Who owns your block
1900 block of N 17th St
An investor-heavy block: 67% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 22 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $442K. Property taxes are climbing about 36% 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 $442K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $442K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 269 reported crimes (63 violent) and 224 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
- $442K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $184 to $5,514 a year, +36%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $23M assessed, $115,453/yr to the city, about $5,498 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +2897% since 2016 · ~+36%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1901-51 N 17th St is assessed at $14M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $193,472 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 +5.6% 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 $182 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 13
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Powelton Properties Llc, carries 2 open violations across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powelton Properties Llc | 2 | 19 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Irp Fund Ii Temple Llc | 3 | 16 | $7.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1700 Norris Llc | 5 | 6 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| First Liberty Property Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zr Pharma Consulting Llc | 1 | 2 | $784K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ifp Fund Ii Temple Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $358K | 6/6 | 2,208 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1901-51 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2008 and rebuilt (2008). | Absentee individual | $14M | —/— | 258,269 | 1948 | 0 | abated8 viol |
| 1902 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $380K in 2010, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $410K in 2011. | Absentee individual | $419K | 7/3 | 2,256 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1904 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2004. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $315K | 5/3 | 1,704 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1906 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2007, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $278K in 2016 (+248%). | Absentee individual | $276K | 5/2 | 1,795 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1908 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $320K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $376K | 6/3 | 2,063 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1910 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $262K in 2025 (+227%). | Absentee individual | $269K | —/— | 1,704 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1912 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2005. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $318K | 7/3 | 1,704 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1914 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2005 → $389K in 2020 (+489%). | Investor / LLC | $377K | 7/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1916 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $7K in 2006, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $475K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $394K | 10/5 | 2,352 | 2013 | 3 | rented |
| 1918 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $590K | —/— | 3,152 | 2011 | 0 | abated14 viol |
| 1922 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $283K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $533K | 10/10 | 3,801 | 2009 | 1 | rented |
| 1924 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $283K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $533K | 10/10 | 3,801 | 2009 | 1 | rented |
| 1926 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $74K in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $546K | 11/11 | 3,952 | 2010 | 1 | rented |
| 1928 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $283K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $549K | 9/11 | 3,982 | 2009 | 1 | rented |
| 1930 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $283K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $553K | 10/10 | 3,801 | 2009 | 1 | rented |
| 1932 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $18K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $4.5M in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $442K | 9/5 | 2,828 | 2010 | 3 | rented |
| 1934 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $596K | 11/11 | 4,317 | 2012 | 1 | rented |
| 1936-38 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit. | Investor / LLC | $796K | —/— | 7,500 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 1940 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $596K | 11/11 | 4,317 | 2012 | 1 | rented |
| 1942 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $107K | —/— | — | — | 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)