Who owns your block
900 block of S 50th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $9,931 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 169% since 2016, now about $290K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $290K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $290K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (20 violent) and 194 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
- $290K typical home, up +169% since 2016
- Tax bill $739 to $2,854 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $101,952/yr to the city, about $2,832 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +169% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +286% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
914 S 50th St is assessed at $442K but pays $2,505 a year — about 40% of the $6,193 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 +9.4% 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 $269 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 46 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Hnb Investment Properties Llc, carries 69 open violations across 80 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hnb Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 80 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blue Star Ventures Llc | 1 | 4 | $941K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cfe Phl Llc | 1 | 1 | $442K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jojab Llc | 1 | 1 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 910 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $328K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 911 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $480K in 2025 (+153%). | Owner-occupied | $512K | 3/3 | 1,564 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 912 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $309K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 913 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2024 → $412K in 2025 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $393K | 4/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 914 S 50TH ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $112K in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $442K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 4 | abated |
| 915 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 916 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 917 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 1999. | Investor / LLC | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 918 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $299K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 919 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $183K in 2023. Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 920 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2000 → $159K in 2007 (+208%). | Absentee individual | $339K | —/— | 1,778 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 921 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $336K in 2019 (+647%). | Owner-occupied | $357K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 923 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 924 S 50TH ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $350K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/1 | 1,090 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 925 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 926 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 927 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $155K in 2019, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $315K in 2022 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $357K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 928 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2024. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 975 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 929 S 50TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $350K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $457K | 3/2 | 1,282 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 930 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/2 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 931 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $110K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 932 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2020 → $425K in 2021 (+136%). | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/2 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 933 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 934 S 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $246K | 3/1 | 962 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 935 S 50TH ST New constructionBought for $86K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $300K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $357K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 936 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2020, deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021, sold for $475K in 2023 (+1088%). | Owner-occupied | $480K | 3/3 | 1,514 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 937 S 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/1 | 1,282 | — | 1 | rented |
| 938 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $44K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 939 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 940 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 941 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $479K in 2026 (+1269%). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 942 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 943 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 944 S 50TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $310K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 945 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $314K | 4/1 | 1,564 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 946 S 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)