Who owns your block
4400 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 6 homes behind $78,168 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $97K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $97K — 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 | $97K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 141 reported crimes (70 violent) and 319 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
- $97K typical home, up +81% since 2016
- Tax bill $350 to $148 a year, -8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.8M assessed, $13,255/yr to the city, about $576 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +81% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -58% since 2016 · ~-8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4453 N 17th St is assessed at $103K but pays $768 a year — about 53% of the $1,438 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% 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 $181 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 13 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philly Sfr Ii Llc, carries 2 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philly Sfr Ii Llc | 1 | 75 | $7.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 08 Llc | 1 | 62 | $8.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4445 N 17TH ST | Vacant | $10K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4446 N 17TH ST Improved | Absentee individual | $100K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4447 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $10K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 4448 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4449 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 4450 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4451 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4452 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $8K in 1999, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $22K in 1999. | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 4453 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4454 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); sold $73K (2018); 5 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 4455 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $99K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4456 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I: VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2015); 3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2018); 10 L&I violations (2022); sold $13K (2024). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 920 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 4457 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4458 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 4459 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4460 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4461 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4462 N 17TH ST | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 4463 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 4464 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2004 → $800 in 2010 (-80%). | Absentee individual | $97K | 3/1 | 920 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 4465 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $13K in 2005 → $4.1M in 2020 (+31421%). | Investor / LLC | $100K | 2/1 | 990 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 4466 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $799K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $98K | 4/2 | 920 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4468 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 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)