Philadelphia property report
1700 block of W Hunting Park Ave
A commercial block: 4 storefronts and businesses alongside 1 home, with 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($19,518 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 205% since 2016, now about $817K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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.
How the block compares
The typical parcel here is $817K — about 3.6× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $111K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes) | $817K | $111K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 39% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 37% of them violent) and 72 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $817K typical home, up +205% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,566 to $10,375 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $196,018/yr to the city, about $32,670 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +205% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +304% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.7% 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 $305 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). Informational only, not investment advice.
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Wescott (individual) | 2 | 2 | $400K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Opportunities Services Co | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | 140 W Maplewood Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19144 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
Parcel by parcel
All 6 parcels 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 parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701-03 W HUNTING PARK AVE Commercial ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $250K | 2,122 | 1930 | 0 | $12K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1705 W HUNTING PARK AVE Commercial | Absentee individual | $150K | 1,630 | 1930 | 0 | $8K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1717 W HUNTING PARK AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $6.8M | 138,222 | 1981 | 0 | rented |
| 1727 W HUNTING PARK AVE Apartment building History3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2023); Inspection failed ×3 (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024); Inspection passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $5.6M | 100,942 | 1987 | 0 | rented |
| 1731-37 W HUNTING PARK AVE Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $1.2M | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1739 W HUNTING PARK AVE Commercial New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $402K | 10,750 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)