llc | 1 | 6 | $785K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Penn Properties Investmen | 1 | 5 | $611K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Legacy Property Llc | 1 | 3 | $700K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Artemis Real Estate Llc | 1 | 3 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Perceive Ministries Inc | 1 | 2 | $152K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 ARCH ST History2 L&I violations (2007). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5903 ARCH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2008, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 5905 ARCH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5907 ARCH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $34K in 2007 → $105K in 2022 (+211%). | Investor / LLC | $180K | 4/2 | 1,068 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5909 ARCH ST TradedTraded 2×: $8K in 2014 → $4.5M in 2025 (+56150%). | Investor / LLC | $111K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5911 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5912 ARCH ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2012 → $50K in 2020 (+92%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5913 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5914 ARCH ST History13 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5915 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5916 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $29K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 5917 ARCH ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2010 → $35K in 2018 (+37%). | Investor / LLC | $136K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5918 ARCH ST | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5919 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $126K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5920 ARCH ST History7 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2017); 3 L&I violations (2023); 8 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $87K | —/— | 1,410 | 1920 | 0 | 8 violtax lien |
| 5921 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5922 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5923 ARCH ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5924 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5925 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5926 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,222 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 5927 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5928 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,078 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5929 ARCH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 5 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012); sold $220K (2022). | Investor / LLC | $122K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5930 ARCH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2009 → $152K in 2024 (+485%). | Investor / LLC | $99K | 3/1 | 966 | 1925 | 3 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5931 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $165K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5932 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $95K | 3/1 | 948 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5933 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5934 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $96K | 3/1 | 948 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5935 ARCH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $8K in 2001 → $105K in 2024 (+1294%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 4/1 | 1,605 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5936 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)