Who owns your block
700 block of S 59th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $32,590 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 230% since 2016, now about $147K. 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 $147K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $147K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 84 reported crimes (31 violent) and 308 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
- $147K typical home, up +230% since 2016
- Tax bill $589 to $2,005 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $64,566/yr to the city, about $1,537 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +230% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +240% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 735 S 59th Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $98K
- 731 S 59th Sttax-abated new construction0.03%$31/yr on $102K
- 739 S 59th Sttax-abated new construction0.08%$88/yr on $106K
- 737 S 59th Stexemption0.41%$573/yr on $141K
- 701 S 59th Stexemption0.41%$585/yr on $142K
- …and 11 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 739 S 59th St is assessed at $106K but pays $88 a year — about 6% of the $1,488 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +11.5% 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 $330 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 42 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Syg LLC, carries 2 open violations across 26 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syg LLC | 1 | 26 | $4.3M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Avi Flats LLC | 1 | 15 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Afro Properties LLC | 1 | 7 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Darnell Thomas (individual) | 2 | 6 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Salma Properties LLC | 1 | 3 | $512K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| L E F J A Properties Company | 1 | 2 | $314K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Jam Art Renovations LLC | 1 | 1 | $151K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2012, zoning/use permit in 2014, sold for $200K in 2023 (+344%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | —/— | 1,792 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 701 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $142K | —/— | 1,689 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 702 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2014 → $150K in 2021 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 703 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2006 → $95K in 2019 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $155K | —/— | 1,240 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 704 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,244 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 705 S 59TH ST Historysold $64K (2025); 4 L&I violations (2025); Appeal withdrawn (2026); Appeal withdrawn (2026). | Absentee individual | $161K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 706 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 707 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $161K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 708 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 709 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 710 S 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $50K in 2001 → $75K in 2024 (+50%). | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 711 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $155K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 712 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $21K in 2007, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $98K in 2008 (+374%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 713 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 714 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 715 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | —/— | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 716 S 59TH ST History5 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011); sold $135K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 717 S 59TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); sold $165K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 718 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $145K in 2022 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 719 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $90K in 2026 (+61%). | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 720 S 59TH ST Historysold $60K (2006); 5 L&I violations (2015); L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2017). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 721 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/2 | 1,164 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 722 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 723 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 724 S 59TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2005, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $300K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/3 | 1,220 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 725 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 726 S 59TH ST History4 L&I violations (2021). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 727 S 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 728 S 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 729 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 730 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 731 S 59TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $77K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 732 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 733 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/2 | 1,365 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 734 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 735 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 736 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 737 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 738 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 739 S 59TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $94K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 740 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2019, mechanical permit in 2019, sold for $140K in 2025 (+367%). | Investor / LLC | $147K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 742 S 59TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Absentee individual | $102K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 |
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