Who owns your block
800 block of N 42nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 49 open code violations and 10 homes behind $40,273 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 168% since 2016, now about $90K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
Median value
$90K
$25K–$1.9M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$98
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$48K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $90K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 83
$79K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
40%
31 of 83
city 41%
Rentals
30%
25 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
49
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$40K
10 of 83 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%
How fast it's moving
1 year
+17%
value · tax +$139
5 years
+90%
value · tax +$622
10 years
+160%
value · tax +$665
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.
2027
- 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 $90K — about 0.4× 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 | $90K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 173 reported crimes (65 violent) and 304 resident 311 requests to the city.
Crimes · 12mo
173
65 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
304
60 still open
Most reported crimes
Other Assaults47
All Other Offenses32
Burglary Residential21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Top 311 complaints
Maintenance Complaint93
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection67
Illegal Dumping40
Construction Complaints18
Street Defect14
Abandoned Vehicle13
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.
Elementary & Middle
Belmont Elementary Charter School
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 students
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
- $90K typical home, up +168% since 2016
- Tax bill $281 to $1,001 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $104,104/yr to the city, about $1,254 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +168% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +256% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
4
4 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $79,075 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
890-92 N 42nd St is assessed at $1.9M but pays $2,618 a year — about 10% of the $26,176 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 +9.4% 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 $268 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Annualized return
+9.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+168%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.9 pts
market 6.5%/yr
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 64 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 45 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
64arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
45homes never sold in the window
Who owns it
Ownership of 83 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 25
- Vacant 18
Value distribution today
$25K$256K+
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Morris Endeavors Llc | 1 | 13 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golani Development Llc | 1 | 12 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rn Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 800 N 42 Llc | 4 | 4 | $152K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y&R Llc | 1 | 3 | $564K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Osun Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $326K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Clover Affordable Housing (individual) | 2 | 2 | $123K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 809 N 42 St Llc | 1 | 1 | $44K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ultimate Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $53K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Betterment Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $72K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ementee Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 83 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
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
Worth a look
Torn down & rebuilt
853 N 42nd St
$65K · demolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2024).
Torn down & rebuilt
828 N 42nd St
$39K · demolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022.
Torn down & rebuilt
826 N 42nd St
$38K · demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022.
Torn down & rebuilt
830 N 42nd St
$38K · demolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022.
Torn down & rebuilt
820 N 42nd St
$38K · demolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022.
New construction
890-92 N 42nd St
$1.9M · built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated).
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 803 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $93K in 2022. | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 805 N 42ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $5K in 2001 → $240K in 2022 (+5233%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/2 | 1,188 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 806 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $90K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 807 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2018, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $95K in 2024 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $98K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 808 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2003 → $14K in 2016 (+350%). | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 809 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $93K in 2022. | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 810 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 811 N 42ND ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2018, built new, sold for $48K in 2026. | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 812 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); sold $31K (2021); 6 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $72K | 3/1 | 784 | 1920 | 1 | 8 violtax lien |
| 813 N 42ND ST History4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $48K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 814 N 42ND ST History7 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $72K | 3/1 | 784 | 1920 | 0 | 9 violtax lien |
| 815 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 816 N 42ND ST Historysold $13K (2016); 7 L&I violations (2021). | Investor / LLC | $56K | 3/1 | 905 | 1920 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 817-19 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 5,400 | 2023 | 0 | rentedabated8 viol |
| 818 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); sold $5K (2021); 9 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $72K | 3/1 | 784 | 1920 | 1 | 3 violtax lien |
| 820 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022. | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 821 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,148 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 822 N 42ND ST Improved | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 823 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,148 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 824 N 42ND ST Improved | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 826 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022. | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 828 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022. | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 830 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $200K in 2022. | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 832 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $90K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 834 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 835 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 836 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2021, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $249K in 2023 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/2 | 1,076 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 837 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $184K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 838 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,461 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 839 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 840 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $114K | —/— | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 841 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,332 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 842 N 42ND ST History4 L&I violations (2022); sold $100K (2023); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 843 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $178K in 2022 (+1013%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 5/3 | 1,410 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 844 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2015 → $135K in 2020 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 845 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2005 → $118K in 2006 (+293%). | Owner-occupied | $228K | —/— | 1,908 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 846 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 847 N 42ND ST New constructionBought for $32K in 2005, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 6,736 | 2025 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 848 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 2,194 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 849 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 850 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 851 N 42ND ST History7 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2014); sold $40K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 852 N 42ND ST History11 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2008). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,980 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 853 N 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2024). | Investor / LLC | $65K | 3/1 | 956 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 854 N 42ND ST | Investor / LLC | $207K | —/— | 1,980 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 855 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,350 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 856 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2017 → $160K in 2024 (+191%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 857 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2005 → $24K in 2015 (-24%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 858 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $52K in 2005, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $143K in 2018 (+175%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | —/— | 1,950 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 859 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2017); 8 L&I violations (2022); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). | Investor / LLC | $53K | 3/1 | 756 | 1920 | 0 | 8 violtax lien |
| 860 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $290K in 2019 → $365K in 2020 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $255K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 862 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $290K in 2019 → $130K in 2025 (-55%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 6/3 | 2,088 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 864 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $290K in 2019 → $365K in 2022 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 6/3 | 2,286 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 865-67 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $217K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 866 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 868 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $270K | —/— | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 869 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $84K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 870 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 871 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,150 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 872 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $189K | —/— | 2,115 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 873 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 4,212 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 874 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2023 → $50K in 2023 (+43%). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 875 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,810 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 876 N 42ND ST History5 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $69K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 877 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,476 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 878-80 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $46K | —/— | 1,600 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 879 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,530 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 881 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,970 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 882 N 42ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $3K in 2010 (-90%). | Investor / LLC | $105K | —/— | 1,500 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 883 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,300 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 884 N 42ND ST History7 L&I violations (2010); 5 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024); Appeal complete (2024). | Absentee individual | $98K | —/— | 2,184 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 885 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,300 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 886 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 4,305 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 887 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $144K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 888 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 1,905 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 889 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 890-92 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | —/— | 13,120 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 891 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $75K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 893 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $79K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 894 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $270K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $355K in 2024 (+31%). | Absentee individual | $202K | —/— | 1,212 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 896 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,032 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 898 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $74K | —/— | 1,825 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)