Who owns your block
600 block of S 59th St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $5,872 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 129% since 2016, now about $151K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $151K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $151K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (38 violent) and 325 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
- $151K typical home, up +129% since 2016
- Tax bill $706 to $1,479 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $30,432/yr to the city, about $1,383 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +129% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
648 S 59th St is assessed at $109K but pays $127 a year — about 8% of the $1,527 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 +7.8% 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 $229 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & M Financial Inc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bella Property Investment | 1 | 5 | $688K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blue Star Ventures Llc | 1 | 4 | $941K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsdway 9 Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sparanlage Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $109K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2001 → $64K in 2002 (+266%). | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 612 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $13K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $116K in 2015 (+792%). | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 614 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 616 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 618 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 620 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 622 S 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $64K in 2005 → $36K in 2009 (-43%). | Investor / LLC | $144K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 624 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $43K in 2010, zoning permit in 2011, sold for $933K in 2011 (+2232%). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,872 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 626 S 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 628 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 630 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $106K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 632 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 634 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 636 S 59TH ST Historysold $40K (2019); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 638 S 59TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 640 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 642 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2017 → $135K in 2022 (+69%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 644 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 646 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 648 S 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 650 S 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $20K in 2000 → $123K in 2019 (+515%). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 6 | rented |
| 652 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $242K | —/— | 3,024 | 1915 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)