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Who owns your block

4500 block of N 17th St

A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 11 homes behind $117,375 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 109% since 2016, now about $136K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$136K
$19K–$474K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$83
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$140K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $136K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 63
$29K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
51%
31 of 63
city 41%
Rentals
25%
16 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
14
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$117K
11 of 63 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+26%
value · tax +$0
5 years
+205%
value · tax +$887
10 years
+109%
value · tax +$901

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 $136K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19140Philadelphia
Median home value$136K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied25%31%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (67 violent) and 326 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
147
67 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
326
65 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults35
Aggravated Assault No Firearm18
Thefts17
All Other Offenses15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Fraud12

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint80
Sanitation Violation66
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection61
Illegal Dumping25
Abandoned Vehicle10
Dangerous Building Complaint9

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
Edward Steel
4301 Wayne Ave · 331 students
High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$100K$200K$136K2016: $65K2017: $65K2018: $65K2019: $47K2020: $45K2021: $45K2022: $45K2023: $69K2024: $69K2025: $108K2026: $108K2027: $136K2016202020232027

▲ +109% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,5102016: $6092017: $6092018: $6092019: $4862020: $5442021: $5442022: $6232023: $9712024: $9712025: $1,5102026: $1,5102027: $1,5102016202020232027

▲ +148% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

8
8 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $29,301 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $6,641at the full rate

4563 N 17th St is assessed at $474K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $6,641 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 +6.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6910025020162019202220252027This block 209 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $209 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+109%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 62 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2004201020162022
62arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 63 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 4 63parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels1 parcels25 parcels23 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$19K$205K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 09 Llc, carries 3 open violations across 42 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus 09 Llc142$5.5Mphila.gov ↗
Andres Chabur (individual)232$4.7Mphila.gov ↗
Phl Kennedy Llc14$501Kphila.gov ↗
Asg Equity Llc13$428Kphila.gov ↗
Chabur Rental Company Llc12$276Kphila.gov ↗
Jessie Stroud (individual)22$156Kphila.gov ↗
Kellys Ark Of Safety Child Care Llc11$170Kphila.gov ↗
2499 Nothampton Llc11$108Kphila.gov ↗
8 Investments Llc11$136Kphila.gov ↗
4517 N 17th Llc11$136Kphila.gov ↗
Fab Business Group Llc11$108Kphila.gov ↗
Prime Electrical Contractors Inc11$108Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 63 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
4500 N 17TH ST Bought for $325K in 2024, use permit in 2011, sold for $325K in 2024 (+1021%). Investor / LLC $170K —/— 2,700 1925 2 rented
4501 N 17TH ST Bought for $44K in 2009. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2011. Absentee individual $202K —/— 3,213 1925 1
4502 N 17TH ST Bought for $10K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 rented2 violtax lien
4503 N 17TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $19K —/— 0
4504 N 17TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4505 N 17TH ST Bought for $14K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $205K —/— 1,628 1925 2 rented
4506 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $985K in 2016 → $3.0M in 2020 (+205%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 2 rented
4507 N 17TH ST Bought for $33K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,628 1925 1
4508 N 17TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abated
4509 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4510 N 17TH ST Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0
4511 N 17TH ST Bought for $9K in 2021. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 1 tax lien
4512 N 17TH ST Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 tax lien
4513 N 17TH ST sold $28K (2004); 11 L&I violations (2009); 11 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 1
4514 N 17TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abated
4515 N 17TH ST Bought for $17K in 2000, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $130K in 2022 (+665%). Investor / LLC $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 3 rented
4516 N 17TH ST Bought for $67K in 2025. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 2 rentedtax lien
4517 N 17TH ST Bought for $60K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 1 rented
4518 N 17TH ST Bought for $20K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 rented
4519 N 17TH ST Traded 4×: $23K in 2010 → $130K in 2023 (+465%). Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 4 tax lien
4520 N 17TH ST Bought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $65K 3/1 1,296 1925 3 tax lien
4521 N 17TH ST Vacant $19K —/— 0 tax lien
4522 N 17TH ST sold $30K (2009); L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 rented
4523 N 17TH ST Bought for $8K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $137K 4/— 1,650 1925 2
4524 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0
4525 N 17TH ST 3 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2007); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $19K —/— 0 tax lien
4526 N 17TH ST Bought for $15K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $75K in 2023 (+400%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 2 rented
4527 N 17TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0 tax lien
4528 N 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 7 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 7 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0
4529 N 17TH ST L&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 10 (2017); L&I violation (2018); 9 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0 9 viol
4530 N 17TH ST 3 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 5 L&I violations (2021); 9 L&I violations (2022). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 tax lien
4531 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4532 N 17TH ST Bought for $17K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $205K 4/2 1,296 1925 2 rented
4533 N 17TH ST Traded 4×: $20K in 2006 → $193K in 2026 (+865%). Absentee individual $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 4
4534 N 17TH ST Bought for $30K in 2020. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 rented
4535 N 17TH ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2006 → $58K in 2020 (+161%). Investor / LLC $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 3
4536 N 17TH ST sold $20K (2003); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2018). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1
4537 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 1
4538 N 17TH ST Bought for $15K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $144K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 3 violtax lien
4539 N 17TH ST 6 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2014); L&I violation (2015). Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4540 N 17TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4541 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,628 1925 0
4542 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1
4543 N 17TH ST L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4544 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $63K in 2025 → $40K in 2025 (-36%). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 2
4545 N 17TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0 tax lien
4546 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abated
4547 N 17TH ST Bought for $18K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 1
4548 N 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 5 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 tax lien
4549 N 17TH ST Bought for $17K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 2
4550 N 17TH ST Bought for $6K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 1
4551 N 17TH ST sold $13K (2010); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); 3 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $88K 4/1 1,628 1925 1 rented
4552 N 17TH ST Bought for $12K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $11K in 2012. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 3 abated
4553 N 17TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4554 N 17TH ST 3 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); 3 L&I violations (2021). Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0
4555 N 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2022). Investor / LLC $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0 rentedtax lien
4556 N 17TH ST Bought for $90K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,296 1925 1
4557 N 17TH ST Vacant $19K —/— 0
4558 N 17TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 rentedabated
4559 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $136K 4/1 1,628 1925 0
4560 N 17TH ST L&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 2,700 1925 0 tax lien
4561 N 17TH ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2005 → $38K in 2007 (+150%). Absentee individual $205K 4/1 1,628 1925 3 rented
4563 N 17TH ST Bought for $75K in 2007, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $204K in 2018. Absentee individual $474K —/— 3,072 1925 4 abated

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