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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $510K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 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.
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
- $510K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,069 to $5,736 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $34M assessed, $380,202/yr to the city, about $5,675 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 67 parcels
- Owner-occupied 47
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Centra Associates Lp, carries 12 open violations across 47 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centra Associates Lp | 1 | 47 | $76M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 813 North 5th Street Llc | 13 | 13 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Howard Katz (individual) | 2 | 8 | $4.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ohana Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zultanite Llc | 1 | 1 | $440K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 805 N 05th St Associates | 1 | 1 | $404K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 883 N 5 St Llc | 1 | 1 | $607K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 History2 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 Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $150K in 2002 → $426K in 2015 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $571K | 4/2 | 1,848 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 808 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $377K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 0 | |
| 809 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $377K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 0 | abated |
| 811 N 5TH ST LandVacant 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 ImprovedOwner 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 Torn down & rebuiltdemolished 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $380K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 1 | abated |
| 823 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Historysold $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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought for $375K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $380K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1977 | 1 | |
| 829 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $419K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 0 | |
| 831 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 HistoryL&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 New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought for $125K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $593K | —/— | 2,703 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 845 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $149K in 1999 → $975K in 2018 (+554%). | Investor / LLC | $687K | —/— | 3,984 | 1880 | 2 | rented |
| 851 N 5TH ST History3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Owner-occupied | $510K | —/— | 3,764 | 1920 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 853 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $497K | 4/1 | 2,612 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 854 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 8,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 856 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $363K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 0 | abated |
| 858 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $364K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1977 | 0 | |
| 860 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $533K | 4/1 | 1,520 | 1977 | 0 | abated |
| 861 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $990K | —/— | 3,390 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 869 N 5TH ST New constructionBought for $445K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit. | Owner-occupied | $812K | 4/3 | 2,580 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 871 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $445K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $583K | 4/3 | 2,340 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 873 N 5TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2013), then sold for $113K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $637K | 4/4 | 2,430 | 2013 | 1 | |
| 875 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Absentee individual | $592K | 4/3 | 2,241 | 2013 | 0 | rented |
| 879 N 5TH ST New constructionBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $540K in 2015. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $607K | —/— | 3,300 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)