Who owns your block
5900 block of N 19th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 11 homes behind $148,317 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $178K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $178K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $178K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 84 reported crimes (25 violent) and 286 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
- $178K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $999 to $1,093 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $46,128/yr to the city, about $1,591 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +9% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5900 N 19th St is assessed at $202K but pays $840 a year — about 30% of the $2,822 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Corestates Group Llc, carries 7 open violations across 105 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corestates Group Llc | 1 | 105 | $25M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gv Property Inc | 1 | 10 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5900 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/— | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5902 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5904 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5906 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5908 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $76K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5910 N 19TH ST History2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 5912 N 19TH ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2011); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5914 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5916 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5918 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5920 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5922 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5924 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5926 N 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5928 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5930 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5932 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 5934 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $126K in 2021. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5936 N 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $73K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $250K in 2024 (+242%). | Absentee individual | $279K | 3/2 | 1,664 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5938 N 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2009. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5940 N 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $215K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5942 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2018); 8 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 5944 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5946 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5948 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); sold $10K (2025). | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5950 N 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5952 N 19TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2006 → $195K in 2024 (+288%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5954 N 19TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 5 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); Appeal complete (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $99K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5956 N 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)