Who owns your block
800 block of N 39th St
An investor-heavy block: 55% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $8,328 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 144% since 2016, now about $139K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $139K — about 0.6× 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 | $139K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 101 reported crimes (40 violent) and 163 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
- $139K typical home, up +144% since 2016
- Tax bill $448 to $572 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.1M assessed, $17,682/yr to the city, about $884 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +144% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +28% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
811 N 39th St is assessed at $227K but pays $1,037 a year — about 33% of the $3,180 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 $244 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do 2 Win Re Group Llc | 2 | 76 | $16M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 6 Llc | 1 | 65 | $9.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kibbutz 03 Llc | 1 | 28 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ahm Properties Llc | 1 | 27 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Broadway Properties Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cyncon Inc | 1 | 10 | $530K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 2 Llc | 1 | 4 | $663K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Imperial Investments Hold | 2 | 2 | $53K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 829 N 39th St Llc | 1 | 2 | $188K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 N 39TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 803 N 39TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2006, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $1.3M in 2020 (+5631%). | Investor / LLC | $185K | 3/1 | 1,186 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 805 N 39TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,186 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 807 N 39TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,186 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 809 N 39TH ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,186 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 811 N 39TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $227K | 4/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 813 N 39TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2012 → $15K in 2025 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $14K | —/— | 495 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 815 N 39TH ST History7 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $5K (2012). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 817 N 39TH ST Historysold $360K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 7 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 819 N 39TH ST Historysold $360K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 7 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 821 N 39TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2020. | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 823 N 39TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 825 N 39TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 827 N 39TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2003 → $228K in 2021 (+2300%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 829 N 39TH ST New constructionBought for $13K in 2002, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $6K in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $66K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 4 | 4 viol |
| 831 N 39TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 833 N 39TH ST New constructionBought for $23K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $205K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 835 N 39TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 837 N 39TH ST Improved | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 839 N 39TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit. | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)