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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

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.

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
$198K
$111K–$290K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$149
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$325K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $198K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 42
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
90%
38 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$78K
4 of 42 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax +$15
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$308
10 years
+80%
value · tax +$360

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19126Philadelphia
Median home value$198K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied60%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.

Crimes · 12mo
75
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
282
53 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Fraud10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses7
Theft from Vehicle7

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle77
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection50
Maintenance Complaint44
Information Request30
Illegal Dumping14
Other (Streets)13

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.

Elementary · K-5
William Rowen
6841 N 19th St · 272 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$198K2016: $110K2017: $110K2018: $110K2019: $129K2020: $124K2021: $124K2022: $124K2023: $166K2024: $166K2025: $204K2026: $204K2027: $198K2016202020232027

▲ +80% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6042016: $1,2442017: $1,2442018: $1,2442019: $1,4512020: $1,2782021: $1,2782022: $1,2962023: $1,4122024: $1,8082025: $1,7622026: $1,5892027: $1,6042016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $34,110 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,873pays now $3,388at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 180 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+80%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 38Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 2 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 38
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels31 parcels1 parcels7 parcels
$111K$246K+

The block's largest owner, Ddh Fund Lp, carries 74 open violations across 52 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ddh Fund Lp152$8.2Mphila.gov ↗
Akshik Realty Llc13$535Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 sold $114K (2010); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
1803 72ND AVE Traded 2×: $71K in 2001 → $115K in 2010 (+62%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 2
1804 72ND AVE Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2015. Absentee individual $111K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 2 viol
1805 72ND AVE sold $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 Bought 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 L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,320 1925 0
1808 72ND AVE 2 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $199K 3/1 1,344 1925 0
1813 72ND AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1814 72ND AVE Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,278 1925 0
1815 72ND AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 tax lien
1816 72ND AVE Traded 2×: $100K in 2020 → $250K in 2021 (+150%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,344 1925 2
1817 72ND AVE L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); sold $10K (2025). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1818 72ND AVE Traded 2×: $62K in 2012 → $135K in 2013 (+120%). Owner-occupied $246K 3/2 1,344 1925 2
1819 72ND AVE Bought 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 Bought for $105K in 2006. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
1821 72ND AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 tax lien
1822 72ND AVE sold $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 Traded 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 rented
1828 72ND AVE Bought 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 L&I violation (2025); sold $156K (2026). Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1830 72ND AVE L&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 Traded 2×: $65K in 2002 → $100K in 2008 (+54%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,344 1925 2
1833 72ND AVE Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1834 72ND AVE Bought 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 L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1837 72ND AVE Traded 3×: $70K in 2001 → $164K in 2016 (+135%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/2 1,276 1920 3
1839 72ND AVE Traded 3×: $56K in 2010 → $215K in 2021 (+283%). Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,276 1925 3
1841 72ND AVE sold $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 Bought 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 Bought for $140K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $206K in 2021 (+47%). Owner-occupied $121K —/— 1,512 1925 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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