Who owns your block
1700 block of N 42nd St
An investor-heavy block: 42% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 26 open code violations and 2 homes behind $24,064 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 695% since 2016, now about $60K. Property taxes are climbing about 21% 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 $60K — about 0.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $60K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 4% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 144 reported crimes (57 violent) and 163 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
- $60K typical home, up +695% since 2016
- Tax bill $105 to $834 a year, +21%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $51,228/yr to the city, about $1,970 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +695% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +694% since 2016 · ~+21%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1717 N 42nd St is assessed at $744K but pays $3,931 a year — about 38% of the $10,415 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 +20.7% 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 $795 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 17
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 5 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 3 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Oda Llc | 4 | 32 | $4.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3936 Haverford Llc | 1 | 6 | $464K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nel Estates Llc | 1 | 3 | $773K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wen B Zeng (individual) | 2 | 2 | $897K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1704 N42 Llc | 1 | 1 | $48K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1704 N 42 Llc | 1 | 1 | $51K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1713 N 42nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $60K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1715 N 42nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $737K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1717 N 42nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $744K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 26 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 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1701 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2022. | Vacant | $64K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1702 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $48K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1703 N 42ND ST Improved | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1704 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1705 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2022 → $26K in 2023 (-65%). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1706 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1707 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1708 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1709 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1710 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1711 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1712 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1713 N 42ND ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2018, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $90K in 2021. | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1714 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2006. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1715 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $737K | —/— | 4,475 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabated5 viol |
| 1716 N 42ND ST | Vacant | $48K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1717 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $744K | —/— | 4,900 | 2023 | 1 | rentedabated3 viol |
| 1718 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $448K | —/— | 4,560 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1719 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $124K in 2022. | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1721 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $254K | —/— | 4,095 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1723 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I: VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2009). | Owner-occupied | $363K | —/— | 3,390 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1725 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2011. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $363K | —/— | 3,384 | 1915 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 1727 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2003, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $375K in 2021 (+24900%). | Absentee individual | $448K | 8/3 | 3,384 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1729 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $449K | —/— | 3,384 | 1915 | 3 | rented6 viol |
| 1731 N 42ND ST History4 L&I violations (2012); 5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 5 (2020); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $360K | —/— | 3,348 | 1915 | 0 | 5 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)