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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$115K
$14K–$212K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$96
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$33K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $115K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
18 of 63
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
25 of 63
city 41%
Rentals
17%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
38
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$131K
15 of 63 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$139
5 years
+131%
value · tax +$465
10 years
+171%
value · tax +$539

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 $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 blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$115K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied25%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.

Crimes · 12mo
152
60 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
293
87 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults40
All Other Offenses20
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Thefts14
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Fraud11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint73
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection67
Abandoned Vehicle16
Street Defect16
Illegal Dumping14
Alley Light Outage13

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 · K-8
James Rhoads
4901 Parrish St · 415 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$115K2016: $42K2017: $42K2018: $42K2019: $47K2020: $50K2021: $50K2022: $50K2023: $77K2024: $77K2025: $102K2026: $102K2027: $115K2016202020232027

▲ +171% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1272016: $5872017: $5882018: $5852019: $6382020: $6622021: $6622022: $6622023: $8512024: $8512025: $1,0362026: $9882027: $1,1272016202020232027

▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

18
18 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 $32,004 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,042pays now $2,962at the full rate

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

9510050020162019202220252027This block 271 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+9.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+171%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3 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 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

$0$2.5M$5.0M200020052010201520202025
62arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
32homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 63 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Investor / LLC: 15Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 10 63parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Investor / LLC 15
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

10 parcels0 parcels4 parcels6 parcels24 parcels6 parcels13 parcels
$14K$181K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Jerry Tran (individual)391$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 04a Llc188$14Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 09 Llc142$5.5Mphila.gov ↗
Hhs Realty Llc122$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Smash Llc113$321Kphila.gov ↗
Djj Investments Llc17$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
For The Winn Llc12$254Kphila.gov ↗
Levi Investments Llc12$211Kphila.gov ↗
D2d 50th St Llc11$164Kphila.gov ↗
Fareede Llc11$88Kphila.gov ↗
Gsd6 Realty Llc11$84Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
801 N 50TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2005 → $95K in 2020 (+73%). Owner-occupied $117K —/— 2,244 1925 2
803 N 50TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
805 N 50TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
807 N 50TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
809 N 50TH ST Bought 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 built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abatedtax lien
815 N 50TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
817 N 50TH ST Bought 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 built 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
827 N 50TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built 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 Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
839 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abatedtax lien
841 N 50TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,350 1925 0 abated
850 N 50TH ST Bought 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 built new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2003. Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 abated
854 N 50TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,140 1925 0 abated
856 N 50TH ST Bought 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 4 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 Traded 3×: $15K in 2010 → $3.0M in 2020 (+19908%). Investor / LLC $106K 3/1 1,140 1925 3 rented
863 N 50TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $78K —/— 1,448 1925 5
865 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $140K —/— 1,590 1925 0
866 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $123K 3/1 1,435 1925 0 16 viol
867 N 50TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $55K in 2019. Investor / LLC $84K —/— 1,590 1925 1 rentedtax lien
868 N 50TH ST Bought 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 built 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 demolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2024). Owner-occupied $96K 3/1 1,018 1925 0 abated
871 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $180K —/— 1,590 1925 0 tax lien
872 N 50TH ST Bought 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 Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
874 N 50TH ST 2 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 Bought 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 2 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 Traded 3×: $53K in 2007 → $35K in 2007 (-34%). Absentee individual $126K 3/1 1,182 1925 3 rented
881 N 50TH ST Bought 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 sold $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 2 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 10 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,182 1925 0 rented
889 N 50TH ST built 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 built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,140 1925 0 abatedtax lien
892-94 N 50TH ST 3 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 Traded 2×: $1K in 2017 → $175K in 2021 (+17400%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,140 1925 2 tax lien
895 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $112K 3/1 1,140 1925 0 4 viol
896 N 50TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $165K —/— 2,750 1925 2 4 viol

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