Who owns your block
1700 block of N 7th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 223% since 2016, now about $362K. Property taxes are climbing about 31% 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 $362K — about 1.6× 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 | $362K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (13 violent) and 134 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
- $362K typical home, up +223% since 2016
- Tax bill $182 to $3,666 a year, +31%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $87,031/yr to the city, about $3,956 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +223% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1914% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1742-48 N 7th St is assessed at $154K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,160 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 +11.3% 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 $323 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Brotman Properties Llc, carries 6 open violations across 12 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotman Properties Llc | 1 | 12 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Newborn Evangelistic (individual) | 2 | 2 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1705-13 N 7th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $556K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1703 N 7TH ST | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1705-13 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Investor / LLC | $556K | —/— | 15,420 | — | 0 | rented3 viol |
| 1714 N 7TH ST New constructionBought for $98K in 2007, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $506K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 3/1 | 1,820 | 2007 | 2 | |
| 1716 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $362K | 2/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1718 N 7TH ST New constructionBought for $83K in 2007, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $345K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $362K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 2 | |
| 1719 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $432K | —/2 | 1,820 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1720 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $98K in 2007. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $432K | —/1 | 1,820 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1721 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1722 N 7TH ST Historysold $210K (2008); L&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2011); 3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $524K | —/— | 3,600 | 1915 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1723 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1725 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $98K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $432K | —/1 | 1,820 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1726 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1727 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1728 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1729 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1730 N 7TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $98K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 4/— | 1,820 | 2007 | 2 | |
| 1731 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $432K | —/— | 1,820 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1732 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1733 N 7TH ST New constructionBought for $98K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit. | Owner-occupied | $411K | —/1 | 1,820 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1734 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/1 | 1,536 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 1742-48 N 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 3,694 | — | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)