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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.

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
$372K
$293K–$2.5M
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$189
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$393K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $372K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 37
$65K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
46%
17 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
14%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
2 of 37 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$446
5 years
+27%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+58%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$372K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied16%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.

Crimes · 12mo
39
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
394
32 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle10
Thefts8
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Other Assaults6
Fraud3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2

Top 311 complaints

Salting146
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection96
Street Defect27
Abandoned Vehicle18
Other (Streets)11
Shoveling11

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 · K-8
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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$250K$500K$372K2016: $237K2017: $235K2018: $237K2019: $276K2020: $290K2021: $292K2022: $292K2023: $344K2024: $344K2025: $357K2026: $357K2027: $372K2016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,0362016: $3,2592017: $2,9982018: $3,1112019: $3,7652020: $3,9222021: $3,7792022: $3,7792023: $4,6402024: $4,6402025: $4,5902026: $4,5902027: $5,0362016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

8
8 properties 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 $64,533 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%
$8,560pays now $35,086at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 157 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+57%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.3 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 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M200020052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 10 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

13 parcels13 parcels3 parcels2 parcels3 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$293K$743K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Banning Properties I Llc66$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Tames Acquisitions Llc11$360Kphila.gov ↗
1701 02nd Street Enterprises Llc11$424Kphila.gov ↗
Roney Llc11$523Kphila.gov ↗
1728 S 2nd St Partners Ll11$2.5Mphila.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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1700 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Bought for $535K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $424K —/— 3,026 1915 2
1702 S 2ND ST built 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 Traded 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 sold $250K (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011). Investor / LLC $523K 8/4 4,749 1915 1
1709 S 2ND ST Old 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $460K in 2015. Absentee individual $900K —/— 4,738 1920 1
1717 S 2ND ST Old 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 Bought for $255K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $365K 5/3 2,115 1915 1
1722 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2000 → $8K in 2000 (+0%). Owner-occupied $352K 4/1 1,690 1915 2
1723 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $172K in 2008 → $172K in 2008 (+0%). Owner-occupied $363K 4/2 2,285 1915 2
1725 S 2ND ST Bought for $205K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $377K —/— 2,030 1915 1
1726 S 2ND ST Bought for $150K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $614K 4/2 3,432 1915 1
1727 S 2ND ST built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $230K in 2016. Absentee individual $351K —/— 2,506 1915 1
1728-32 S 2ND ST built 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 built 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 demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014). Owner-occupied $554K 3/2 2,376 2015 1
1739 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2000 → $2.4M in 2021 (+6757%). Investor / LLC $421K 6/3 3,068 1915 2
1742 S 2ND ST Bought 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 2 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)

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