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Who owns your block

2800 block of S 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $4,275 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 54% since 2016, now about $275K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year.

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
$275K
$168K–$404K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$219
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$365K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $275K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
92%
22 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
1 of 24 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$55
5 years
+27%
value · tax +$315
10 years
+54%
value · tax +$652

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 $275K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$275K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied58%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 57 reported crimes (15 violent) and 173 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
57
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
173
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft15
Other Assaults13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Theft from Vehicle5
Thefts4
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection38
Street Defect25
Salting14
Abandoned Vehicle13
Other (Streets)12
Street Trees8

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
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$275K2016: $179K2017: $179K2018: $179K2019: $201K2020: $216K2021: $216K2022: $216K2023: $249K2024: $249K2025: $260K2026: $260K2027: $275K2016202020232027

▲ +54% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,7352016: $2,0832017: $2,0832018: $2,0832019: $2,3102020: $2,4202021: $2,4202022: $2,4202023: $2,5462024: $2,7272025: $2,6742026: $2,6802027: $2,7352016202020232027

▲ +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 +4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 154 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $154 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+54%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.5 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
28arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 1 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels3 parcels9 parcels7 parcels
$168K$318K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Berkowitz Family Revocable Living Trust13$1.0Mphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2802 S 17TH ST Bought for $260K in 2019. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2804 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
2806 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $160K in 2002 → $230K in 2024 (+44%). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,200 1925 2
2808 S 17TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $225K in 2023. Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2825 S 17TH ST Bought for $120K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $168K —/— 1,304 1920 2
2827 S 17TH ST Bought for $200K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $296K 3/1 1,440 1920 1
2829 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
2831 S 17TH ST built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $210K in 2018. Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2833 S 17TH ST Bought for $115K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2835 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2836 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $295K —/— 1,938 1920 1
2837 S 17TH ST Bought for $75K in 2008, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $200K in 2013 (+167%). Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2838 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,440 1920 1
2839 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
2840 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,440 1920 0
2841 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2006 → $160K in 2010 (-29%). Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2842 S 17TH ST Bought for $160K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $260K in 2022 (+63%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,440 1920 2
2843 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $210K in 2017 → $365K in 2025 (+74%). Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2844 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,440 1920 1
2845 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2846 S 17TH ST Traded 3×: $100K in 2000 → $231K in 2011 (+131%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,440 1920 3
2847 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,200 1920 0
2848 S 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2021); 9 L&I violations (2024); Appeal complete (2025); Appeal filed (2025). Owner-occupied $195K —/— 1,280 1920 0 8 viol
2849 S 17TH ST Bought for $142K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $395K in 2024 (+178%). Owner-occupied $404K 3/— 1,350 1920 2

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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