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Who owns your block

1700 block of S 29th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $12,374 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 165% since 2016, now about $188K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$188K
$187K–$310K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$168
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$215K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $188K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 19
$15K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
13 of 19
city 41%
Rentals
21%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
2 of 19 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+27%
value · tax +$62
5 years
+98%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+165%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $188K — 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 blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$188K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied47%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (22 violent) and 137 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
137
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
All Other Offenses16
Fraud10
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Abandoned Vehicle24
Maintenance Complaint21
Illegal Dumping9
Shoveling7
Information Request6

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.

Elementary & Middle
Universal Institute Charter School At Alcorn
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$188K2016: $71K2017: $71K2018: $71K2019: $88K2020: $95K2021: $95K2022: $95K2023: $131K2024: $131K2025: $148K2026: $148K2027: $188K2016202020232027

▲ +165% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9012016: $6062017: $6062018: $5712019: $6752020: $6992021: $6992022: $7002023: $9252024: $9252025: $6692026: $1,8392027: $1,9012016202020232027

▲ +214% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $15,037 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,901pays now $4,339at the full rate

1737 S 29th St is assessed at $310K but pays $1,901 a year — about 44% of the $4,339 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 +9.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 265 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $265 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+165%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.8 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 20 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
20arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 3 19parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

14 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$187K$203K+

The block's largest owner, Ginark Investment And Management Lp, carries 34 open violations across 60 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ginark Investment And Management Lp160$9.1Mphila.gov ↗
Anika Homes Holding 1 Llc15$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Msh Investment Llc11$188Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 19 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1701 S 29TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,120 1965 0 tax lien
1703 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 1
1705 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,120 1965 1
1707 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,120 1965 1
1709 S 29TH ST L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2018); 4 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0 rented
1711 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0
1713 S 29TH ST 3 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0
1715 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0
1717 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $107K in 2019 → $209K in 2020 (+95%). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,120 1965 2
1719 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,120 1965 0 tax lien
1721 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0
1723 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $34K in 2003 → $133K in 2019 (+291%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,120 1965 2 rented
1725 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $38K in 2000 → $129K in 2006 (+239%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,120 1965 3
1727 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0
1729 S 29TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 0 tax lien
1731 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $19K in 1999 → $170K in 2022 (+819%). Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 3
1733 S 29TH ST Traded 4×: $38K in 2006 → $95K in 2019 (+153%). Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 4
1735 S 29TH ST Bought for $23K in 2001, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $148K in 2024 (+543%). Investor / LLC $188K 3/1 1,120 1965 2 rented
1737 S 29TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $98K in 2023. Investor / LLC $310K 3/1 1,120 1965 1 rentedabated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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