Who owns your block
1700 block of S Bancroft St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $30,937 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 166% since 2016, now about $228K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $228K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $228K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (22 violent) and 281 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
- $228K typical home, up +166% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,174 to $3,019 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $160,816/yr to the city, about $2,872 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +166% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +157% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1739 S Bancroft St is assessed at $336K but pays $2,398 a year — about 51% of the $4,709 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 +9.3% 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 $266 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 93 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 16
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Nguyen Thang Cao, carries 1 open violation across 11 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyen Thang Cao (individual) | 2 | 11 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| B & D Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $601K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chimera Investors Llc | 1 | 2 | $430K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lemes Master Construction Llc | 1 | 1 | $194K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1754 South Bancroft Llc | 1 | 1 | $288K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 56 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 BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $230K | —/— | 1,843 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1701 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2002 → $135K in 2014 (+78%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | —/— | 2,502 | 1923 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1702 S BANCROFT ST | Investor / LLC | $234K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1923 | 1 | rented |
| 1703 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2001 → $70K in 2010 (+100%). | Absentee individual | $229K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1704 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1705 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2014. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1706 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $170K in 2025 (+1317%). | Investor / LLC | $194K | 3/1 | 784 | 1923 | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1707 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $337K in 2024 (+1398%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 2/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1708 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2000 → $25K in 2020 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 904 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1709 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 998 | 1923 | 4 | |
| 1710 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1923 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1711 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $57K in 2006 → $290K in 2020 (+409%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 4 | |
| 1712 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $18K in 2001 → $18K in 2020 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1923 | 3 | rented |
| 1713 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1714 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2008 → $245K in 2018 (+223%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 2/1 | 938 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1715 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $307K in 2019 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1716 S BANCROFT ST | Investor / LLC | $220K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1923 | 0 | rented |
| 1717 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2000 → $68K in 2006 (+144%). | Absentee individual | $226K | 3/1 | 1,079 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1718 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $162K in 2018, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $305K in 2021 (+88%). | Absentee individual | $298K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1923 | 2 | rented |
| 1719 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $85K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $360K in 2022 (+323%). | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1720 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $91K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $335K in 2018 (+268%). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 2/1 | 1,004 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1721 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2005 → $92K in 2007 (+202%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1722 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $194K | 3/1 | 784 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1723 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $300K in 2018 (+329%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1724 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $233K | 3/1 | 1,158 | 1923 | 1 | rented |
| 1725 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 4 | |
| 1726 S BANCROFT ST Historysold $38K (2003); L&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 904 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1727 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2001 → $210K in 2024 (+602%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 912 | 1923 | 4 | |
| 1728 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2001, addition and/or alterations permit in 2024, sold for $382K in 2025 (+991%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 2/2 | 1,176 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1729 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $66K in 2012 → $259K in 2024 (+292%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 2/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1730 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 784 | 1923 | 0 | abated |
| 1731 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1732 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2003 → $75K in 2007 (+97%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1733 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1734 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2001. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $194K | 3/1 | 784 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1735 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1736 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2002, demolition permit in 2018, sold for $375K in 2021 (+1463%). | Owner-occupied | $359K | 2/2 | 1,120 | 1923 | 3 | |
| 1737 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1738 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $306K | 2/1 | 1,070 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1739 S BANCROFT ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2016, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $199K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $336K | 3/1 | 1,158 | 1923 | 2 | abated |
| 1740 S BANCROFT ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1923 | 0 | abated |
| 1741 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 912 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1742 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 784 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1743 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 1 | rented |
| 1744 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 904 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1745 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2013 → $193K in 2014 (+176%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 2/1 | 1,076 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1746 S BANCROFT ST New constructionBought for $16K in 2000, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/1 | 938 | 1923 | 2 | abated |
| 1747 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2003 → $180K in 2013 (+374%). | Absentee individual | $303K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1923 | 3 | rented |
| 1748 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $226K | 3/1 | 1,072 | 1923 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1749 S BANCROFT ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $320K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/1 | 984 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1750 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $228K | 3/1 | 1,096 | 1923 | 0 | |
| 1751 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1752 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,096 | 1923 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1753 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $93K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $301K in 2022 (+225%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 2/1 | 990 | 1923 | 2 | |
| 1754 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $288K | —/— | 1,854 | 1923 | 1 | |
| 1755 S BANCROFT ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $65K in 2012. | Absentee individual | $380K | 2/2 | 1,394 | 1923 | 2 | 5 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)