Who owns your block
2700 block of S 70th St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 8% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $9,634 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $136K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $136K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19142 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $136K | $131K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 34% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (28 violent) and 139 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
- $136K typical home, up +63% since 2016
- Tax bill $860 to $1,699 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $32,446/yr to the city, about $1,352 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +63% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% 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 $163 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artisan Property Group Lp | 1 | 27 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| First Generation Real Estate Llc | 1 | 4 | $488K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bisrat Dereg (individual) | 2 | 2 | $158K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2700 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $34K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $109K | —/— | 1,633 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2701 S 70TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $110K in 2014 (+340%). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,159 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2702 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2703 S 70TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $46K in 2000 → $65K in 2014 (+41%). | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2704 S 70TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2002 → $82K in 2020 (+37%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 4/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2705 S 70TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2018 → $230K in 2024 (+785%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2706 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 2707 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2708 S 70TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $175K in 2022 (+548%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2709 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2710 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $41K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2711 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2713 S 70TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2009 → $80K in 2010 (+78%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2715 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2717 S 70TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $105 in 2000 → $87K in 2011 (+82757%). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2719 S 70TH ST | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2721 S 70TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2002 → $62K in 2003 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | —/— | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2723 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $88K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2725 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $34K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2727 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $74K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2729 S 70TH ST Historysold $63K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2731 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2733 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $136K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2735 S 70TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2014, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $128K in 2018 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 2/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 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)