Who owns your block
1700 block of N 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $25,858 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 172% since 2016, now about $311K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $311K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $311K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (19 violent) and 188 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
- $311K typical home, up +172% since 2016
- Tax bill $433 to $1,114 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.1M assessed, $33,388/yr to the city, about $1,855 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +172% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +157% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1733-49 N 4th St is assessed at $2.1M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $29,457 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 +9.5% 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 $272 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Philadelphia (individual) | 2 | 1002 | $444M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lift Off Llc | 2 | 2 | $154K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $180K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/2 | 1,950 | 2024 | 3 | abated |
| 1703 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2003. | Vacant | $82K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1705 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $316K | 5/1 | 1,350 | 1910 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1707 N 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1709 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $210K in 2024. | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1711 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $210K in 2024. | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1713 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a chimney and vent extension permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $272K | —/— | 1,458 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1715 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2017 → $330K in 2020 (+175%). | Owner-occupied | $425K | 5/1 | 1,596 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1717 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2000, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $345K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $477K | 4/2 | 1,850 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1719 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $3K in 1999, built new (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $513K | 4/1 | 2,660 | 1960 | 2 | abated |
| 1721 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $250K in 2023, alterations permit in 2025, sold for $330K in 2025 (+170%). | Owner-occupied | $452K | 4/3 | 1,658 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1723 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,827 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1725 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $283K | —/— | 1,536 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1727 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 4/1 | 1,285 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1729 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $82K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1731 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/1 | 1,539 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1733-49 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2021). | Absentee individual | $2.1M | —/— | 28,685 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 1751-65 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $357K | —/— | — | — | 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)