Who owns your block
1700 block of Benson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $119,176 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $296K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $296K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19152 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $296K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 32 reported crimes (7 violent) and 63 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
- $296K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,890 to $2,887 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $115,387/yr to the city, about $3,205 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +53% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 14 of 36 homes pay that full rate — and 22 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The starkest example: 1729 Benson St is assessed at $287K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,012 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% 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 $185 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Gv Property INC, carries 4 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gv Property INC | 1 | 10 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Oksana Holich-Skulsky (individual) | 2 | 2 | $614K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 36 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 BENSON ST History3 L&I violations (2010); sold $315K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $339K | 3/2 | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1701 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1702 BENSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $150K in 2009 → $255K in 2020 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1703 BENSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $109K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $225K in 2020 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/2 | 938 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 1704 BENSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $193K in 2006 → $193K in 2017 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1705 BENSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1706 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | —/— | 1,040 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1707 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2005 → $255K in 2022 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1708 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2008 → $207K in 2018 (+29%). | Absentee individual | $305K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1709 BENSON ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1710 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | —/— | 1,040 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1711 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2019 → $265K in 2024 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1712 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1713 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/2 | 938 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1714 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,050 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1715 BENSON ST Historysold $158K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1716 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $94K in 2000 → $190K in 2006 (+102%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/2 | 1,050 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1717 BENSON ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1718 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1719 BENSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $160K in 2005 → $270K in 2026 (+69%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 1720 BENSON ST History2 L&I violations (2018); sold $310K (2023). | Absentee individual | $307K | 3/2 | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1721 BENSON ST HistoryL&I violation (2020). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1722 BENSON ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1723 BENSON ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1724 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $172K in 2017 → $307K in 2024 (+78%). | Absentee individual | $307K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1725 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1726 BENSON ST History2 L&I violations (2017); sold $285K (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $307K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1727 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/— | 938 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1728 BENSON ST HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,050 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1729 BENSON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/2 | 938 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 1730 BENSON ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1731 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $131K in 2014 → $148K in 2017 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/— | 938 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1732 BENSON ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2005, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $188K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1733 BENSON ST Historysold $130K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $216K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1734 BENSON ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,092 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1735 BENSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $142K in 2004 → $145K in 2020 (+2%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 2/1 | 938 | 1960 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)