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Who owns your block

1700 block of Memphis St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $9,698 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $395K. Property taxes are climbing about 25% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    Block values reached 1.8x the city median but appreciation has trailed citywide gains by 0.3 percentage points per year since 2016.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    74 of 81 homes have never sold since 2001, indicating an unusually stable long-term resident base on this block.

  3. 03
    Taxes

    The tax per year rose 25% while one home carries $10K in back taxes owed.

By the Numbers

Median value
$395K
$190K–$1.5M
ZIP median $334K
Price / sq ft
$378
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$505K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $395K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $21K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
62%
50 of 81
city 41%
Rentals
11%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$10K
1 of 81 behind
▼ block 1% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$514
5 years
+19%
value · tax +$641
10 years
+84%
value · tax +$5K

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.

2027
  • 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 $395K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19125Philadelphia
Median home value$395K$334K$223K
Owner-occupied37%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (11 violent) and 266 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
53
11 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
266
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft13
Theft from Vehicle12
Other Assaults9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Thefts7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection77
Salting36
Illegal Dumping14
Maintenance Complaint14
Street Defect14
Information Request13

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Alexander Adaire
1300 E Palmer St · 451 students
High · 6-12
Penn Treaty HS
600 E Thompson St · 345 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$395K2016: $204K2017: $215K2018: $215K2019: $294K2020: $332K2021: $332K2022: $332K2023: $348K2024: $348K2025: $365K2026: $365K2027: $395K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,2582016: $4522017: $6632018: $6632019: $8642020: $9752021: $4,6172022: $4,6172023: $4,7642024: $4,7552025: $4,9302026: $4,7442027: $5,2582016202020232027

▲ +1063% since 2016 · ~+25%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
4.4%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 16 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 74 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
16arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
74homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 81 parcels

Owner-occupied: 50Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 22 81parcels
  • Owner-occupied 50
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 22

Value distribution today

1 parcels4 parcels8 parcels26 parcels18 parcels11 parcels13 parcels
$190K$546K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Memphis St Lp1919$8.0Mphila.gov ↗
Iron Stone Phoenixville Enterprises Llc15$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Gh Memphis Llc22$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Rsfb Partners11$310Kphila.gov ↗
Jmp Memphis Llc11$396Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 81 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
1714 Memphis St
$391K · built new under a 2010 permit.
Renovated & sold on
1724 Memphis St
$300K · Bought for $28K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $340K in 2021 (+1136%).
Renovated & sold on
1722 Memphis St
$279K · Bought for $55K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $288K in 2022 (+424%).
Improved
1714 Memphis St
$1.5M · Owner pulled a sign permit in 2016.
Improved
1728 Memphis St
$385K · Bought for $180K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009.
Improved
1726 Memphis St
$384K · Bought for $385K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1700 MEMPHIS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2003 → $175K in 2007 (+599%). Owner-occupied $247K —/— 900 1925 3
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $400K 2/2 1,101 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $497K 2/2 1,313 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $383K 1/1 966 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $495K 2/1 1,362 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $465K 2/2 1,313 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $372K —/1 974 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $520K 2/2 1,457 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $453K 2/1 1,211 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $375K —/1 982 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $400K 2/2 1,101 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $379K —/1 993 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $368K —/1 962 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $404K —/1 1,072 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $310K —/1 768 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $374K —/1 980 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $360K —/1 831 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $331K —/1 831 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $338K —/1 850 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $357K 1/1 962 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $391K 1/1 1,072 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $386K 1/1 1,054 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $465K 2/2 1,313 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $453K 2/1 1,211 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $394K 1/1 962 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $507K 2/1 1,349 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $383K 1/1 966 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $400K 1/1 981 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $421K 1/1 981 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $433K 2/1 1,209 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $468K 2/1 1,211 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $510K 2/1 1,362 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $546K 2/2 1,555 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $367K 1/1 911 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $559K 2/2 1,541 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $573K 2/1 1,555 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $440K 2/1 1,186 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit. Owner-occupied $391K —/1 953 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $391K 1/1 994 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $448K 2/1 1,191 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $546K 2/2 1,555 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $367K —/1 957 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $427K —/1 1,072 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $537K 2/2 1,524 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $310K —/1 768 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $476K 2/2 1,349 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Absentee individual $393K —/1 957 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $500K —/1 1,380 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $396K —/1 968 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $541K 2/1 1,540 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $476K 2/2 1,349 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $370K —/1 968 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $370K —/1 968 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $395K —/1 966 1900 0 rented
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $400K —/1 982 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $476K 2/2 1,349 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $413K —/1 1,101 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $435K —/1 1,171 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $426K 2/1 1,186 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $331K —/1 831 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $434K —/2 1,096 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $415K 2/2 1,147 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $461K 2/1 1,186 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $310K —/1 770 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $370K —/1 968 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $381K —/1 1,000 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $397K —/1 971 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST HistoryL&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Owner-occupied $370K —/1 968 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $371K —/1 971 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Investor / LLC $339K —/1 768 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $370K —/1 966 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $569K 2/1 1,541 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $1.5M —/— 19,467 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $368K —/1 962 1900 0
1714 MEMPHIS ST Owner-occupied $190K —/— 390 1900 0
1720 MEMPHIS ST ImprovedBought for $139K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $279K 2/1 880 1920 3
1722 MEMPHIS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $288K in 2022 (+424%). Owner-occupied $279K 2/1 880 1920 3
1724 MEMPHIS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $340K in 2021 (+1136%). Owner-occupied $300K 2/1 880 1920 4
1726 MEMPHIS ST ImprovedBought for $385K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $384K 3/1 1,370 1920 1
1728 MEMPHIS ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $385K 3/1 1,375 1920 1
1730 MEMPHIS ST ImprovedBought for $194K in 2019. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Absentee individual $245K 2/1 736 1920 1 rentedtax lien

Neighborhood

Median income
$55K
household
Own vs. rent
45%
owner-occupied
Median age
34.8
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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