Who owns your block
600 block of N 42nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 5 homes behind $21,481 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 167% since 2016, now about $111K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $111K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $111K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (41 violent) and 253 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
- $111K typical home, up +167% since 2016
- Tax bill $454 to $794 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $28,635/yr to the city, about $987 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +167% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
647-59 N 42nd St is assessed at $826K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $11,557 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 +9.3% 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 $267 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 5 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kibbutz 03 Llc | 1 | 28 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mahmud Ansari (individual) | 2 | 27 | $8.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Broadway Properties Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 617 Brooklyn Associates Llc | 1 | 4 | $396K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608 N 42ND ST History6 L&I violations (2018); 8 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 610 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,026 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 violtax lien |
| 612 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $169K in 2022 (+745%). | Absentee individual | $146K | 3/1 | 1,026 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 616 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $59K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $455K | 8/4 | 3,236 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 618 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $81K | —/— | 1,324 | 1925 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 620 N 42ND ST New constructionBought for $7K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $276K | 3/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 622 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Vacant | $109K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 624 N 42ND ST History4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $108K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 626 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $91K | —/— | 900 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 628 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $91K | —/— | 900 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 642 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 644 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $160K | —/— | 1,216 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 646 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $178K | —/— | 1,462 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 647-59 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $826K | —/— | 15,594 | 1923 | 0 | abated |
| 648 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,462 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 650 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 1,216 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 652 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,216 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 654 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2011 → $54K in 2017 (+170%). | Vacant | $57K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 656 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2011 → $54K in 2017 (+170%). | Absentee individual | $73K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 658 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $86K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 0 | abated5 viol |
| 660 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $75K in 2022. | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 662 N 42ND ST Improved | Vacant | $54K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 664 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $157K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 666 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 0 | abated1 violtax lien |
| 668 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2012 → $20K in 2019 (-9%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 950 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 670-72 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1983 | 0 | abated |
| 674 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1983 | 0 | abated |
| 676 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 678 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $140K | —/— | 1,608 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)