Who owns your block
1700 block of Bergen St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 1 home behind $37,488 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $313K. 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 $313K — about 1.4× 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 | $313K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (9 violent) and 80 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
- $313K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,961 to $3,016 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $173,571/yr to the city, about $3,616 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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 $184 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 64 arm's-length sales since 1999. 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 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 35
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L&A Installations Llc | 1 | 4 | $955K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 48 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 BERGEN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $145K in 2008 → $220K in 2018 (+52%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1701 BERGEN ST History4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024); 10 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $314K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | 10 viol |
| 1702 BERGEN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $301K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1703 BERGEN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $46K in 2002 → $176K in 2004 (+283%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 1704 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1705 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1706 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1707 BERGEN ST Historysold $175K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1708 BERGEN ST TradedTraded 2×: $152K in 2004 → $300K in 2021 (+98%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1709 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1710 BERGEN ST | Absentee individual | $313K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1711 BERGEN ST History2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1712 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1713 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1714 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1715 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $179K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1716 BERGEN ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $117K in 2003 → $325K in 2026 (+178%). | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 1717 BERGEN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $365K in 2022 (+387%). | Absentee individual | $345K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 1718 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1719 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1720 BERGEN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1721 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1722 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2026. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1723 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1724 BERGEN ST TradedTraded 2×: $91K in 2000 → $218K in 2020 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1725 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1726 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1727 BERGEN ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2005 → $188K in 2009 (-1%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1728 BERGEN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $86K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $264K in 2019 (+207%). | Absentee individual | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 1729 BERGEN ST | Absentee individual | $301K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1730 BERGEN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $164K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $315K in 2022 (+92%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1731 BERGEN ST History9 L&I violations (2016); sold $112K (2017). | Absentee individual | $301K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1732 BERGEN ST Historysold $82K (1999); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1733 BERGEN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $125K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $272K in 2021 (+118%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1734 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1735 BERGEN ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2003 → $160K in 2009 (+23%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1736 BERGEN ST | Absentee individual | $313K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1737 BERGEN ST New constructionBought for $143K in 2017, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $105K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1738 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1739 BERGEN ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $290K in 2022 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1740 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1741 BERGEN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1742 BERGEN ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $320K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1743 BERGEN ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2005 → $170K in 2017 (-15%). | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1745 BERGEN ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2003 → $285K in 2025 (+128%). | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 1747 BERGEN ST | Absentee individual | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1749 BERGEN ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $313K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1751 BERGEN ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)