Who owns your block
1700 block of S 7th St
A mixed-ownership block: 29% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 1 home behind $8,759 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $326K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $326K — about 1.5× 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 | $326K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 6% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (15 violent) and 350 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
- $326K typical home, up +91% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,247 to $4,033 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.8M assessed, $71,446/yr to the city, about $4,203 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +91% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1725 S 7th St is assessed at $413K but pays $827 a year — about 14% of the $5,778 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 +6.1% 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 $191 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 30 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Yi Fei (individual) | 2 | 8 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmd Investment Property Llc | 2 | 4 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y Chan Llc | 1 | 3 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ying Qz Llc | 1 | 1 | $304K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701-13 S 7TH ST History5 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021); 5 L&I violations (2022); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 1,532 | 1950 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 1712 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $250K in 2019 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $388K | 5/3 | 2,064 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1714 S 7TH ST | Absentee individual | $55K | —/— | 600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1715 S 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $185K in 2005 → $365K in 2022 (+97%). | Investor / LLC | $304K | —/— | 2,432 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1716 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/— | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1717 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $342K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1718 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2013 → $55K in 2013 (+139%). | Absentee individual | $269K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1719 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $326K | 3/2 | 1,744 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1720 S 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $3K in 2006 → $10K in 2023 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1721 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2022, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2022, sold for $493K in 2023 (+124%). | Owner-occupied | $493K | 3/2 | 1,408 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1722 S 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2003 → $135K in 2013 (+575%). | Absentee individual | $442K | 3/1 | 1,940 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1723 S 7TH ST History16 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011); 6 L&I violations (2013); sold $108K (2013). | Absentee individual | $359K | 4/1 | 1,744 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1724-34 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $862K | —/— | 6,480 | 1920 | 0 | 7 viol |
| 1725 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $413K | 4/1 | 1,900 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1736 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $340K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1738 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $350K in 2021 (+483%). | Investor / LLC | $245K | —/— | 1,960 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1740 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $288K | —/— | 1,960 | 1915 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)