Who owns your block
800 block of N 50th St
A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 38 open code violations and 15 homes behind $131,295 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 171% since 2016, now about $115K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $115K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $115K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 152 reported crimes (60 violent) and 293 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
- $115K typical home, up +171% since 2016
- Tax bill $587 to $1,127 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.1M assessed, $67,116/yr to the city, about $1,065 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +171% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
869 N 50th St is assessed at $212K but pays $1,042 a year — about 35% of the $2,962 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 +9.5% 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 $271 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 62 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 63 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 15
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jerry Tran (individual) | 3 | 91 | $4.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 04a Llc | 1 | 88 | $14M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 09 Llc | 1 | 42 | $5.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hhs Realty Llc | 1 | 22 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Smash Llc | 1 | 13 | $321K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Djj Investments Llc | 1 | 7 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| For The Winn Llc | 1 | 2 | $254K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Levi Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $211K | phila.gov ↗ |
| D2d 50th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fareede Llc | 1 | 1 | $88K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gsd6 Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $84K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 63 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 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2005 → $95K in 2020 (+73%). | Owner-occupied | $117K | —/— | 2,244 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 803 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 805 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 807 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 809 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2018. | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 811 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 813 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 815 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 817 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2020. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $164K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 819 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 821 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | —/— | 1,906 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 823 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $96K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $160K in 2022 (+205%). | Investor / LLC | $125K | 4/1 | 1,695 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 825 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 827 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $51K in 2020 (+467%). | Investor / LLC | $178K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 829 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $39K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $143K | 4/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 831 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 833 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 835 N 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 837 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 839 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 841 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 850 N 50TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $85K | —/— | 1,575 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 852 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 854 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 856 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $41K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $149K in 2022 (+263%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 858 N 50TH ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations (2013); sold $10K (2015). | Investor / LLC | $110K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 860 N 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 862 N 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2010 → $3.0M in 2020 (+19908%). | Investor / LLC | $106K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 863 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $13K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $45K in 2021 (+246%). | Investor / LLC | $88K | —/— | 1,680 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 864 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $78K | —/— | 1,448 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 865 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $140K | —/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 866 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,435 | 1925 | 0 | 16 viol |
| 867 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $55K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $84K | —/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 868 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $96K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 869 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $212K | 5/2 | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 870 N 50TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2024). | Owner-occupied | $96K | 3/1 | 1,018 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 871 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $180K | —/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 872 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $138K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,014 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 873 N 50TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 874 N 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 875 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2025. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $83K | —/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | 8 viol |
| 876 N 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 9 L&I violations (2024); sold $33K (2025). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 4/2 | 1,182 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 877 1/2 N 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $152K | —/— | 2,036 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 877 N 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 878 N 50TH ST | Investor / LLC | $187K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 879 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 880 N 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $53K in 2007 → $35K in 2007 (-34%). | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 881 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $99K in 2011 (+2729%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 882 N 50TH ST Historysold $25K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2015); 9 L&I violations (2018); 6 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 883 N 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 884 N 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $14K in 2002 → $33K in 2019 (+136%). | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 885 N 50TH ST | Investor / LLC | $164K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 886 N 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $127K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 887 N 50TH ST New constructionBought for $22K in 2015, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $375K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $183K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 888 N 50TH ST History10 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $127K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 889 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 890 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 891 N 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 892-94 N 50TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2016); sold $15K (2017); L&I violation (2025); 7 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $166K | —/— | 4,360 | 1925 | 1 | 6 violtax lien |
| 893 N 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2017 → $175K in 2021 (+17400%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 895 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 896 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2023. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 897 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $165K | —/— | 2,750 | 1925 | 2 | 4 viol |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)