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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

200 block of S 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 3 homes behind $429 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 29% since 2016, now about $591K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$591K
$1K–$15M
ZIP median $608K
Price / sq ft
$426
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$705K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $591K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $205K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1900
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
64%
35 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$429
3 of 55 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-9%
value · tax −$265
5 years
+5%
value · tax +$75
10 years
+17%
value · tax +$1K

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 $591K — about 2.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19103Philadelphia
Median home value$591K$608K$223K
Owner-occupied33%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 190 reported crimes (28 violent) and 413 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
190
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
413
66 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts94
Other Assaults18
Theft from Vehicle15
Fraud14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
All Other Offenses10

Top 311 complaints

Street Light Outage69
Graffiti Removal51
Information Request40
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection30
Street Defect23
Illegal Dumping22

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 & Middle · K-8
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$591K2016: $460K2017: $506K2018: $506K2019: $549K2020: $565K2021: $565K2022: $565K2023: $601K2024: $601K2025: $652K2026: $652K2027: $591K2016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,6442016: $5,8162017: $6,5082018: $6,5082019: $6,5202020: $7,1572021: $7,1572022: $7,5692023: $7,2902024: $7,6862025: $7,7802026: $7,9092027: $7,6442016202020232027

▲ +31% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 129 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $129 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+2.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+29%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+2.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-0.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-4.2 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 51 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2004201020162022
5arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
51homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 17 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 17

Value distribution today

17 parcels4 parcels7 parcels15 parcels6 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$1K$1.6M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Michael Pollack (individual)23$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Castlepoint Numa Usa Inc12$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Christian Terlecki (individual)22$367Kphila.gov ↗
Suzanne Mayes (individual)22$541Kphila.gov ↗
Joseph H Quinn (individual)22$697Kphila.gov ↗
Ann V Sacks (individual)22$917Kphila.gov ↗
Bonnie J Schorske (individual)22$576Kphila.gov ↗
Abigail L Kay (individual)22$592Kphila.gov ↗
Frank Marion Rudin (individual)22$367Kphila.gov ↗
Steven R Waxman (individual)22$870Kphila.gov ↗
Wang Edward C Y (individual)22$713Kphila.gov ↗
Elaina S Spilove (individual)22$719Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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$10M$20M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
211 S 17TH ST Bought for $4.0M in 2000. Owner pulled a full demolition permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $857K —/— 2,380 1930 2
213 S 17TH ST Bought for $3.0M in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 2,580 1920 1
215 S 17TH ST Bought for $3.0M in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 3,800 1865 1
242 S 17TH ST Bought for $475K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 3,115 1885 1 rented
245 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a shelter/platform permit in 2021. Absentee individual $731K —/— 3,492 1800 0
247 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a shelter/platform permit in 2022. Absentee individual $1.3M —/— 3,186 1880 0 5 viol
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,130 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Absentee individual $532K 2/2 1,140 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $546K 2/2 1,350 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $540K 2/2 1,155 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $696K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $575K 2/2 1,140 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $916K 2/2 1,760 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $366K 1/1 770 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $883K 3/2 1,770 1900 0 rented
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $696K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $396K 1/1 827 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $591K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $1.6M 4/3 2,900 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $366K —/— 925 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $869K 3/3 1,745 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $740K 2/2 1,475 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $712K 2/2 1,425 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $1.7M 4/3 2,900 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $388K 1/1 843 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST built new under a 2013 permit. Owner-occupied $1.0M 3/3 2,057 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,073 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $591K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $718K 2/2 1,435 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $735K 2/2 1,465 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $698K 2/2 1,455 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $693K 2/2 1,445 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $696K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $1K —/— 88 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $696K 2/2 1,450 1900 0
250 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Absentee individual $696K 2/2 1,450 1900 0 tax lien
250 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $527K 2/1 1,130 1900 0
251-57 S 17TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2021). Investor / LLC $15M —/— 120,582 1931 0
259-61 S 17TH ST built new under a 2017 permit. Investor / LLC $4.4M —/— 9,882 1920 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)

Where this comes from

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