Who owns your block
700 block of Adams Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $321K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $321K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $321K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 7% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 178 reported crimes (22 violent) and 106 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
- $321K typical home, up +70% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,646 to $4,497 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $206,822/yr to the city, about $14,773 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +70% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% 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 $170 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 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min Sung Sik (individual) | 2 | 2 | $383K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 751 Adams Ave Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dun Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Adams Sok Llc | 1 | 1 | $481K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700-42 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit. | Absentee individual | $4.0M | —/— | 27,000 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 701 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Absentee individual | $1.9M | —/— | 7,360 | 1920 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 717 ADAMS AVE ImprovedBought for $140K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 2,016 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 719 ADAMS AVE | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 2,016 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 721 ADAMS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $161K | —/— | 2,016 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 723-27 ADAMS AVE ImprovedBought for $326K in 2014. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $414K | —/— | 4,866 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 746-48 ADAMS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 3,458 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 750 ADAMS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2002 → $145K in 2014 (+2800%). | Absentee individual | $204K | 2/2 | 1,216 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 751 ADAMS AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $338K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $1.6M in 2021 (+389%). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 19,256 | 1933 | 4 | rented |
| 752 ADAMS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2007 → $130K in 2014 (-7%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 754 ADAMS AVE | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 756 ADAMS AVE ImprovedBought for $115K in 2004. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $116K | —/— | 1,224 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 758 ADAMS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Investor / LLC | $4.2M | —/— | 19,621 | 1950 | 3 | tax lien |
| 799 ADAMS AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $450K in 2007, use permit in 2010, sold for $670K in 2024 (+49%). | Investor / LLC | $481K | —/— | 1,575 | 1950 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)