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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $353K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 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.
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
- $353K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,450 to $4,226 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $186,767/yr to the city, about $5,336 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Horizon House Inc, carries 1 open violation across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon House Inc | 1 | 19 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kai Ming Lam (individual) | 2 | 3 | $785K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yao Chen (individual) | 2 | 3 | $571K | phila.gov ↗ |
| James Mark (individual) | 2 | 2 | $684K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rite Aid Of Pa Inc | 1 | 2 | $6.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tvc Pa 1412 7th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 7TH ST New constructionBought 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 TradedTraded 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2010 → $300K in 2022 (+82%). | Absentee individual | $347K | 4/2 | 1,550 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1412-14 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 12,528 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1416 S 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $12K in 2002 → $425K in 2022 (+3442%). | Owner-occupied | $459K | 3/2 | 1,758 | 1920 | 6 | rented |
| 1418-22 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $444K | —/— | 5,544 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1423 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2000 → $250K in 2025 (+355%). | Absentee individual | $306K | 3/1 | 1,212 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1425 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $400K | 5/2 | 2,160 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1430 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $342K | 6/2 | 1,740 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1431 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $376K | 5/3 | 1,974 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1432 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $413K | 4/2 | 1,830 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1433 S 7TH ST HistoryL&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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $518K | 6/4 | 2,902 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1436 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1439 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $402K | 6/3 | 2,250 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1440 S 7TH ST History3 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $252K | 2/3 | 1,788 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1441 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $203K | —/— | 1,380 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1442 S 7TH ST HistoryL&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 ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $3.0M | —/— | 6,592 | 1993 | 0 | |
| 1444 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $14K in 2000 → $17K in 2001 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1450 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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)