Who owns your block
1800 block of 72nd Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 4 homes behind $78,311 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 80% since 2016, now about $198K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $198K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $198K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 60% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (22 violent) and 282 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
- $198K typical home, up +80% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,244 to $1,604 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.5M assessed, $84,656/yr to the city, about $2,016 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +80% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1826 72nd Ave is assessed at $242K but pays $2,873 a year — about 85% of the $3,388 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 +5.5% 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 $180 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 42 parcels
- Owner-occupied 38
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ddh Fund Lp, carries 74 open violations across 52 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddh Fund Lp | 1 | 52 | $8.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Akshik Realty Llc | 1 | 3 | $535K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1801 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,378 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1802 72ND AVE Historysold $114K (2010); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1803 72ND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 2001 → $115K in 2010 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1804 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1805 72ND AVE Historysold $90K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1806 72ND AVE ImprovedBought for $50K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1807 72ND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1808 72ND AVE History2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,332 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1809 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1810 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1811 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1812 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1813 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1814 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1815 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1816 72ND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2020 → $250K in 2021 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1817 72ND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); sold $10K (2025). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1818 72ND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2012 → $135K in 2013 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1819 72ND AVE ImprovedBought for $50K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1820 72ND AVE ImprovedBought for $105K in 2006. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1821 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1822 72ND AVE Historysold $110K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1823 72ND AVE | Investor / LLC | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1824 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1825 72ND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2023 → $295K in 2024 (+146%). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/3 | 1,276 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1826 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $242K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1827 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1828 72ND AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $145K in 2020 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1829 72ND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2025); sold $156K (2026). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1830 72ND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1831 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1832 72ND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2002 → $100K in 2008 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1833 72ND AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1834 72ND AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $325K in 2024, deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2024, sold for $325K in 2024 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 4/3 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1835 72ND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1837 72ND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2001 → $164K in 2016 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/2 | 1,276 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1839 72ND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $56K in 2010 → $215K in 2021 (+283%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1841 72ND AVE Historysold $82K (2004); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/2 | 1,276 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1843 72ND AVE | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1845 72ND AVE ImprovedBought for $96K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $277K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1847 72ND AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $206K in 2021 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $121K | —/— | 1,512 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)