Who owns your block
900 block of S 51st St
An investor-heavy block: 41% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 13 open code violations and 6 homes behind $31,857 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 478% since 2016, now about $284K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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 $284K — 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 | $284K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (27 violent) and 199 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
- $284K typical home, up +478% since 2016
- Tax bill $596 to $2,275 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.4M assessed, $64,728/yr to the city, about $2,397 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +478% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +282% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
913-15 S 51st St is assessed at $1.6M but pays $2,275 a year — about 10% of the $22,748 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 +17.3% 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 $578 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear & Co | 3 | 15 | $4.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gne Real Estate Llc | 1 | 8 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 919 S 51st Llc | 3 | 3 | $819K | phila.gov ↗ |
| M Once Enterprise Llc | 1 | 2 | $307K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bgp Pentridge St Llc | 1 | 1 | $387K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 911 S 51st St Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $828K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 51st Street Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $223K | 2/2 | 800 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 900 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $223K | 2/2 | 800 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 900 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $352K | 4/3 | 1,553 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 902 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $170K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $461K | 4/2 | 1,298 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 904 S 51ST ST History17 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $287K | —/— | 1,298 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 906 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $157K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $387K | —/— | 1,615 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 908 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 909R S 51ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 909 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $138K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $399K in 2024 (+700%). | Owner-occupied | $422K | 3/2 | 1,700 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 910 S 51ST ST History6 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Absentee individual | $288K | —/— | 1,298 | 1920 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
| 911 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $230K in 2020, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $828K | —/— | 5,130 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 912 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit, sold for $125K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $213K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 913-15 S 51ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2019). | Owner-occupied | $1.6M | —/— | 9,150 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 914 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2010. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $370K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 916 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 917 S 51ST ST | Vacant | $154K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 918 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $448K | 3/2 | 1,312 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 919 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2016. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $509K | —/— | 1,484 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 920 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $318K | —/— | 1,304 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 921 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2019. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $170K | 4/1 | 1,615 | 1925 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 922 S 51ST ST | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 923 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2019. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Vacant | $140K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 924-26 S 51ST ST History2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $73K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 925 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $46K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 927 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2012. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $112K | —/— | 1,460 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 927 1/2 S 51ST ST | Vacant | $900 | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 937 S 51ST ST History2 L&I violations (2022); Appeal complete (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $64K | —/— | 2,200 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)