Who owns your block
1700 block of S 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $4,966 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 57% since 2016, now about $372K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $372K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $372K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 39 reported crimes (7 violent) and 394 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
- $372K typical home, up +57% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,259 to $5,036 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $179,247/yr to the city, about $4,845 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +57% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1728-32 S 2nd St is assessed at $2.5M but pays $8,560 a year — about 24% of the $35,086 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.2% 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 $157 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banning Properties I Llc | 6 | 6 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tames Acquisitions Llc | 1 | 1 | $360K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1701 02nd Street Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $424K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roney Llc | 1 | 1 | $523K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1728 S 2nd St Partners Ll | 1 | 1 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2009, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $300K in 2017 (+114%). | Investor / LLC | $360K | —/— | 2,448 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1701 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $535K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $424K | —/— | 3,026 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1702 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1703 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $372K | 4/1 | 1,731 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1704 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1705 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2004 → $195K in 2006 (+34%). | Owner-occupied | $432K | 3/3 | 1,926 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1706 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1707 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $325K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1708-10 S 2ND ST Historysold $250K (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011). | Investor / LLC | $523K | 8/4 | 4,749 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1709 S 2ND ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $150K in 2008, demolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2020). | Owner-occupied | $743K | 4/3 | 2,757 | 2020 | 1 | abated |
| 1711 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $576K | 3/1 | 2,673 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1712 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $383K | 1/2 | 1,700 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1713 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $365K | 2/2 | 1,059 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1713 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $344K | 3/3 | 1,141 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 1713 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $315K | 3/3 | 1,437 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 1714-20 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $460K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $900K | —/— | 4,738 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1717 S 2ND ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $225K in 2017, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Owner-occupied | $488K | —/— | 3,033 | 2022 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1719 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $387K | 4/1 | 1,984 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1721 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $365K | 5/3 | 2,115 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1722 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $8K in 2000 → $8K in 2000 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $352K | 4/1 | 1,690 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1723 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2015. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $396K | 2/1 | 2,496 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1724 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $172K in 2008 → $172K in 2008 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $363K | 4/2 | 2,285 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1725 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $205K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 2,030 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1726 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $614K | 4/2 | 3,432 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1727 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $230K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $351K | —/— | 2,506 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1728-32 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $2.5M | —/— | 18,828 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1729 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $388K | —/— | 2,500 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1731 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $323K | 4/2 | 1,545 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1733 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $351K | 6/3 | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1734 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $355K | —/— | 2,979 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1735 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $340K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1736 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $50K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $335K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1737 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $367K | 6/3 | 1,995 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1738-40 S 2ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014). | Owner-occupied | $554K | 3/2 | 2,376 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 1739 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2000 → $2.4M in 2021 (+6757%). | Investor / LLC | $421K | 6/3 | 3,068 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1742 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $461K | 5/3 | 2,488 | 1906 | 2 | rented |
| 1744 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,595 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)