Who owns your block
3500 block of N 17th St
An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 10 open code violations and 1 home behind $369 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 110% since 2016, now about $88K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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 $88K — about 0.4× 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 | $88K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 9% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 163 reported crimes (64 violent) and 191 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
- $88K typical home, up +110% since 2016
- Tax bill $200 to $923 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $34,324/yr to the city, about $1,073 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +110% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +362% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3501-05 N 17th St is assessed at $1.4M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $20,016 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +7% 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 $210 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 17
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 6901 Sherman Llc, carries 40 open violations across 28 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6901 Sherman Llc | 1 | 28 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lift Trust | 2 | 13 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Outsource 2000 Inc | 4 | 10 | $731K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carol Johnson (individual) | 2 | 5 | $694K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ham & Cheese Llc | 1 | 3 | $463K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Affordable Housing Llc | 1 | 3 | $301K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lift Trust Llc | 1 | 3 | $165K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Highway Mission Tabernacl (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 17th Street Renaissance L (individual) | 2 | 2 | $120K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3526-3516 17th Street Lp | 1 | 1 | $65K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 17th St Renaissance Llc | 1 | 1 | $65K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3525 N 17th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $70K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3501-05 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 22,216 | — | 0 | abated |
| 3507 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2008. | Vacant | $117K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3509 N 17TH ST Historysold $35K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $119K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3510 N 17TH ST | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3511 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $158K | 4/— | 1,610 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3512 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3513 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2000, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $50K in 2024 (+72%). | Investor / LLC | $125K | 5/2 | 1,610 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 3514 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3515 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2011 → $4K in 2012 (+38%). | Vacant | $119K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 3516 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2008. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2011. | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3517 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $39K (2023); 5 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $83K | 4/2 | 2,235 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3518 N 17TH ST History3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3519 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3520 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3521 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $120K in 2019, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $120K in 2019 (+1100%). | Absentee individual | $70K | —/— | 1,268 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3522 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $64K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3523 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $134K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 3524 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3525 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $70K | —/— | 1,268 | 1940 | 5 | 1 violtax lien |
| 3526 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2008. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 3527 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3528 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $145K | —/— | 2,642 | 1940 | 4 | abated |
| 3529 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2007, use permit in 2007, sold for $20K in 2008 (+1233%). | Investor / LLC | $93K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3530-32 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2016. | Vacant | $118K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3531 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3533 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $94K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3534 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 2,085 | 1940 | 0 | 9 violtax lien |
| 3535 N 17TH ST Historysold $12K (2010); L&I violation (2011); 6 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $94K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3536 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3538 N 17TH ST History7 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3540 N 17TH ST Historysold $25K (2001); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 13,477 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3542 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $97K | —/— | 1,984 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)