Who owns your block

1700 block of Emerson St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 7 open code violations.

Owner-occupied
Investor / LLC
Absentee
Vacant
Has violations

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value

$395K

$372K–$471K

Recent sale

$340K

2 sold in 2yr

assessed $395K

Median built

1960

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

58%

11 of 19

Open violations

L&I code

▲ block 11% · city 5%

Back taxes

all current

▼ block 0% · city 9%

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary & Middle · K-8

Louis H Farrell

8300 Castor Ave · 1255 students

High · 9-12

Northeast High

1601 Cottman Ave · 185 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied 11
Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

$372K$441K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 19 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).

Worth a look

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Sq ft	Built	Flags
1701 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$391K	—	1960
1703 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$391K	—	1960
1705 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$391K	—	1960
1706-08 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$389K	—	1950
1707 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$388K	—	1960	1 viol
1709 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$388K	—	1960
1711 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$388K	—	1960
1715-17 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$402K	—	1950
1716 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$395K	—	1960
1718 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$395K	—	1960
1719-21 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$405K	—	1950
1720 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$372K	—	1960
1727 EMERSON ST	Absentee individual	$411K	—	1960
1729 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$411K	—	1960
1731 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$414K	—	1960	6 viol
1732 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$471K	—	1950
1733 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$414K	—	1960
1735-45 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$441K	—	1950
1742 EMERSON ST	Owner-occupied	$403K	—	1950

Neighborhood

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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Generated 2026-07-07 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)