Philadelphia property report
700 block of Cobbs Creek Pkwy
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($14,363 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 145% since 2016, now about $187K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Commercial
The sole commercial building is valued at $619K versus $187K for the block's median home, trading at $129/sqft versus $120/sqft for residences.
- 02Appreciation
Block homes appreciated at 8.5% per year since 2016, outpacing the city average of 6.5% by 2 percentage points annually.
- 03Turnover
Six of 13 homes have never sold since 2000, yet the block has had 15 total sales, indicating moderate recent activity.
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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $187K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $155K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $187K | $155K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 46% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 43% of them violent) and 142 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $187K typical home, up +145% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $985 to $1,712 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $23,907/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,839 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +145% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +74% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 737 Cobbs Creek Pkwylower taxable assessment0.62%$1,127/yr on $181K
- 723 Cobbs Creek Pkwylower taxable assessment0.62%$1,128/yr on $181K
- 727 Cobbs Creek Pkwylower taxable assessment0.67%$1,292/yr on $192K
- 729 Cobbs Creek Pkwylower taxable assessment0.67%$1,298/yr on $193K
- 725 Cobbs Creek Pkwylower taxable assessment0.67%$1,302/yr on $193K
- …and 1 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.5% 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 $245 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Future Is Now LLC, carries 19 open violations across 71 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Is Now LLC | 1 | 71 | $14M | 690 Bellevue Aveave, Penndel PA, 19047 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Church Of Christian Compa (religious org) | 1 | 17 | $2.7M | 627-29 S Felton St, Philadelphia PA, 19143 | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carriage 3 Investments Li | 1 | 1 | $140K | 3 Carriage La, Lansdowne PA, 19050 | phila.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 14 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-13 COBBS CREEK PKWY Commercial Historysold $165K (2001); Inspection passed (2007); 3 L&I violations (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2015). | Investor / LLC | $619K | —/— | 4,800 | 1985 | 1 | $6K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 715 COBBS CREEK PKWY ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 4/1 | 2,097 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 717 COBBS CREEK PKWY Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $29K in 2000 → $37K in 2009 (+30%). | Investor / LLC | $187K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1965 | 5 | licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 719 COBBS CREEK PKWY Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2009, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $129K in 2012 (+303%). | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 721 COBBS CREEK PKWY ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 723 COBBS CREEK PKWY ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 725 COBBS CREEK PKWY Apartment building | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,560 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 727 COBBS CREEK PKWY Apartment building | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,710 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 729 COBBS CREEK PKWY Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,710 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 731 COBBS CREEK PKWY | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 733 COBBS CREEK PKWY TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2018 → $50K in 2019 (+150%). | Investor / LLC | $140K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1965 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 735 COBBS CREEK PKWY Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $313K in 2021 (+681%). | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,545 | 1965 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 737 COBBS CREEK PKWY TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2017 → $185K in 2018 (+12233%). | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,545 | 1965 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 739 COBBS CREEK PKWY Historysold $115K (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); Inspection failed (2021); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1965 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)