Who owns your block
1700 block of S 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 5 homes behind $33,699 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $391K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $391K — about 1.8× 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 | $391K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (17 violent) and 345 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
- $391K typical home, up +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,293 to $4,752 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $23M assessed, $180,311/yr to the city, about $4,398 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +107% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1701 S 4th St is assessed at $4.4M but pays $6,155 a year — about 10% of the $61,553 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 +7.9% 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 $230 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 55 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 19
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jwn 2,Llc | 1 | 1 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1708 South 4th Llc | 1 | 1 | $585K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Us Capital Investment 18 | 1 | 1 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1714 South 4th Llc | 1 | 1 | $400K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bordoh Llc | 1 | 1 | $281K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sapphire Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $235K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $415K | 5/2 | 2,408 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1701 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $4.4M | —/— | 26,123 | 2024 | 0 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 1702 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $377K | 4/2 | 1,518 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1704 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $380K in 2014, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $575K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $544K | 4/— | 2,499 | 2014 | 2 | |
| 1706 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $323K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1708 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $213K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $213K in 2015 (+204%). | Investor / LLC | $585K | 4/3 | 2,466 | 1960 | 4 | rented |
| 1709 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $3.4M | —/— | 15,000 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 1710 S 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); sold $340K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $449K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1712 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $421K | 4/2 | 2,248 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1714 S 4TH ST | Investor / LLC | $400K | 3/3 | 1,760 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 1716 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $246K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $544K | 6/3 | 1,761 | 1956 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1718 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2001, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $270K in 2025 (+2600%). | Absentee individual | $509K | 6/4 | 2,248 | 1960 | 4 | rented |
| 1719 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $335K | 2/2 | 1,164 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 1719 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $270K | 2/2 | 1,031 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 1720 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2002 → $525K in 2022 (+1017%). | Absentee individual | $509K | 5/3 | 2,248 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1721 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2019, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $550K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $517K | 3/3 | 1,680 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1722 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $462K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 1960 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1723 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $451K | 4/1 | 2,256 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1724 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $281K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1725 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $329K in 2016 (+339%). | Owner-occupied | $431K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1726 S 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 6 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $391K | 5/2 | 1,890 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1727 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $350K | 2/1 | 1,312 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1727 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $320K | 2/1 | 1,227 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1728 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $396K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $526K | 3/— | 2,199 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 1729 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $364K | 5/2 | 1,708 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1730 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $230K in 2015 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $342K | 2/2 | 1,400 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 1731 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $75K in 2004 → $200K in 2017 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $376K | 5/2 | 1,726 | 1960 | 4 | rented |
| 1732 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1733 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $352K | 5/2 | 1,980 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1734 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2000 → $125K in 2005 (+361%). | Absentee individual | $508K | 3/3 | 2,409 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1735 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2001, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $265K in 2014 (+496%). | Absentee individual | $417K | 4/2 | 1,980 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 1736 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2002 → $215K in 2019 (+770%). | Absentee individual | $331K | 2/2 | 1,216 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1737 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2004. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $437K | 3/2 | 1,980 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1738 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $446K | 4/3 | 1,869 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1739 S 4TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1740 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $350K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $235K | —/— | 1,189 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1741 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 1743 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $300K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1745 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 1747 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2003 → $225K in 2005 (+800%). | Owner-occupied | $376K | 3/2 | 1,670 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1749 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $221K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,792 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)