Who owns your block
3200 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 28% owner-occupied, 34% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 9 homes behind $30,825 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 123% since 2016, now about $105K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $105K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $105K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 10% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 93 reported crimes (31 violent) and 189 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
- $105K typical home, up +123% since 2016
- Tax bill $587 to $1,352 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.0M assessed, $37,086/yr to the city, about $1,279 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +123% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +130% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3200-02 N 17th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $14,957 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.6% 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 $223 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 40 arm's-length sales since 1993. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 18
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tete Brothers Llc, carries 2 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tete Brothers Llc | 1 | 10 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Community Allegheny (individual) | 2 | 4 | $575K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School (individual) | 3 | 4 | $253K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mount Sinai Holy Church Of America Inc | 2 | 4 | $524K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3340 Building Owner Qozb Llc | 1 | 3 | $112K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3 X 3 Homes Inc | 1 | 2 | $298K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Inc | 1 | 1 | $31K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tioga Devco Llc | 1 | 1 | $31K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tioga Dev Co Llc | 1 | 1 | $155K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mt Sinai Holy Church Of America Inc | 1 | 1 | $97K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kss Development | 1 | 1 | $29K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200-02 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 8,397 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3201-09 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $176K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3211 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $104K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3212 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2020. Owner pulled a major demolition permit in 2020. | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3213-19 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $158K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3214 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2017. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3216 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $155K | 4/— | 2,233 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3218 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $155K | 4/— | 2,233 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3220 N 17TH ST | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3221 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2003 → $40K in 2020 (+1496%). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 3222 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $29K in 2002 → $210K in 2025 (+629%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 5/3 | 2,233 | 1940 | 6 | 3 viol |
| 3224 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $11K in 2016 → $10K in 2017 (-9%). | Absentee individual | $126K | 4/— | 2,233 | 1940 | 2 | 7 violtax lien |
| 3226 N 17TH ST History8 L&I violations (2007). | Owner-occupied | $155K | 4/2 | 2,233 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3227 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2019. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 7/4 | 3,430 | 1952 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3228 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 4/— | 2,233 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3229 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $124K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3230 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); sold $50K (2020). | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3232 N 17TH ST History18 L&I violations (2010); sold $6K (2012); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $155K | 5/— | 2,233 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 3234 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2018. | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3235 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 3236 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $150K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $229K | 4/— | 2,490 | 1940 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 3237 N 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $350K in 2022. | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 8 | tax lien |
| 3238 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2006, demolition permit in 2013, sold for $110K in 2017 (+374%). | Vacant | $54K | —/— | — | — | 5 | |
| 3250 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); sold $50K (2020); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $36K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3252 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2023); sold $32K (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3254 N 17TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3256 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3258 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2016 → $60K in 2018 (+300%). | Absentee individual | $161K | 4/— | 2,464 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3260 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 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)