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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1400 block of S 7th St

A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 1 home behind $15,936 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $353K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$353K
$143K–$3.0M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$201
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$250K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $353K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $42K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 35
$35K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
51%
18 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
23%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
1 of 35 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 17% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$161
5 years
+28%
value · tax +$791
10 years
+79%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 $353K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$353K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied26%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (21 violent) and 392 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
66
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
392
56 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft13
Other Assaults13
Theft from Vehicle8
Thefts7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection109
Illegal Dumping44
Salting43
Graffiti Removal24
Information Request24
Abandoned Vehicle21

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Elizabeth B Kirkbride
1501 S 7th St · 481 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$353K2016: $197K2017: $197K2018: $200K2019: $254K2020: $275K2021: $275K2022: $275K2023: $385K2024: $385K2025: $373K2026: $373K2027: $353K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,2262016: $2,4502017: $2,4502018: $2,5552019: $3,1712020: $3,4352021: $3,4352022: $3,4352023: $4,4042024: $4,4042025: $4,3872026: $4,3872027: $4,2262016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

5
5 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $34,693 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,302pays now $5,787at the full rate

1432 S 7th St is assessed at $413K but pays $1,302 a year — about 22% of the $5,787 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 39 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
39arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 18Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 1 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 18
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

4 parcels3 parcels11 parcels7 parcels5 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$143K$637K+

The block's largest owner, Horizon House Inc, carries 1 open violation across 19 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Horizon House Inc119$13Mphila.gov ↗
Kai Ming Lam (individual)23$785Kphila.gov ↗
Yao Chen (individual)23$571Kphila.gov ↗
James Mark (individual)22$684Kphila.gov ↗
Rite Aid Of Pa Inc12$6.8Mphila.gov ↗
Tvc Pa 1412 7th St Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 35 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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 S 7TH ST Bought for $165K in 2005, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $365K in 2016. Owner-occupied $547K 3/2 1,734 1960 4
1402 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $115K in 2004 (+229%). Owner-occupied $289K 4/2 1,440 1920 2
1404 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $270K 2/2 1,260 1920 0
1406 S 7TH ST Bought for $90K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $280K in 2014 (+211%). Owner-occupied $431K 4/1 1,440 1920 2
1408 S 7TH ST Investor / LLC $338K 4/1 1,470 1920 0 abated
1410 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $165K in 2010 → $300K in 2022 (+82%). Absentee individual $347K 4/2 1,550 1920 2
1412-14 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 12,528 1925 0 rented
1416 S 7TH ST Traded 6×: $12K in 2002 → $425K in 2022 (+3442%). Owner-occupied $459K 3/2 1,758 1920 6 rented
1418-22 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Absentee individual $444K —/— 5,544 1930 0
1423 S 7TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $476K 7/3 3,258 1915 3 rented
1424 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2000 → $250K in 2025 (+355%). Absentee individual $306K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
1425 S 7TH ST Bought for $200K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $388K 6/3 2,100 1920 1
1426 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $303K 2/2 1,440 1920 0 rented
1427 S 7TH ST Bought for $170K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $637K 4/2 2,160 1920 3
1428 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $381K 4/2 2,400 1920 0 abated
1429 S 7TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $400K 5/2 2,160 1920 0 rentedabated
1430 S 7TH ST Bought for $25K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $342K 6/2 1,740 1920 1
1431 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $376K 5/3 1,974 1920 0
1432 S 7TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $413K 4/2 1,830 1920 0 abated
1433 S 7TH ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2020). Vacant $152K —/— 0 tax lien
1434 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $451K 5/3 1,973 1943 1
1435 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Absentee individual $518K 6/4 2,902 1960 0
1436 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $128K in 2004 → $289K in 2020 (+126%). Owner-occupied $333K 4/2 1,600 1920 2
1437 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $402K 6/3 2,250 1915 0
1438 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $342K 3/1 1,440 1920 0
1439 S 7TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $402K 6/3 2,250 1925 0 abated
1440 S 7TH ST 3 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $252K 2/3 1,788 1920 0
1441 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $203K —/— 1,380 1920 0 rented
1442 S 7TH ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $223K 2/2 1,440 1920 0
1443-49 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a sign permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $3.0M —/— 6,592 1993 0
1444 S 7TH ST Bought for $100K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $353K 8/2 1,980 1920 2 rented
1446 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $310K 2/2 1,440 1920 0 rented
1448 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $14K in 2000 → $17K in 2001 (+21%). Owner-occupied $334K 3/1 1,440 1920 2
1450 S 7TH ST Bought for $40K in 2002, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $300K in 2018 (+650%). Absentee individual $143K —/— 1,146 1920 3
1452 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2002 → $300K in 2018 (+650%). Absentee individual $158K —/— 1,261 1920 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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