Who owns your block
5900 block of Spruce St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 8 homes behind $43,391 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 143% since 2016, now about $167K. 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 $167K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above 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 | $167K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (51 violent) and 256 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
- $167K typical home, up +143% since 2016
- Tax bill $620 to $2,139 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.7M assessed, $95,239/yr to the city, about $1,944 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +143% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +245% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5944 Spruce St is assessed at $227K but pays $2,380 a year — about 75% of the $3,171 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 +8.4% 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 $243 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 14
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jh Ventures 57 Llc, carries 16 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jh Ventures 57 Llc | 1 | 57 | $6.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jdj Fund C Llc | 1 | 32 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sila Properties Llc | 2 | 14 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roshan Investment Llc | 1 | 5 | $936K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xqb Properties Llc | 1 | 4 | $677K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S L B Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $153K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shtemfeld Llc | 1 | 1 | $162K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Take 5 Boys Llc | 1 | 1 | $143K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5900-02 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $285K | —/— | 9,240 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5901 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $245K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5903 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $249K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5904 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 1,971 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5905 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5906 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $231K | —/— | 1,743 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5907 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2018 → $225K in 2019 (+333%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 4/2 | 1,442 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5909 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2007 → $89K in 2007 (+158%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5910 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $138K | 3/2 | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5911 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $6K in 2012 → $10K in 2020 (+67%). | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5912 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5913 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1.1M in 2013 → $5.1M in 2023 (+373%). | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5914 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2012); Appeal city affirmed (2012). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5915 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2024 → $158K in 2024 (+111%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5916 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2003 → $125K in 2024 (+127%). | Absentee individual | $217K | 2/2 | 1,590 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5917 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5918 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 5919 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5920 SPRUCE ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5921 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $195K | 4/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5922 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $152K | —/— | 1,645 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5923 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5924 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5925 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5926 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $113K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5927 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5928 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2008 → $33K in 2015 (-73%). | Investor / LLC | $201K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5929 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5930 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5931 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5932 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5933 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2005 → $100K in 2020 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5934 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5935 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5936 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
| 5937 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5938 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $44K in 2000 → $37K in 2013 (-16%). | Investor / LLC | $162K | —/— | 1,789 | 1920 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 5939 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2015 → $109K in 2021 (+263%). | Absentee individual | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5940 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $227K | —/— | 1,645 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5941 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5942 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 4/1 | 1,645 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5943 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5944 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 1,645 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 5945 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5946 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5947 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5948 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2023 → $425K in 2025 (+750%). | Owner-occupied | $338K | 4/1 | 1,980 | 1965 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 5949-51 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $295K in 2008. | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 3,800 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 5950-52 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | —/— | 2,592 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)