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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.

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
$321K
$116K–$4.2M
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$162
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$670K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $321K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $59K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
43%
6 of 14
city 41%
Rentals
14%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
15
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 29% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+31%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+64%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$321K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied7%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.

Crimes · 12mo
178
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
106
14 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts119
Other Assaults14
Theft from Vehicle12
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Fraud4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Sanitation Violation16
Maintenance Complaint13
Illegal Dumping11
Abandoned Vehicle6
Traffic Signal Emergency6

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
Universal Institute Charter School At Creighton
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$1.0M$2.0M$321K2016: $189K2017: $196K2018: $196K2019: $200K2020: $202K2021: $202K2022: $202K2023: $210K2024: $210K2025: $246K2026: $246K2027: $321K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,4972016: $2,6462017: $2,7442018: $2,7412019: $2,7992020: $2,8222021: $2,8222022: $2,8222023: $2,9352024: $2,9352025: $3,4412026: $3,4412027: $4,4972016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
21arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 14 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 5 14parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

9 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$116K$4.0M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Min Sung Sik (individual)22$383Kphila.gov ↗
751 Adams Ave Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Dun Properties Llc11$4.2Mphila.gov ↗
Adams Sok Llc11$481Kphila.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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
700-42 ADAMS AVE built new under a 2025 permit. Absentee individual $4.0M —/— 27,000 1920 0 1 viol
701 ADAMS AVE built new under a 2020 permit. Absentee individual $1.9M —/— 7,360 1920 1 1 viol
717 ADAMS AVE Bought 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $161K —/— 2,016 1920 0
723-27 ADAMS AVE Bought for $326K in 2014. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $414K —/— 4,866 1900 2
746-48 ADAMS AVE Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $1.2M —/— 3,458 1950 0
750 ADAMS AVE Traded 3×: $5K in 2002 → $145K in 2014 (+2800%). Absentee individual $204K 2/2 1,216 1920 3 rented
751 ADAMS AVE Bought 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 Traded 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 Bought for $115K in 2004. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $116K —/— 1,224 1920 1
758 ADAMS AVE built new under a 2020 permit. Investor / LLC $4.2M —/— 19,621 1950 3 tax lien
799 ADAMS AVE Bought 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)

Where this comes from

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