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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $182K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 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.
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
- $182K typical home, up +629% since 2016
- Tax bill $71 to $2,116 a year, +36%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.2M assessed, $91,457/yr to the city, about $1,905 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +629% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +2880% since 2016 · ~+36%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 2 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Us Bank Trust National Association Tr | 1 | 22 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| L-N-M Management Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| A&M Management Llc | 1 | 4 | $482K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Raymond E Barr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $368K | phila.gov ↗ |
| V & R Property Management | 1 | 1 | $196K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1719 N 28th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $182K | phila.gov ↗ |
| P Mitchell Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $182K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1736 Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $105K | 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 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $231K | —/— | 1,950 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1704 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2023 → $215K in 2023 (+975%). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 5/1 | 1,675 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1706 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,675 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1711 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Owner-occupied | $196K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1712 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,917 | 1915 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1713 N 28TH ST New constructionBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionBought 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 Historysold $80K (2008); L&I violation (2020). | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,947 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1719 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 Historysold $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 ImprovedBought for $19K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1729 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $109K in 2020 → $310K in 2024 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $326K | 4/3 | 1,839 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1730 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2021 → $110K in 2022 (+340%). | Investor / LLC | $191K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1731 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $29K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,719 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1732 N 28TH ST Improved | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1733 N 28TH ST Historysold $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 History3 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2003 → $45K in 2003 (+1400%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1740 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2019 → $295K in 2021 (+293%). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 3/2 | 1,298 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1748 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 History4 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,782 | 1915 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1764 N 28TH ST History2 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 History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)