Who owns your block
1700 block of 68th Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $6,429 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $231K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $231K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $231K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 60% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (11 violent) and 196 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
- $231K typical home, up +90% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,443 to $2,366 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.3M assessed, $76,582/yr to the city, about $2,553 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +90% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 1711 68th Aveexemption0.71%$1,433/yr on $202K
- 1707 68th Aveexemption0.72%$1,480/yr on $206K
- 1709 68th Aveexemption0.72%$1,480/yr on $206K
- 1703 68th Aveexemption0.73%$1,523/yr on $209K
- 1705 68th Aveexemption0.73%$1,523/yr on $209K
- …and 13 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $190 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Investments 9888 LLC | 1 | 3 | $819K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Christiana Trust Tr | 1 | 1 | $210K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 66 Beechwood Properties LLC | 1 | 1 | $297K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Spartan Property Manager LLC | 1 | 1 | $231K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $44K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $359K in 2021 (+725%). | Owner-occupied | $304K | 5/3 | 1,832 | 1920 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1701 68TH AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $34K in 2001 → $285K in 2020 (+738%). | Owner-occupied | $225K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 1702 68TH AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $79K in 2005 → $215K in 2019 (+172%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 4/2 | 1,472 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 1703 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1704 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $40K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1705 68TH AVE Historysold $61K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1706 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1707 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1708 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $138K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1709 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1710 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1711 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $240K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,420 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1712 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $158K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $207K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1713 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2022 → $260K in 2023 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/2 | 1,420 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1714 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $70K in 2009. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $272K | 5/— | 1,844 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1715 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $180K in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $297K | —/— | 1,600 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1719 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,760 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1720 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $203K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,918 | 1965 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1721 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $114K in 2013 → $140K in 2018 (+23%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 4/3 | 1,760 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1722 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1723 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $149K in 2018. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1724 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $125K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $279K | —/— | 1,480 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1725 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1726 68TH AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2024 → $330K in 2025 (+340%). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1727 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $269K | —/— | 1,760 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1728 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $185K in 2017 (+549%). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 4/2 | 1,480 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1729 68TH AVE Historysold $185K (2018); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1730 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2017 → $215K in 2018 (+199%). | Owner-occupied | $318K | 4/2 | 1,590 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1732 68TH AVE HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 4/1 | 1,872 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1734 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $46K in 2015. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $302K | 4/3 | 1,844 | 1965 | 3 |
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