Who owns your block
1500 block of N 17th St
An investor-heavy block: 66% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 60 open code violations and 10 homes behind $61,121 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 36% since 2016, now about $514K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $514K — about 2.3× 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 | $514K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 3% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 248 reported crimes (88 violent) and 207 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
- $514K typical home, up +36% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,089 to $6,719 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $222,113/yr to the city, about $6,346 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +36% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +222% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1505 N 17th St is assessed at $1.2M but pays $1,747 a year — about 10% of the $17,478 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 +2.8% 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 $136 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 62 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 22
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Fam & Co Llc, carries 2 open violations across 13 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fam & Co Llc | 1 | 13 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 17th Street Development C | 6 | 6 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Temple Owl Rentals Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| M M Nicolais Group Inc | 1 | 2 | $728K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Erington Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $451K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dhp Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $431K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1505 N 17th Street, Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Els Realty Pa Llc | 1 | 1 | $480K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1511 N 17th St Lp | 1 | 1 | $974K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dhc Holdings Lp | 1 | 1 | $424K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Allava Llc | 1 | 1 | $424K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fiduciary Asset Protection Group Llc Tr | 1 | 1 | $628K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $281K | 6/3 | 3,712 | 1960 | 2 | 23 violtax lien |
| 1501 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $100K in 2014 (+43%). | Investor / LLC | $451K | —/— | 4,635 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1502 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $338K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $462K | 6/— | 3,495 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1503 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $175K in 2006 → $532K in 2020 (+204%). | Absentee individual | $583K | 9/4 | 3,240 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1504 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2003, use permit in 2010, sold for $280K in 2010 (+400%). | Investor / LLC | $431K | —/— | 3,495 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1505 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $365K in 2019, demolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 10,375 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1506 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $601K in 2021 (+10827%). | Investor / LLC | $451K | —/— | 3,495 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1507 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $501K in 2017, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $480K in 2025 (+300%). | Investor / LLC | $480K | 9/5 | 3,170 | 1915 | 6 | rented |
| 1508 N 17TH ST Historysold $62K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $451K | —/— | 3,600 | 1915 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1509 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $87K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $795K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $797K | 12/6 | 4,374 | 2010 | 3 | rented |
| 1510 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2019. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $774K | 8/4 | 3,495 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1511 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $360K in 2018, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $974K | —/— | 8,760 | 2019 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1512 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2008, demolition permit in 2009, sold for $570K in 2024 (+185%). | Absentee individual | $491K | —/— | 3,495 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1513 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $193K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $542K | —/— | 3,420 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1514 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $514K | 6/5 | 3,546 | 1915 | 1 | 7 viol |
| 1515 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2005 → $145K in 2006 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $424K | —/— | 3,156 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1516 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $16K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 4/3 | 3,600 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1517 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $330K in 2014 → $420K in 2016 (+27%). | Investor / LLC | $424K | —/— | 2,880 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1518 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $514K | 6/5 | 3,546 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1519 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $815K in 2021 (+609%). | Investor / LLC | $628K | 12/6 | 3,256 | 1915 | 6 | rented |
| 1520 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2009. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $449K | —/— | 2,958 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1521 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $608K | 6/3 | 3,360 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 1522 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $390K in 2010. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $442K | —/— | 3,468 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1523 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $608K | 6/3 | 3,360 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 1524 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2007). | Investor / LLC | $608K | —/3 | 3,360 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 1525 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $715K in 2013, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $815K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $567K | 12/6 | 3,792 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 1526 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $525K | —/4 | 3,360 | 2007 | 0 | 16 viol |
| 1527 N 17TH ST History3 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $244K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1528 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $554K | —/— | 4,200 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1529 N 17TH ST Historysold $315K (2013); L&I violation (2015); 10 L&I violations (2019). | Investor / LLC | $451K | —/— | 2,880 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1530 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1.1M in 2021, zoning/use permit in 2014, sold for $1.1M in 2021 (+282%). | Owner-occupied | $690K | —/— | 5,115 | 1915 | 2 | rented5 viol |
| 1531 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2006, built new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $525K | 6/3 | 3,360 | 2008 | 1 | rented |
| 1532 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $649K | 6/3 | 3,873 | 1915 | 1 | rented7 viol |
| 1533 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Vacant | $228K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1534 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $54K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 5/2 | 1,568 | 2003 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)