Who owns your block
600 block of N 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $23,831 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $502K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $502K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $502K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (39 violent) and 195 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
- $502K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $787 to $4,715 a year, +18%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $26M assessed, $255,556/yr to the city, about $4,915 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +499% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
654 N 12th St is assessed at $1.6M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $22,289 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 +5.9% 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 $187 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 61 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Metropoly Llc, carries 11 open violations across 38 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropoly Llc | 2 | 38 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elliott Ebbett (individual) | 2 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Chinatown De (individual) | 2 | 5 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carmel Developments Inc | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 601 N 12th Llc | 3 | 3 | $921K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Anthony B Monteiro (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Grand Oak Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $959K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aw 533 Llc | 1 | 1 | $592K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 12 Lemon Llc | 1 | 1 | $112K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cbrg 634 Llc | 1 | 1 | $909K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shun Xing Realty Inc | 1 | 1 | $750K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $201K | —/— | 1,588 | 2017 | 0 | rented |
| 601 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $315K | 2/2 | 1,052 | 2017 | 0 | rented |
| 601 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $404K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 2017 | 0 | rented |
| 602-06 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2011, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $352K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $561K | 4/2 | 2,322 | 2009 | 3 | |
| 603 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/— | 1,100 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 603 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $377K | 2/— | 1,800 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 605 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/— | 1,100 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 605 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $377K | 2/— | 1,800 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 607 N 12TH ST | Vacant | $209K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 608 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $490K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $519K | 3/— | 1,701 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 609 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/— | 2,280 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 612 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $42K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $355K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $549K | 3/2 | 2,499 | 2008 | 5 | |
| 614 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $270K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 1 viol |
| 617 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $896K | —/— | 4,980 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 618 N 12TH ST Historysold $32K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2015); 3 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 viol |
| 619 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 1998, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $80K in 2010. | Absentee individual | $539K | 4/2 | 2,555 | 2010 | 3 | rented |
| 620 N 12TH ST Historysold $31K (2013); L&I violation (2015); 3 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $110K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 viol |
| 621 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $140K in 2005, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $540K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $539K | 4/2 | 2,555 | 2010 | 3 | |
| 622 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $168K | —/— | 678 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 622 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $418K | 2/— | 1,639 | 2012 | 0 | |
| 622 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $418K | 2/— | 1,639 | 2012 | 0 | |
| 622 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $439K | 2/— | 1,807 | 2012 | 0 | |
| 623 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $583K in 2017. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $623K | 6/2 | 2,705 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 624 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $950K | —/— | 3,308 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 625 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $96K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $450K in 2014. | Absentee individual | $699K | —/— | 3,375 | 2012 | 3 | rented |
| 626 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $422K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $592K | 7/5 | 3,228 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 627 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2005. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2008. | Vacant | $253K | —/— | — | — | 4 | |
| 628 N 12TH ST | Vacant | $481K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 629 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit. | Owner-occupied | $569K | —/— | 3,162 | 2009 | 2 | tax lien |
| 630 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $545K | —/— | 3,228 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 631 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $112K | —/— | 641 | 2010 | 0 | |
| 631 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $390K | 2/2 | 1,440 | 2010 | 0 | |
| 631 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $330K | 2/2 | 1,146 | 2010 | 0 | rented |
| 632 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $925K | 5/4 | 2,559 | 2018 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 633 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $40K | —/— | 330 | 2007 | 0 | |
| 634 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit. | Investor / LLC | $909K | 5/— | 3,081 | 2015 | 1 | rented |
| 635 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $23K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $619K | 7/3 | 2,808 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 636 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $601K | —/— | 2,811 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 637 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $557K | 3/1 | 2,704 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 638 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2002, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $435K in 2013 (+21650%). | Owner-occupied | $643K | —/— | 3,571 | 1915 | 8 | |
| 639 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2002. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $537K | —/— | 2,730 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 641 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $518K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $509K | 4/2 | 2,448 | 2009 | 4 | |
| 643 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $62K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $495K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $495K | 4/2 | 2,484 | 2009 | 3 | rented |
| 645 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $213K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $750K | 5/— | 2,662 | 2019 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 647 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $66K in 2008, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $499K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $509K | 3/2 | 2,484 | 2009 | 3 | |
| 649 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $670K | —/— | 3,966 | 1915 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 651 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $337K | 4/1 | 1,326 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 653 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $601K | —/— | 2,859 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 654 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.6M | —/— | 13,528 | 1883 | 0 | abated |
| 655 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $409K | —/— | 1,894 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 657 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $900K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $980K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $1.0M | 7/3 | 3,357 | 2016 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 659-61 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | —/— | 4,450 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)