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Who owns your block

1700 block of N 28th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 16 open code violations and 7 homes behind $11,994 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 629% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 36% a year.

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
$182K
$41K–$372K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$108
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$315K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 48
$37K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
32 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
6%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
7 of 48 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$260
5 years
+252%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+629%
value · tax +$2K

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 $182K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied40%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 181 reported crimes (75 violent) and 322 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
181
75 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
322
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults51
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
Burglary Residential20
Thefts20
Motor Vehicle Theft13
All Other Offenses11

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping69
Maintenance Complaint62
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Abandoned Vehicle23
Sanitation Violation20
Street Defect17

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
William D Kelley
1601 N 28th St · 205 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$125K$250K$182K2016: $25K2017: $25K2018: $25K2019: $50K2020: $52K2021: $52K2022: $52K2023: $91K2024: $91K2025: $170K2026: $170K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +629% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1162016: $712017: $852018: $672019: $3852020: $3912021: $3562022: $3702023: $8522024: $1,0392025: $1,8562026: $1,8562027: $2,1162016202020232027

▲ +2880% since 2016 · ~+36%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $36,806 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $3,236at the full rate

1702 N 28th St is assessed at $231K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,236 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 +19.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 729 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $729 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+19.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+629%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+19.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+16.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+13.3 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M200020052010201520202025
59arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 3 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels1 parcels13 parcels18 parcels1 parcels6 parcels6 parcels
$41K$326K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Authority (individual)21303$240Mphila.gov ↗
Us Bank Trust National Association Tr122$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
L-N-M Management Llc16$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
A&M Management Llc14$482Kphila.gov ↗
Raymond E Barr (individual)22$368Kphila.gov ↗
V & R Property Management11$196Kphila.gov ↗
1719 N 28th St Llc11$182Kphila.gov ↗
P Mitchell Investments Llc11$182Kphila.gov ↗
1736 Holdings Llc11$105Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1700 N 28TH ST Bought for $192K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $196K —/— 2,475 1915 1 tax lien
1702 N 28TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $231K —/— 1,950 1915 0 abated
1704 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2023 → $215K in 2023 (+975%). Owner-occupied $246K 5/1 1,675 1915 2
1706 N 28TH ST Bought for $42K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,675 1915 1
1708 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $174K —/— 1,675 1915 0
1710 N 28TH ST built new under a 2020 permit. Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,675 1915 0
1711 N 28TH ST L&I violation (2009). Owner-occupied $196K —/— 2,016 1915 0
1712 N 28TH ST L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $186K —/— 1,917 1915 0 1 violtax lien
1713 N 28TH ST Bought for $120K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $458K in 2022. Owner-occupied $372K 4/3 2,394 1915 4
1714 N 28TH ST Bought for $60K in 2024, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024, sold for $315K in 2025 (+425%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/2 1,300 1915 3
1715 N 28TH ST Bought for $7K in 2015, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $361K in 2024. Owner-occupied $350K 4/2 2,117 1915 4
1716 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $140K 3/1 1,300 1915 0 abated
1717 N 28TH ST Bought for $60K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $379K in 2020. Owner-occupied $330K 4/4 1,886 1915 2 tax lien
1718 N 28TH ST sold $80K (2008); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $187K —/— 1,947 1915 1
1719 N 28TH ST Bought for $102K in 2020. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $182K —/— 1,719 1915 1
1720 N 28TH ST Bought for $19K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $174K 4/2 1,947 1915 1 rented
1721 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,719 1915 1
1722 N 28TH ST Bought for $112K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $283K in 2022 (+152%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/2 1,298 1915 2
1723 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $197K —/— 2,016 1915 0
1724 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0 abated
1725 N 28TH ST Bought for $35K in 2002, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $340K in 2021. Owner-occupied $315K 4/2 1,719 1915 3
1726 N 28TH ST sold $7K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2018). Investor / LLC $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 1 tax lien
1727 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,719 1915 0 tax lien
1728 N 28TH ST Bought for $19K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 2
1729 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $109K in 2020 → $310K in 2024 (+184%). Owner-occupied $326K 4/3 1,839 1915 2
1730 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2021 → $110K in 2022 (+340%). Investor / LLC $191K 3/1 1,298 1915 2 rented
1731 N 28TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $29K in 2000. Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,719 1915 1 abated
1732 N 28TH ST Vacant $49K —/— 0 3 violtax lien
1733 N 28TH ST sold $95K (2020); 16 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2026). Investor / LLC $182K —/— 1,719 1915 1 4 violtax lien
1734 N 28TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0
1735 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,719 1915 1
1736 N 28TH ST Bought for $34K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $105K 4/1 1,298 1915 2
1737 N 28TH ST Bought for $1.1M in 2012, demolition permit in 2017, sold for $345K in 2025 (+8522%). Owner-occupied $315K 4/2 1,719 1915 6
1738 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2003 → $45K in 2003 (+1400%). Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 2
1740 N 28TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $213K in 2024. Absentee individual $140K 3/1 1,300 1915 1 abated
1742 N 28TH ST Absentee individual $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0
1744 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0
1746 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2019 → $295K in 2021 (+293%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/2 1,298 1915 2
1748 N 28TH ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2022 → $304K in 2022 (+190%). Owner-occupied $140K 3/2 1,298 1915 2
1750 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0 tax lien
1752 N 28TH ST Bought for $28K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $254K in 2022 (+806%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,298 1915 2
1754 N 28TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0
1756 N 28TH ST Owner-occupied $140K 3/1 1,298 1915 0 abated
1758 N 28TH ST Bought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,298 1915 1
1760 N 28TH ST Bought for $10K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $260K in 2022 (+2500%). Absentee individual $262K 4/2 1,298 1915 5 rented
1762 N 28TH ST 4 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,782 1915 0 4 violtax lien
1764 N 28TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $41K —/— 0 2 viol
1766 N 28TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $41K —/— 0 2 viol

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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