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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $188K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 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.
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
- $188K typical home, up +165% since 2016
- Tax bill $606 to $1,901 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $37,282/yr to the city, about $1,962 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +165% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +214% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ginark Investment And Management Lp, carries 34 open violations across 60 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginark Investment And Management Lp | 1 | 60 | $9.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Anika Homes Holding 1 Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Msh Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $188K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 S 29TH ST History2 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 HistoryL&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 History3 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2003 → $133K in 2019 (+291%). | Absentee individual | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1965 | 2 | rented |
| 1725 S 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $19K in 1999 → $170K in 2022 (+819%). | Absentee individual | $188K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1733 S 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $38K in 2006 → $95K in 2019 (+153%). | Absentee individual | $188K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 1735 S 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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)