Who owns your block
500 block of S 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 30% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 1 home behind $2,982 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $727K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 $727K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $727K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 9% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 209 reported crimes (26 violent) and 512 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
- $727K typical home, up +67% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,623 to $9,348 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $208,730/yr to the city, about $9,075 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +67% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
520 S 17th St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $12,494 a year — about 67% of the $18,741 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 +4.8% 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 $167 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 21 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Singer 2005 Gst E (individual) | 4 | 19 | $38M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hunter Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Naudain 17 Llc | 1 | 1 | $828K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wb 518 Llc | 1 | 1 | $639K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waybar 524 Llc | 1 | 1 | $798K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Smart Real Estate Venture | 1 | 1 | $698K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Swcci Seventeenth Llc | 1 | 1 | $727K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $490K | 2/1 | 1,378 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 506 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $453K | 2/1 | 1,238 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 508 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $492K | 2/1 | 1,387 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 508 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $451K | 2/1 | 1,234 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 509 S 17TH ST | Investor / LLC | $751K | 4/3 | 2,115 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 510 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $325K in 2003 → $606K in 2019 (+86%). | Owner-occupied | $768K | 3/2 | 1,604 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 511 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $737K | 3/3 | 2,217 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 512-14 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | —/— | 3,489 | 1927 | 0 | |
| 513 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $775K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $828K | 4/4 | 2,646 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 516 S 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2026), then sold for $290K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $636K | —/— | 1,554 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 517 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $439K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $843K | —/— | 2,480 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 518 S 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2025), then sold for $450K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $639K | —/— | 1,682 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 519 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $785K | —/— | 2,000 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 520 S 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $800K in 2024, demolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2024). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 4/3 | 2,140 | 2025 | 1 | abated |
| 521 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $771K | —/— | 1,888 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 522 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $800K in 2024, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $1.5M in 2025. | Vacant | $166K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 523 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $247K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $745K | 3/2 | 2,160 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 524 S 17TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $475K in 2025, demolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2025). | Investor / LLC | $798K | —/— | 1,940 | 2026 | 1 | abated |
| 525 S 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $624K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 527 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $727K | —/— | 2,025 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 529 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $587K in 2024. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $652K | 4/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 531 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $441K in 2017. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $698K | 4/3 | 1,968 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 533 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 1999 → $637K in 2020 (+254%). | Investor / LLC | $727K | 3/2 | 2,196 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)