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.
- 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 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 | $553K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 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.
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 +25% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,572 to $7,198 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $67M assessed, $827,090/yr to the city, about $7,130 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +25% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +180% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 116 parcels
- Owner-occupied 57
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 48
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, One Time Please Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Time Please Llc | 1 | 4 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Melissa Moreno (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Catherine Apartments Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mandey 101 Llc | 1 | 1 | $642K | phila.gov ↗ |
| J & N Xcellence Llc | 1 | 1 | $559K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kensington Re Holdings Lp | 1 | 1 | $840K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 957 North Llc | 1 | 1 | $814K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ames Real Estate Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $666K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/3 | 1,977 | 2014 | 1 | |
| 901 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $740K | —/— | 2,973 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 933 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $499K | 3/2 | 2,284 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 934 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $539K | —/— | 3,579 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 935 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 HistoryL&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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $870K | 5/4 | 2,918 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 949 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $951K | 3/2 | 3,630 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 950 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $410K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $490K | —/— | 2,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 953 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 History3 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $762K | —/— | 3,200 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 956 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $325K in 2006 → $760K in 2021 (+134%). | Owner-occupied | $784K | 3/2 | 2,476 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 962 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Historysold $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 History2 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $806K | —/— | 4,144 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 965 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $649K | —/— | 2,960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 966 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $480K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $641K | 3/2 | 2,252 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 969 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $285K in 2007 → $510K in 2025 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 3/2 | 2,036 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 970 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,520 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 972 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedOwner 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 New constructionBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 History2 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $261K in 2003 → $615K in 2012 (+136%). | Owner-occupied | $806K | 4/3 | 2,768 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 992 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $124K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)