Who owns your block
900 block of N 29th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 2 homes behind $1,127 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 215% since 2016, now about $553K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year.
- 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 $553K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $553K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 43% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 116 reported crimes (30 violent) and 305 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
- $553K typical home, up +215% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,153 to $5,795 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $197,367/yr to the city, about $5,639 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +215% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +169% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
933 N 29th St is assessed at $855K but pays $2,392 a year — about 20% of the $11,965 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 +11% 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 $315 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 61 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Herringbone Realty Llc, carries 3 open violations across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herringbone Realty Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| H&Y Real Estate Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 935 N 29th St Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eka Partners Alpha Llc | 1 | 1 | $498K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mp 29th Street Assoc Lp | 1 | 1 | $809K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Campaign For Working Families Inc | 1 | 1 | $661K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2018. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $498K | 5/2 | 2,184 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 901 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $644K | —/— | 3,300 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 902 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2003, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019, sold for $520K in 2025 (+845%). | Owner-occupied | $514K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 903 N 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $310K in 2012 → $675K in 2025 (+118%). | Absentee individual | $684K | 4/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 904 N 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $80K in 2002 → $465K in 2022 (+481%). | Owner-occupied | $514K | 5/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 905 N 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $124K in 1999 → $311K in 2004 (+151%). | Owner-occupied | $684K | 6/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 906 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $433K | 4/— | 1,365 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 907 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $708K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 908 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $214K in 2012. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $396K | 4/— | 1,680 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 909 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $553K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 910 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $195K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $253K in 2019 (+29%). | Investor / LLC | $396K | 4/3 | 1,680 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 911 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $270K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $500K in 2017 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $684K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 912 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $375K in 2016 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $524K | 4/3 | 1,680 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 913 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $553K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 914 N 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $48K in 1999 → $388K in 2016 (+716%). | Owner-occupied | $557K | 3/2 | 1,824 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 915 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $553K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 916 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $523K | 5/3 | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 917 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $695K in 2024 (+396%). | Owner-occupied | $684K | 4/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 918 N 29TH ST New constructionBought for $110K in 2002, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $472K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $611K | 5/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 919 N 29TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $553K | 5/2 | 2,343 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 920 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $390K in 2017 (+255%). | Absentee individual | $550K | —/— | 2,130 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 921 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $679K | —/— | 3,481 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 922 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $770K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $454K | 4/2 | 2,130 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 924 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 926 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $156K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $364K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 928 N 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $207K in 2002 → $132K in 2012 (-36%). | Owner-occupied | $378K | 2/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 929 N 29TH ST History9 L&I violations (2012); sold $620K (2013); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $809K | —/— | 4,985 | 1926 | 1 | rented |
| 930 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,484 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 932 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2000, wall covering replacement permit in 2018, sold for $330K in 2021 (+1220%). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 933 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $855K | 8/4 | 3,518 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated14 viol |
| 934 N 29TH ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2004, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $453K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $699K | 3/2 | 2,117 | 2011 | 4 | |
| 935 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $661K | —/— | 6,600 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 936 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $246K | 3/2 | 1,110 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 937 N 29TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $225K in 2019, demolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $706K | 3/2 | 2,790 | 2022 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 938 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $188K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)