Who owns your block
1700 block of S 6th St
A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 1 home behind $6,978 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 107% since 2016, now about $302K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $302K — about 1.4× 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 | $302K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (15 violent) and 368 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
- $302K typical home, up +107% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,687 to $4,075 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.1M assessed, $104,797/yr to the city, about $3,614 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +107% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +142% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1716 S 6th St is assessed at $586K but pays $1,640 a year — about 20% of the $8,201 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% 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 $207 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Briq House Llc, carries 17 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briq House Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Veasna Un (individual) | 2 | 3 | $607K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lai Koon Wong (individual) | 2 | 2 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Von Licht Corner Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $421K | phila.gov ↗ |
| D & H Realty Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $355K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $302K | —/— | 2,052 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1701 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $281K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1702 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $233K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $331K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1703 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $227K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1704 S 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2003 → $83K in 2013 (+66%). | Absentee individual | $354K | 5/2 | 1,344 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1705 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $288K | 4/1 | 1,125 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1706 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $456K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1707 S 6TH ST History7 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 4/2 | 1,260 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1708 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $314K in 2019 (+349%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1709 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2001 → $168K in 2003 (+500%). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 5/2 | 1,260 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 1710 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2015. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $419K | 5/1 | 1,920 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1711 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $17K in 2000, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $203K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1712 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $21K in 2010, built new under a 2012 permit. | Owner-occupied | $423K | 5/— | 2,001 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1713 S 6TH ST Historysold $175K (2006); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2018); Appeal dismissed (2022); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $347K | 2/2 | 1,890 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1714 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $291K | 3/3 | 1,344 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1715 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $130K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $405K in 2025 (+264%). | Investor / LLC | $421K | 3/2 | 1,470 | 1900 | 4 | rented |
| 1716 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $586K | 3/2 | 1,719 | 2021 | 1 | abated |
| 1717 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $150K in 2013 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $327K | 4/2 | 1,302 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1718 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $4K in 2005. Owner pulled a security gates permit in 2021. | Vacant | $130K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1719 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $273K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1720 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $21K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $354K | 5/1 | 1,344 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 1721 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $292K | 4/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1722 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $302K | 3/1 | 880 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1723 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2005 → $91K in 2008 (+2500%). | Absentee individual | $222K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 1724 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $156K | —/— | 2,635 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 1725 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2005 → $293K in 2022 (+8271%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1727 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2001 → $150K in 2021 (+650%). | Owner-occupied | $355K | 4/2 | 1,890 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1729 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $514K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $265K | —/— | 1,800 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1731-33 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $514K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $97K | —/— | 1,638 | 1950 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)