Who owns your block
1700 block of South St
A mixed-ownership block: 21% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 170% since 2016, now about $639K. 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 $639K — about 2.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $639K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 190 reported crimes (20 violent) and 466 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
- $639K typical home, up +170% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,312 to $8,942 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $43M assessed, $399,785/yr to the city, about $16,658 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +170% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +170% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1700 South St is assessed at $19M but pays $72,431 a year — about 27% of the $268,262 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 +9.4% 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 $270 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 13
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sj Enterprises Llc | 2 | 4 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Farmakon And Co | 1 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1719-21 South Street Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1745 South Street Llc | 2 | 2 | $384K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hta 1740 South Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $8.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Moulari Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $639K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 SOUTH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $16M in 2007. | Absentee individual | $19M | —/— | 156,232 | 1986 | 1 | abated |
| 1701-09 SOUTH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $801K in 2014. | Absentee individual | $2.6M | —/— | 11,583 | 2015 | 4 | 2 viol |
| 1711 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $622K | —/— | 1,920 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1713 SOUTH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $622K | —/— | 1,920 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1715 SOUTH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $310K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $544K | —/— | 1,971 | 2011 | 2 | rented |
| 1717 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $621K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1719 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $500K in 2005 → $570K in 2007 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $707K | —/— | 2,000 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1721 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $500K in 2005 → $570K in 2007 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $660K | —/— | 1,868 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1723 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $664K | —/— | 2,050 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1725 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $660K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $605K | —/— | 1,868 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1727 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $661K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1729 SOUTH ST New constructionBought for $735K in 2001, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $525K in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $634K | —/— | 1,794 | 2002 | 3 | rented |
| 1731 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $498K | —/— | 1,803 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1733 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2010). | Absentee individual | $580K | —/— | 1,790 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1735 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2010). | Absentee individual | $660K | —/— | 2,037 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1737 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 3,710 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1739 SOUTH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $110K in 2001. | Absentee individual | $661K | —/— | 1,870 | 2003 | 3 | |
| 1740 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $16M in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $8.4M | —/— | 45,335 | 1986 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1741 SOUTH ST Historysold $280K (2005); Appeal granted with conditions (2025); Appeal complete (2025). | Absentee individual | $639K | —/— | 1,972 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1742 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $737K | —/— | 2,916 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1743 SOUTH ST Historysold $625K (2018); Appeal complete (2025). | Owner-occupied | $639K | —/— | 1,972 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1745 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $81K | —/— | 698 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1745 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $303K | 1/1 | 931 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1745 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $98K | —/— | 845 | 1900 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)