Who owns your block
1700 block of S 28th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,145 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 149% since 2016, now about $180K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $180K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $180K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 72% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (24 violent) and 175 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
- $180K typical home, up +149% since 2016
- Tax bill $592 to $1,124 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $61,056/yr to the city, about $2,442 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +149% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1701 S 28th St is assessed at $846K but pays $2,961 a year — about 25% of the $11,842 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 +8.7% 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 $249 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 31 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aws Phase Ii Lp | 1 | 1 | $884K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aws Phase Iii Lp | 1 | 1 | $846K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 S 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1701 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 57,137 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1701 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $884K | —/— | 44,135 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 1701 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $846K | —/— | 42,523 | 2017 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 1702 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1704 S 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); sold $127K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1706 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1708 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1710 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $41K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1712 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2001 → $158K in 2008 (+236%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1714 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1716 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2015 → $190K in 2022 (+245%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1718 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1720 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/2 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1722 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1724 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $90K in 2007 (+158%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1726 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1728 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $87K in 2006 → $120K in 2017 (+38%). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1730 S 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1732 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1734 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2002 → $17K in 2012 (-69%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1736 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $94K in 2006 → $170K in 2017 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1738 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 1999 → $93K in 2007 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1740 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $82K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1742 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1920 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)