Who owns your block
1700 block of N 23rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 8 homes behind $36,895 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 144% since 2016, now about $105K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $105K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $105K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 12% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 212 reported crimes (74 violent) and 219 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
- $105K typical home, up +144% since 2016
- Tax bill $402 to $1,282 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $47,580/yr to the city, about $1,399 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +144% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +219% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1725 N 23rd St is assessed at $319K but pays $1,876 a year — about 42% of the $4,467 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.4% 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 $244 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority O (individual) | 7 | 164 | $9.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc | 1 | 57 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| What The Bucknell Llc | 1 | 8 | $287K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gn Investment Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $632K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cynthia Robinson (individual) | 2 | 3 | $590K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tisdale Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $693K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y & R Llc | 1 | 1 | $105K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Adi Funding Llc | 1 | 1 | $46K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700-02 N 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1704 N 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1706 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1708 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2019, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $112K in 2024 (+256%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/2 | 856 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1710 N 23RD ST History4 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1711 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1712 N 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $108K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1713 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1714 N 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1715 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $232K | 6/2 | 1,815 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1716 N 23RD ST History4 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,784 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1717 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1718 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 856 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1719 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1720 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1721 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | 6/2 | 1,815 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1722 N 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1723 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2014, use permit in 2014, sold for $250K in 2022 (+525%). | Absentee individual | $392K | 5/3 | 1,815 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1724 N 23RD ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1725 N 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $319K | 5/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1727 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1729 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1731 N 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Absentee individual | $95K | 6/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1733 N 23RD ST History10 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2009); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $95K | 4/4 | 1,821 | 1920 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1735 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $88K | 6/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1737 N 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $84K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $322K | 6/3 | 2,160 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1739 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1741 N 23RD ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $25K in 2025. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1743 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 6/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1745 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1747 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 6/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1749 N 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2019. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 6/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1751 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2013, use permit in 2014, sold for $250K in 2019 (+733%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 5/2 | 1,821 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1753 N 23RD ST | Absentee individual | $322K | —/— | 2,160 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)