Block Report

500 Block of S 42nd St

16 properties on this block in Philadelphia.

View property grades, violation history, tax delinquencies, ownership transfers, title risk scores, and safety data for all 16 properties on the 500 Block of S 42nd St.

About this block

The 500 block of S 42Nd St contains 19 properties tracked on KnowMyBlock, with an average grade of A. Construction dates range from 1870 to 1950. There are 15 open code violations across the block. The block has seen 63 ownership transfers in the last five years. 19 properties on the block were built before 1978 and may carry lead-paint risk under Philadelphia's lead disclosure ordinance. The top three property owners on this block control approximately 26% of its parcels.

All properties on this block (19)

AddressYearOpen violOwner-occGrade
500 S 42nd St19201YesB
501 S 42nd St18890YesA
502 S 42nd St19100YesA
503 S 42nd St19300YesA
504-06 S 42nd St19300YesB
505 S 42nd St19200YesA
507 S 42nd St19200YesA
508-14 S 42nd St19500YesB
509 S 42nd St18900YesA
511 S 42nd St18900YesA
513 S 42nd St19000YesA
515 S 42nd St19000YesB
516-26 S 42nd St191514YesF
517 S 42nd St18700YesA
519 S 42nd St18700YesA
521 S 42nd St19250YesA
523 S 42nd St18750YesA
525 S 42nd St19300YesA
527 S 42nd St19400YesB

Recent block activity

  1. 2027-04-30License expired · 500 S 42nd St
  2. 2027-03-31License expired · 500 S 42nd St
  3. 2027-02-28License expired · 527 S 42nd St
  4. 2027-02-28License expired · 521 S 42nd St
  5. 2026-12-23License expired · 501 S 42nd St
  6. 2026-07-14License expired · 517 S 42nd St
  7. 2026-06-21Tax delinquency recorded · 516-26 S 42nd St
  8. 2026-05-18License issued · 527 S 42nd St
  9. 2026-04-22Transferred · 517 S 42nd St
  10. 2026-04-22Transferred · 517 S 42nd St
  11. 2026-03-31Complaint closed · 508-14 S 42nd St
  12. 2026-03-31Complaint closed · 508-14 S 42nd St

Block health comparison

ScopeAvg gradeOpen viol/property
BlockA0.06
StreetA0.50
ZIP 19104B0.27
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