Who owns your block
1400 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 7% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 227% since 2016, now about $294K.
- 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 $294K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $294K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 198 reported crimes (68 violent) and 553 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
- $294K typical home, up +227% since 2016
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $75,819/yr to the city, about $2,527 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +227% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1440 N 17th St is assessed at $642K but pays $8,389 a year — about 93% of the $8,988 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 +11.4% 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 $327 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 11 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Of Phila (individual) | 4 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Renohome Llc | 1 | 9 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shining Spring Llc | 1 | 7 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 17th Street Community Phase I L P (individual) | 3 | 3 | $118K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Westbury Investment Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly U-C Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $200K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chjw Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $638K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zmg1431 Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $594K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $80K in 2014. | Vacant | $200K | —/— | — | — | 4 | |
| 1403 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $200K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1405 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $536K | 4/4 | 2,512 | 2011 | 0 | abated |
| 1409 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a combined lot line relocation and new dev… permit in 2026. | Vacant | $200K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1411 N 17TH ST History4 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $200K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1412 N 17TH ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1413 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $51K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $668K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $669K | 9/6 | 3,915 | 2013 | 4 | rented |
| 1415 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Vacant | $200K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1417 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $54K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $570K in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $581K | 9/— | 3,915 | 2013 | 3 | rented |
| 1419 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $560K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $638K | 12/— | 3,614 | 2016 | 4 | rented |
| 1420 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $366K | —/— | 2,688 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1421 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1422 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $185K | —/— | 2,688 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1424 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $366K | —/— | 2,688 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1426 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $374K | —/— | 2,780 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1428 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1430 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $393K | 4/2 | 3,030 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1431 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $57K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $580K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $594K | 12/12 | 4,053 | 2016 | 4 | rented |
| 1432 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2024). | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1433 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1434 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $481K | 6/3 | 2,780 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1436 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1438 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $144K in 2020. | Vacant | $243K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1439 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2005. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $345K | —/— | 3,240 | 1912 | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1440 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $642K | 13/— | 4,584 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1441 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a combined lot line relocation and new dev… permit in 2026. | Vacant | $232K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1442 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $300K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $460K in 2017 (+513%). | Owner-occupied | $693K | —/— | 3,960 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1443 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $232K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1445 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $396K | —/— | 3,456 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1447 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $876K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $876K in 2017 (+17410%). | Investor / LLC | $736K | 14/14 | 4,740 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)