Who owns your block
8500 block of Germantown Ave
An investor-heavy block: 56% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 14 open code violations.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
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.
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bowman Properties Limited, carries 16 open violations across 36 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman Properties Limited | 5 | 36 | $28M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bowman Properties | 1 | 2 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Meyer Diaz Llc | 1 | 1 | $431K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 8524-26 Germantown Ave Lp | 1 | 1 | $906K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Germantown Tr Co | 1 | 1 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 8528 Germantown Ave Lp | 1 | 1 | $816K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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).
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8500-10 GERMANTOWN AVE | Absentee individual | $3.2M | — | 1930 | 0 | |
| 8501-05 GERMANTOWN AVE | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | — | 1905 | 0 | |
| 8507 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $956K | — | 1900 | 0 | |
| 8511 GERMANTOWN AVE | Absentee individual | $860K | — | 1915 | 0 | |
| 8512-16 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | — | 1930 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 8513-15 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | — | 1915 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 8517-19 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | — | 1915 | 0 | |
| 8518 GERMANTOWN AVE | Absentee individual | $573K | — | 1915 | 0 | |
| 8518R GERMANTOWN AVE | Vacant | $167K | — | — | 0 | |
| 8520 GERMANTOWN AVE | Owner-occupied | $431K | — | 1930 | 0 | |
| 8521 GERMANTOWN AVE | Owner-occupied | $733K | — | 1915 | 0 | |
| 8522 GERMANTOWN AVE | Owner-occupied | $431K | — | 1930 | 0 | |
| 8523 GERMANTOWN AVE | Absentee individual | $1.0M | — | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 8524-26 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $906K | — | 1930 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 8527-29 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $3.0M | — | 1927 | 0 | |
| 8528 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $816K | — | 1915 | 0 | |
| 8530 GERMANTOWN AVE | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | — | 1915 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 8532 GERMANTOWN AVE | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | — | 1915 | 0 | 4 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-07 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)