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Who owns your block

900 block of N 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 49% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $62,490 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 25% since 2016, now about $553K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$553K
$124K–$998K
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$265
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$573K
16 sold in 2yr
assessed $553K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
13 of 116
$107K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
49%
57 of 116
city 41%
Rentals
31%
36 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$62K
3 of 116 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$514
5 years
0%
value · tax +$4K
10 years
+25%
value · tax +$4K

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 $553K — about 2.5× 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$553K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied26%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 48 reported crimes (6 violent) and 266 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
48
6 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
266
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts15
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle8
Other Assaults5
All Other Offenses4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection53
Salting25
Maintenance Complaint20
Other (Streets)16
Sanitation Violation15
Street Trees15

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 R Ludlow
550 W Master St · 237 students
High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 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$553K2016: $441K2017: $441K2018: $441K2019: $540K2020: $558K2021: $558K2022: $555K2023: $559K2024: $559K2025: $561K2026: $561K2027: $553K2016202020232027

▲ +25% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,1982016: $2,5722017: $2,7132018: $2,7282019: $2,7232020: $2,7992021: $2,7992022: $2,8292023: $3,1672024: $6,3022025: $7,7002026: $7,7122027: $7,1982016202020232027

▲ +180% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

13
13 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 $107,144 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%
$2,396pays now $11,979at the full rate

994 N 5th St is assessed at $856K but pays $2,396 a year — about 20% of the $11,979 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 +2.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 125 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $125 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+2.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+25%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+2.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-0.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-4.4 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 135 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 50 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
135arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
50homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 116 parcels

Owner-occupied: 57Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 48Vacant: 4 116parcels
  • Owner-occupied 57
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 48
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

2 parcels6 parcels6 parcels33 parcels35 parcels12 parcels22 parcels
$124K$840K+

The block's largest owner, One Time Please Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
One Time Please Llc14$3.1Mphila.gov ↗
Melissa Moreno (individual)22$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Catherine Apartments Llc12$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Mandey 101 Llc11$642Kphila.gov ↗
J & N Xcellence Llc11$559Kphila.gov ↗
Kensington Re Holdings Lp11$840Kphila.gov ↗
957 North Llc11$814Kphila.gov ↗
Ames Real Estate Holdings Llc11$666Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 116 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
900 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $541K 3/3 1,977 2014 1
901 N 5TH ST Bought for $135K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $410K in 2009 (+204%). Owner-occupied $588K 4/3 2,256 1920 5
902 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
903 N 5TH ST Bought for $135K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $525K in 2024 (+289%). Owner-occupied $546K 3/2 1,760 1920 4
904 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
905 N 5TH ST Bought for $357K in 2012, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $390K in 2014. Owner-occupied $550K 3/3 2,640 1920 2
906 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
907 N 5TH ST Bought for $195K in 2010. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. Absentee individual $549K 3/2 1,760 1920 1 rented
908 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
909 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $417K 4/1 1,696 1920 0 abatedtax lien
910 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0
911 N 5TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $480K 4/1 2,042 1920 0 abated
912 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 1 rented
914 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
916 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 1 rented
918 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $559K 3/2 1,854 2013 1
919 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $570K in 2018 → $548K in 2025 (-4%). Absentee individual $559K 3/3 1,854 2013 2 tax lien
919 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $514K 3/2 1,914 2013 1 tax lien
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $497K 3/2 1,914 2013 1
919 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $562K in 2019 → $550K in 2024 (-2%). Owner-occupied $559K 3/2 1,854 2013 2
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $514K 3/2 1,914 2013 1
919 N 5TH ST Bought for $560K in 2021. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $514K 3/2 1,914 2013 2 tax lien
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $551K 3/2 1,914 2013 1
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $559K 3/3 1,854 2013 1
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $547K 3/3 1,854 2013 0 rentedtax lien
919 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $559K 3/3 1,854 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $514K 30/— 1,914 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $547K 3/3 1,854 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $530K 3/2 1,914 2013 1 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $559K 3/2 1,854 2014 1 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $514K 3/— 1,914 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $559K 3/3 1,854 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $514K 3/— 1,914 2013 0
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $567K 3/— 1,914 2013 0 rentedtax lien
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $559K 3/3 1,854 2013 0 rented
919 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $572K 3/3 1,854 2013 1 rented
919 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $514K 3/2 1,914 2013 1
920 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 0 rented
922 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 1
922 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $510K 3/3 1,920 2014 1
924 N 5TH ST Bought for $435K in 2019, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $1.2M in 2024 (+169%). Investor / LLC $642K 6/3 3,045 1920 2 rented
926 N 5TH ST Bought for $270K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $881K in 2022 (+226%). Owner-occupied $893K 4/3 2,985 1920 2
928 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $135K in 2000 → $700K in 2025 (+419%). Owner-occupied $731K 4/3 2,810 1920 3
930 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $611K —/— 2,484 1920 0 rented
932 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $740K —/— 2,973 1920 0
933 N 5TH ST Bought for $235K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $499K 3/2 2,284 1920 1
934 N 5TH ST Bought for $145K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $539K —/— 3,579 1920 1
935 N 5TH ST Bought for $375K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $555K in 2025 (+48%). Investor / LLC $559K 5/4 2,400 1920 2 rentedtax lien
936 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $675K —/— 3,274 1920 0
937 N 5TH ST Bought for $216K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $470K —/— 1,806 1920 1
938 N 5TH ST Bought for $310K in 2019, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $780K in 2020. Owner-occupied $828K 5/3 2,880 1920 2 abated
939 N 5TH ST Bought for $340K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $527K —/— 2,224 1920 1 3 viol
940 N 5TH ST Bought for $429K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $795K in 2021 (+85%). Owner-occupied $659K 6/2 2,738 1920 2
941 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $504K —/— 2,160 1920 0
942 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $542K —/— 2,280 1920 0 abated
943 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $513K —/— 2,223 1920 0
944 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $613K —/— 2,777 1920 0 abated
945 N 5TH ST Bought for $405K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $604K in 2020 (+49%). Absentee individual $561K 3/2 2,468 1920 3
946 N 5TH ST Vacant $389K —/— 0
946R-48 N 5TH ST Vacant $333K —/— 1
947 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Absentee individual $870K 5/4 2,918 1920 0 rented
949 N 5TH ST Bought for $650K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $951K 3/2 3,630 1920 1
950 N 5TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $545K —/— 2,286 1920 0 abated
951 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $757K 5/4 3,656 1920 0 rented
952 N 5TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $410K in 2022. Absentee individual $490K —/— 2,040 1920 1
953 N 5TH ST Bought for $850K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $840K —/— 3,360 1920 1
954 N 5TH ST 3 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $762K —/— 3,200 1920 0 rented
956 N 5TH ST Bought for $80K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $630K in 2016 (+688%). Owner-occupied $819K 5/2 3,138 1920 5
957 N 5TH ST Bought for $425K in 2005, change of use permit in 2023, sold for $730K in 2026 (+72%). Investor / LLC $814K —/— 1920 3
958 N 5TH ST Bought for $335K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $623K —/— 2,886 1920 2
959 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $873K —/— 5,100 1940 1 rented
960 N 5TH ST Bought for $285K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $791K 4/3 2,910 1920 2 1 viol
961 N 5TH ST Traded 5×: $325K in 2006 → $760K in 2021 (+134%). Owner-occupied $784K 3/2 2,476 1920 5
962 N 5TH ST Bought for $675K in 2020. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $724K 5/3 3,834 1920 2
963 N 5TH ST sold $515K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). Absentee individual $797K —/— 3,198 1920 1 rented
964 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $806K —/— 4,144 1920 0
965 N 5TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $649K —/— 2,960 1920 0 abated
966 N 5TH ST Bought for $220K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $610K in 2024 (+177%). Owner-occupied $655K 4/3 3,052 1920 2
967 N 5TH ST Bought for $289K in 2004, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $542K in 2023 (+88%). Owner-occupied $501K 2/2 2,151 1920 3 rented
968 N 5TH ST built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $480K in 2013. Owner-occupied $641K 3/2 2,252 1920 1
969 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $285K in 2007 → $510K in 2025 (+79%). Owner-occupied $465K 3/2 2,036 1920 3
970 N 5TH ST Bought for $225K in 2010, demolition permit in 2010, sold for $585K in 2020 (+160%). Owner-occupied $676K 4/3 2,610 1920 3
971 N 5TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $382K —/— 1,520 1920 0 abatedtax lien
972 N 5TH ST Bought for $274K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $718K in 2019 (+162%). Owner-occupied $831K 4/3 2,684 1920 3
973 N 5TH ST Bought for $600K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $650K in 2023. Owner-occupied $681K 3/3 2,424 2015 4
974-76 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $262K —/1 685 1900 0
974-76 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $441K 2/2 1,246 1900 0
974-76 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $245K 1/1 627 1900 0
974-76 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $242K —/1 616 1900 0
974-76 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $285K —/1 767 1900 0
974-76 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $445K 2/2 1,258 1900 0
975 N 5TH ST Bought for $600K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $658K in 2020. Owner-occupied $670K 3/2 2,296 2014 3
977 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $560K —/— 2,492 1920 0
978 N 5TH ST Bought for $253K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $715K in 2025 (+183%). Owner-occupied $580K 3/2 2,290 1920 4
979 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $590K 4/3 2,716 1920 1
980 N 5TH ST Bought for $225K in 2010, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $278K in 2016. Absentee individual $623K 3/3 1,960 1920 2 rentedabated
981 N 5TH ST Bought for $270K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $825K in 2022 (+206%). Owner-occupied $781K 5/2 2,925 1920 4
982 N 5TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $595K —/— 2,344 1920 0
983 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $318K 2/2 873 1920 0 rented
983 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $195K 1/1 430 1920 0
983 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $354K 2/2 1,024 1920 0 rented
983 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $340K 2/2 963 1920 0
984 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $556K 5/2 2,462 1920 1
985 N 5TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $580K in 2026 (+1060%). Absentee individual $742K 4/2 2,766 1920 3
986 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $551K —/— 2,429 1920 0 abated
987 N 5TH ST Investor / LLC $666K 5/2 2,790 1920 1
988 N 5TH ST Bought for $325K in 2013, mechanical permit in 2014, sold for $950K in 2021 (+192%). Absentee individual $998K 7/7 4,292 1920 3 rented
989 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $512K —/— 2,316 1920 0 abated
990 N 5TH ST Bought for $175K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $670K in 2018. Owner-occupied $743K 4/4 2,970 2014 3
991 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $261K in 2003 → $615K in 2012 (+136%). Owner-occupied $806K 4/3 2,768 1920 2 rented
992 N 5TH ST Bought for $265K in 2015, use permit in 2016, sold for $639K in 2021 (+141%). Owner-occupied $570K 4/3 1,941 1920 3 rented
993 N 5TH ST Bought for $178K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2017. Absentee individual $593K —/— 1,720 1920 3 abated
994 N 5TH ST Bought for $80K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $717K in 2018. Absentee individual $856K 3/3 2,430 2018 5 abated
995-99 N 5TH ST Vacant $277K —/— 0
996-98 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2025). Vacant $124K —/— 0

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