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Who owns your block

800 block of N 5th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $24,586 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $510K. 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
$510K
$32K–$1.1M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$284
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$287K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $510K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $15K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
15 of 67
$94K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
70%
47 of 67
city 41%
Rentals
19%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$25K
2 of 67 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$452
5 years
+28%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+75%
value · tax +$3K

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 $510K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$510K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied25%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (3 violent) and 168 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
49
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
168
18 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft17
Theft from Vehicle8
Fraud6
Thefts6
Burglary Residential4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Street Defect20
Salting16
Street Trees16
Graffiti Removal13
Maintenance Complaint13

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
General Philip Kearny
601 Fairmount Ave · 193 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$510K2016: $285K2017: $292K2018: $301K2019: $384K2020: $397K2021: $397K2022: $397K2023: $413K2024: $413K2025: $457K2026: $457K2027: $510K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,7362016: $3,0692017: $3,2102018: $3,2582019: $3,2712020: $3,9832021: $3,7822022: $4,1842023: $4,2962024: $4,2962025: $5,0012026: $5,2842027: $5,7362016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

15
15 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 $94,093 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%
$2,965pays now $14,825at the full rate

800 N 5th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $2,965 a year — about 20% of the $14,825 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 75 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 35 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
75arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
8most sales for a single property
35homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 67 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 11 67parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

7 parcels0 parcels15 parcels11 parcels16 parcels11 parcels7 parcels
$32K$860K+

The block's largest owner, Centra Associates Lp, carries 12 open violations across 47 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Centra Associates Lp147$76Mphila.gov ↗
813 North 5th Street Llc1313$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Howard Katz (individual)28$4.6Mphila.gov ↗
Ohana Associates Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Zultanite Llc11$440Kphila.gov ↗
805 N 05th St Associates11$404Kphila.gov ↗
883 N 5 St Llc11$607Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 67 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
800 N 5TH ST Bought for $1.3M in 2019, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.2M in 2023. Investor / LLC $1.1M 4/4 2,770 2019 2 abated
801 N 5TH ST Bought for $287K in 2025. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $440K 3/2 1,700 1920 1
803 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $397K 3/1 1,602 1920 0
804 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $431K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
805 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $511K (2025). Investor / LLC $404K 2/1 1,602 1920 1
806 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $377K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
807 N 5TH ST Traded 5×: $150K in 2002 → $426K in 2015 (+184%). Owner-occupied $571K 4/2 1,848 1920 5
808 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $377K 3/1 1,260 1977 0
809 N 5TH ST Bought for $150K in 2002, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $569K in 2018. Owner-occupied $774K 3/2 2,513 2003 5
810 N 5TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $377K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
811 N 5TH ST Vacant land, last sold for $20K in 2003. Owner-occupied $682K 3/2 1,955 2003 3
812 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $397K 2/2 1,477 1900 0 rented
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $63K —/— 538 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $44K —/— 379 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $129K —/— 1,102 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $341K 2/1 1,201 1900 0 rented
813-17 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $492K 2/1 1,924 1900 0 rented
813-17 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $491K 2/2 1,918 1900 0 rented
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $33K —/— 278 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $65K —/— 556 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $32K —/— 271 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $59K —/— 504 1900 0
813-17 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $427K 2/1 1,589 1900 0 rented
814 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,260 1977 0
816 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,260 1977 0
818 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
819 N 5TH ST demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $575K in 2020. Investor / LLC $672K 3/2 2,034 2016 3 rentedabated
820 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $379K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
821 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $595K 5/2 2,080 1920 1
822 N 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2005. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,260 1977 1 abated
823 N 5TH ST Bought for $106K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $390K in 2018 (+267%). Owner-occupied $525K 2/1 1,655 1920 4
824 N 5TH ST sold $229K (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); Appeal moot (2015). Absentee individual $379K 3/1 1,260 1977 1 rentedtax lien
825 N 5TH ST Bought for $300K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $595K in 2023 (+98%). Owner-occupied $612K 3/3 1,783 1920 3
826 N 5TH ST Bought for $110K in 2003. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,260 1977 3
827 N 5TH ST Bought for $553K in 2016, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $715K in 2023. Owner-occupied $707K 3/3 2,034 2016 2
828 N 5TH ST Bought for $375K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $380K 3/2 1,260 1977 1
829 N 5TH ST Bought for $433K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $588K 4/2 2,170 1920 2
830 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $419K 3/1 1,260 1977 0
831 N 5TH ST Bought for $245K in 2016, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $485K in 2017 (+98%). Owner-occupied $700K 4/2 2,246 1920 2
833 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $610K —/— 2,296 1920 0 abated
835 N 5TH ST Bought for $337K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $529K —/— 2,091 1920 1 tax lien
837 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $609K —/— 2,935 1920 0 rented
839 N 5TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $652K —/— 3,206 1920 0 abated
841 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $657K 6/3 3,245 1920 1
843 N 5TH ST Bought for $125K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $593K —/— 2,703 1920 2 rented
845 N 5TH ST Bought for $350K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $935K in 2023. Owner-occupied $860K 4/3 3,044 1920 4 abated
847 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $440K —/— 1,999 1920 0 rented
849 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $149K in 1999 → $975K in 2018 (+554%). Investor / LLC $687K —/— 3,984 1880 2 rented
851 N 5TH ST 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). Owner-occupied $510K —/— 3,764 1920 0 3 viol
853 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $497K 4/1 2,612 1920 0
854 N 5TH ST Bought for $405K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $646K in 2023. Owner-occupied $511K 4/1 1,520 1977 2 abated
855-59 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $1.0M —/— 8,444 1920 0
856 N 5TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $363K 3/1 1,260 1977 0 abated
858 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $364K 3/1 1,260 1977 0
860 N 5TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $533K 4/1 1,520 1977 0 abated
861 N 5TH ST Bought for $213K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $566K 6/2 2,688 1920 2
863 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Absentee individual $990K —/— 3,390 1920 0
869 N 5TH ST Bought for $445K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit. Owner-occupied $812K 4/3 2,580 2016 1
871 N 5TH ST Bought for $445K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $583K 4/3 2,340 1940 2
873 N 5TH ST demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2013), then sold for $113K in 2013. Absentee individual $637K 4/4 2,430 2013 1
875 N 5TH ST Bought for $113K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $525K in 2019. Owner-occupied $716K 4/3 2,184 2015 2
877 N 5TH ST Bought for $113K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $616K in 2021. Owner-occupied $637K 4/4 2,430 2015 2
877 N 5TH ST built new under a 2013 permit. Absentee individual $592K 4/3 2,241 2013 0 rented
879 N 5TH ST Bought for $140K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $775K in 2022. Owner-occupied $883K 4/— 2,670 2016 8
881 N 5TH ST Bought for $355K in 2008, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $485K in 2018 (+37%). Owner-occupied $719K 3/2 2,205 2003 2
883 N 5TH ST Bought for $540K in 2015. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $607K —/— 3,300 1920 3 rented

Neighborhood

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