Who owns your block

1700 block of Shelmire Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners.

Owner-occupied
Investor / LLC
Absentee
Vacant
Has violations

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

$291K

$258K–$1.1M

Median built

1952

year built

city 1925

Owner-occupied

79%

11 of 14

Open violations

none on record

▼ block 0% · city 5%

Back taxes

all current

▼ block 0% · city 9%

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary · K-5

Rhawnhurst

7809 Castor Ave · 584 students

Middle · 6-8

Castor Gardens

1800 Cottman Ave · 1340 students

High · 9-12

Northeast High

1601 Cottman Ave · 185 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

Who owns it

Ownership of 14 parcels

Owner-occupied 11
Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

$258K$433K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 14 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).

Address	Ownership	Value & trend	Sq ft	Built
1700-02 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$297K	—	1952
1701 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$1.1M	—	1980
1704 SHELMIRE AVE	Absentee individual	$291K	—	1952
1706 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$291K	—	1952
1708 SHELMIRE AVE	Absentee individual	$291K	—	1952
1709 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$433K	—	1952
1710 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$258K	—	1952
1712 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$291K	—	1952
1714 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$291K	—	1952
1716 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$291K	—	1952
1720 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$287K	—	1952
1722 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$287K	—	1952
1724 SHELMIRE AVE	Absentee individual	$287K	—	1952
1726 SHELMIRE AVE	Owner-occupied	$302K	—	1952

Neighborhood

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)