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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

5700 block of Florence Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 9 homes behind $101,717 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 181% since 2016, now about $156K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$156K
$16K–$273K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$114
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$78K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $156K
Tax / yr
$823
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
75%
33 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$102K
9 of 44 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$179
5 years
+144%
value · tax +$542
10 years
+181%
value · tax +$399

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 $156K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$156K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied50%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (60 violent) and 234 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
115
60 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
234
56 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults40
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses9
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7
Thefts7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint54
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Illegal Dumping35
Abandoned Vehicle34
Sanitation Violation13
Other (Streets)7

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
William Longstreth
5700 Willows Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 students

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$156K2016: $56K2017: $56K2018: $56K2019: $59K2020: $64K2021: $64K2022: $64K2023: $70K2024: $70K2025: $141K2026: $141K2027: $156K2016202020232027

▲ +181% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$8232016: $4242017: $4242018: $4242019: $2812020: $2812021: $2812022: $2812025: $6442026: $6442027: $8232016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

21 homes pay the full 1.40%23 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 281 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $281 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+181%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.3 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
36arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
25homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 5 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels33 parcels5 parcels
$16K$206K+

The block's largest owner, 1-4 Rental Sfig LLC, carries 6 open violations across 72 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
1-4 Rental Sfig LLC172$9.0Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Beta Investments LLC11$153Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Eden Investment Group LLC11$153Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Amber Legacy LLC11$153Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Home Is Heart Ms INC11$90Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 44 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
5700 FLORENCE AVE Traded 3×: $84K in 2006 → $180K in 2019 (+114%). Owner-occupied $206K 5/3 1,470 1925 3 3 viol
5701 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $183K 4/1 2,034 1925 0
5702 FLORENCE AVE Traded 2×: $23K in 2006 → $62K in 2006 (+169%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 2
5703 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $100K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 1
5704 FLORENCE AVE Traded 2×: $56K in 2004 → $20K in 2010 (-64%). Absentee individual $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 2 tax lien
5705 FLORENCE AVE 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $10K (2025). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 1 tax lien
5706 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $177K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
5707 FLORENCE AVE Absentee individual $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 0
5708 FLORENCE AVE Traded 5×: $525K in 2000 → $1.1M in 2024 (+109%). Investor / LLC $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 5 rented
5709 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 0
5710 FLORENCE AVE 2 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $16K —/— 0
5711 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 0
5712 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $26K in 2004, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $190K in 2021 (+579%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/3 1,344 1925 4
5713 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1925 0
5714 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $50K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
5715 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $13K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $185K in 2021 (+1323%). Owner-occupied $273K 5/3 1,620 1920 2 tax lien
5716 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 tax lien
5717 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $7K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. Absentee individual $248K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
5718 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
5719 FLORENCE AVE Vacant $17K —/— 0 tax lien
5720 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 tax lien
5721 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 tax lien
5722 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
5723 FLORENCE AVE Vacant $17K —/— 0 tax lien
5724 FLORENCE AVE 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); L&I violation (2024). Investor / LLC $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 5 violtax lien
5725 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 tax lien
5726 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $25K in 2001, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $125K in 2022 (+400%). Investor / LLC $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 2 rented
5727 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
5728 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0
5729 FLORENCE AVE Traded 2×: $56K in 2005 → $24K in 2013 (-57%). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 2
5730 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0
5731 FLORENCE AVE L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); 7 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 1 viol
5732 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0
5733 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $45K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 1
5734 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $16K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,344 1925 3 1 viol
5735 FLORENCE AVE Bought for $15K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 2 tax lien
5736 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0
5737 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
5738 FLORENCE AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 tax lien
5739 FLORENCE AVE 17 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0 rented
5740 FLORENCE AVE 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
5741 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,620 1920 0
5742 FLORENCE AVE 2 L&I violations (2021). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
5744 FLORENCE AVE Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,344 1925 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.