Who owns your block
1600 block of S 17th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 2 homes behind $14,515 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 161% since 2016, now about $263K. 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 $263K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $263K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (23 violent) and 279 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
- $263K typical home, up +161% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,279 to $2,285 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $87,745/yr to the city, about $2,925 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +161% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1616 S 17th St is assessed at $2.7M but pays $663 a year — about 2% of the $38,453 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 +9.1% 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 $261 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jmf & Co Llc | 1 | 11 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cedar Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $906K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $406K | 5/3 | 2,784 | 1915 | 3 | rented6 viol |
| 1603 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2008 → $86K in 2014 (-18%). | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1605 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1607 S 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,364 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1608 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1609 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $193K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $362K | 4/4 | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1610 S 17TH ST History7 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2011); 5 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1611 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2001, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $480K in 2024 (+1900%). | Owner-occupied | $475K | 4/2 | 2,020 | 1925 | 7 | |
| 1612 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $3K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $413K | 2/2 | 1,168 | 2019 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1613 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $181K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $263K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1614 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2002 → $82K in 2004 (+105%). | Absentee individual | $301K | 2/2 | 1,509 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1615 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1616 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $2.7M | —/— | 73,184 | 1885 | 0 | abated |
| 1617 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1619 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1621 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $159K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1623 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1625 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 1,612 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1627 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,508 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1629 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $263K | —/— | 1,508 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1631 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $242K | 4/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1633 S 17TH ST Historysold $78K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Absentee individual | $266K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1635 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $42K in 2001, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $185K in 2023 (+340%). | Investor / LLC | $418K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1637 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2018 → $35K in 2018 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $238K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 1639 S 17TH ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1641 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2022, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $450K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1643 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1645 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $114K in 2014 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1647 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $160K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1649 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $260K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 2,727 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)