Who owns your block
1700 block of Spruce St
An investor-heavy block: 48% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 20 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 14% since 2016, now about $1.1M. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $1.1M — about 4.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19103 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $1.1M | $608K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (19 violent) and 417 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
- $1.1M typical home, up +14% since 2016
- Tax bill $12,712 to $14,467 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $53M assessed, $670,351/yr to the city, about $15,235 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +14% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +14% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1710-12 Spruce St is assessed at $3.4M but pays $16,879 a year — about 35% of the $48,225 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +1.2% 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 $114 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 33 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 21
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Centra Associates Lp, carries 12 open violations across 47 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centra Associates Lp | 2 | 47 | $76M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1716 Spruce Llc | 8 | 8 | $7.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Is Iron Stone Enterprises | 2 | 2 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lava Finance Llc | 1 | 2 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xgbh 1701 Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1705 Spruce St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1719 Spruce St Associates | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Spruce And Seventeenth Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wright Avenue Associates | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1728 Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ltmm Associates | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1732 Spruce St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701-03 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $2.0M | —/— | 7,690 | 1890 | 0 | 18 viol |
| 1705 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2.2M in 2008 → $2.1M in 2020 (-3%). | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 4,187 | 1890 | 3 | rented |
| 1707 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 4,922 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1709 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $700K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $760K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | —/— | 7,000 | 1840 | 4 | abated |
| 1710-12 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $4.2M in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $3.4M | —/— | 11,730 | 1875 | 1 | abated2 violtax lien |
| 1711 SPRUCE ST Historysold $2.7M (2017); Appeal dismissed (2023). | Investor / LLC | $1.6M | —/— | 7,192 | 1890 | 1 | rented |
| 1713 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $915K | —/— | 6,293 | 1890 | 1 | rented |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 2/2 | 2,925 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $725K | 2/2 | 1,205 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | 3/2 | 2,942 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $592K | 2/1 | 988 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $752K | 2/1 | 1,307 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1714 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $753K | 2/2 | 1,310 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1715 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 5,027 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $765K | 2/2 | 1,110 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $930K | 2/2 | 1,249 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | 3/2 | 1,364 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $871K | 3/2 | 1,076 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $811K | 1/1 | 983 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $871K | 1/2 | 1,041 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $849K | 1/2 | 1,076 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1716 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $853K | 2/2 | 1,110 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1717 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $975K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | —/— | 6,090 | 1890 | 2 | rented |
| 1718 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $2.5M | 5/5 | 8,144 | 1750 | 1 | rented |
| 1719 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 5,490 | 1890 | 1 | rented |
| 1720 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 9,174 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 1721 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal dismissed (2012). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 5,092 | 1860 | 0 | rented |
| 1722 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.8M | —/— | 10,988 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1723 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.3M in 2002 → $2.0M in 2022 (+53%). | Investor / LLC | $1.6M | —/— | 6,970 | 1890 | 2 | rented |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $646K | 2/1 | 1,171 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $549K | 2/2 | 869 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.7M | 2/2 | 2,637 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $548K | 2/2 | 863 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $762K | 3/3 | 1,624 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1724 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $426K | 1/1 | 574 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1725 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $333K in 2005 → $1.6M in 2025 (+365%). | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 5,050 | 1890 | 3 | rented |
| 1726 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $783K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $2.6M in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 9,900 | 1847 | 6 | rentedabated |
| 1727 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 6,735 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1728 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $665K in 2000 → $1.4M in 2003 (+108%). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 8,854 | 1890 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1729 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 6,468 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1730 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 8,368 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1732 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $345K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 5,765 | 1890 | 4 | rented |
| 1734 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.0M in 1999 → $8.7M in 2010 (+769%). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 6,588 | 1890 | 2 | rented |
| 1736 SPRUCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $948K | —/— | 6,204 | 1855 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)