Who owns your block
900 block of S 59th St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 8 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 143% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $163K — about 0.7× 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 | $163K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (26 violent) and 293 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
- $163K typical home, up +143% since 2016
- Tax bill $701 to $2,179 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.8M assessed, $30,824/yr to the city, about $1,926 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +143% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +211% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.4% 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 $243 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Oda Llc, carries 3 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oda Llc | 1 | 32 | $4.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pwbh Holdings 3 Llc | 1 | 20 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 16 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 911 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $272K | 3/3 | 1,410 | 1916 | 3 | |
| 913 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 915 S 59TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2017 → $97K in 2019 (+38%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1916 | 2 | |
| 917 S 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $39K in 2019 → $305K in 2023 (+692%). | Absentee individual | $183K | —/— | 1,680 | 1916 | 3 | tax lien |
| 919 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,926 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 921 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 923 S 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 925 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1916 | 1 | rented |
| 927 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 929 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $77K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1916 | 1 | |
| 931 S 59TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1916 | 1 | |
| 933 S 59TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $179K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | 8 viol |
| 935 S 59TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $55K in 2003 → $285K in 2026 (+418%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1916 | 4 | |
| 937 S 59TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 939 S 59TH ST | Absentee individual | $154K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
| 941 S 59TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $214K in 2020 (+970%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 4/2 | 1,410 | 1916 | 4 | 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)