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Who owns your block

5900 block of Belmar St

A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 24 open code violations and 14 homes behind $91,722 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 269% since 2016, now about $124K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.

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
$124K
$11K–$214K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$108
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$83K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $124K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
22 of 62
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
47%
28 of 62
city 41%
Rentals
21%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
24
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$92K
14 of 62 behind
▲ block 23% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$429
5 years
+87%
value · tax +$976
10 years
+269%
value · tax +$1K

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 $124K — about 0.6× 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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$124K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied32%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (53 violent) and 225 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
108
53 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
225
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults35
Thefts13
All Other Offenses12
Fraud10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection47
Maintenance Complaint38
Abandoned Vehicle32
Illegal Dumping31
Other (Streets)13
Street Defect9

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 & Middle · K-8
William Longstreth
5700 Willows Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$124K2016: $34K2017: $34K2018: $34K2019: $61K2020: $66K2021: $66K2022: $66K2023: $92K2024: $92K2025: $116K2026: $116K2027: $124K2016202020232027

▲ +269% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6762016: $4722017: $4722018: $4722019: $8342020: $8372021: $8372022: $7002023: $1,2002024: $1,0182025: $1,1712026: $1,2472027: $1,6762016202020232027

▲ +255% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

22
22 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $31,331 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,300pays now $2,580at the full rate

5905 Belmar St is assessed at $184K but pays $1,300 a year — about 50% of the $2,580 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 +12.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 369 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $369 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+269%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.1 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 65 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K200020052010201520202025
65arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 62 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 15Absentee individual: 14Vacant: 5 62parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 15
  • Absentee individual 14
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels45 parcels2 parcels7 parcels
$11K$199K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb Tr256$11Mphila.gov ↗
Hadar Llc121$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Ag Housing Llc19$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Crown Gardens Llc15$684Kphila.gov ↗
130 Main Llc14$650Kphila.gov ↗
Interlaken Properties Llc14$400Kphila.gov ↗
Beta Trust14$336Kphila.gov ↗
Philly Flippin Llc13$457Kphila.gov ↗
Abe Realty Group Llc12$367Kphila.gov ↗
Oaxaco Llc12$103Kphila.gov ↗
Community Improvment Fund Llc12$315Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 62 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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
5921 Belmar St
$214K · Bought for $10K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $10K in 2020.
New construction
5905 Belmar St
$184K · Bought for $9K in 2006, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $170K in 2021.
New construction
5907 Belmar St
$124K · built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
5908 Belmar St
$124K · Bought for $9K in 2006, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2009.
New construction
5911 Belmar St
$124K · Bought for $70K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $84K in 2012.
New construction
5912 Belmar St
$124K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2015.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5900 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2011 → $31K in 2024 (+0%). Absentee individual $184K —/— 1,406 1920 2
5901 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2000 → $200K in 2024 (+376%). Investor / LLC $199K 6/3 1,406 1920 2 rented
5902 BELMAR ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0
5903 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5904 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $120K —/— 1,150 1920 0 abated
5905 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2006, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $170K in 2021. Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,150 1920 4 abated
5906 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5907 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5908 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2006, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2009. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2 abated
5909 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2006 → $30K in 2012 (+11%). Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2
5910 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5911 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $84K in 2012. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 3 abated
5912 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2015. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 abated
5913 BELMAR ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 rented
5914 BELMAR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2018, use permit in 2018, sold for $239K in 2024 (+15833%). Absentee individual $202K 2/2 1,150 1920 2 rentedtax lien
5915 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5916 BELMAR ST Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
5917 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5918 BELMAR ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 rented
5919 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 3 rentedtax lien
5920 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2022. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $70K 3/1 1,060 1920 2 10 viol
5921 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $10K in 2020. Investor / LLC $214K 3/2 1,150 1920 2
5922 BELMAR ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2005 → $40K in 2018 (+8%). Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 3 rented
5923 BELMAR ST Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 rented
5924 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2004, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2005. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2 abated
5925 BELMAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 rented
5926 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5927 BELMAR ST Improved Vacant $11K —/— — — 0
5928 BELMAR ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2021); 7 L&I violations (2023); sold $78K (2025). Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 6 violtax lien
5929 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $41K in 2020, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $183K in 2020. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2 abatedtax lien
5930 BELMAR ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $81K in 2016 → $249K in 2022 (+209%). Absentee individual $199K 4/3 1,080 1920 5
5931 BELMAR ST Historysold $54K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
5932 BELMAR ST Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
5933 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 tax lien
5934 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated3 viol
5935 BELMAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 tax lien
5936 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2023 → $33K in 2024 (+29%). Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2 4 violtax lien
5937 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0
5938 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $165K in 2022. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 abated
5939 BELMAR ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 rented
5940 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2011 → $89K in 2024 (+218%). Investor / LLC $120K 3/1 1,150 1920 2
5941 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5942 BELMAR ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5943 BELMAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Vacant $11K —/— — — 0 tax lien
5944 BELMAR ST Improved Vacant $11K —/— — — 0 tax lien
5945 BELMAR ST Improved Vacant $11K —/— — — 0
5946 BELMAR ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5947 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2004, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2005. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2 abated
5948 BELMAR ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2002, demolition permit in 2015, sold for $130K in 2022 (+226%). Owner-occupied $124K 3/2 1,150 1920 2
5949 BELMAR ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2004, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $87K in 2012. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 3 abated
5950 BELMAR ST History3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2021); 5 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 tax lien
5951 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2021. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $214K 3/2 1,150 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5952 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0 abated
5953 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $85K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 rented
5954 BELMAR ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
5955 BELMAR ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 4 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 0
5956 BELMAR ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $72K in 2008. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 1 abated
5957 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $163K 2/2 1,150 1920 2 1 viol
5958 BELMAR ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
5959 BELMAR ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2025 → $77K in 2025 (+28%). Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,150 1920 2
5960 BELMAR ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2021. Vacant $30K —/— — — 1 tax lien
5961 BELMAR ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $148K —/— 1,496 1920 0 rentedtax lien

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