Who owns your block
700 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 42% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 8 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $552K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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 $552K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $552K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 8% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 105 reported crimes (18 violent) and 386 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
- $552K typical home, up +68% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,276 to $4,239 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $153,230/yr to the city, about $6,129 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +68% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +232% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
728-36 N 17th St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $21,294 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 +4.9% 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 $168 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 23 Llc | 1 | 15 | $8.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nut Llc | 1 | 2 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Darrah School Realty Co Lp | 1 | 1 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 733 North 17th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $553K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $724K | 3/2 | 1,950 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 709 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $225K in 2014, addition permit in 2015, sold for $760K in 2015 (+238%). | Absentee individual | $600K | 6/2 | 2,436 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 710 N 17TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 711 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $679K | 4/2 | 2,544 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 712 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $490K | 1/1 | 959 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 717 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $483K | 2/2 | 1,724 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 717 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $555K | 2/2 | 1,290 | 2016 | 0 | |
| 717 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $552K | 2/2 | 1,345 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 718-26 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit. | Investor / LLC | $3.4M | —/— | 48,040 | 1926 | 1 | 6 viol |
| 719 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $483K | 4/— | 1,592 | 2011 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 723 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $521K | —/— | 2,385 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 725 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $375K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $730K | 7/— | 2,445 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 727 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $600K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $637K | —/— | 2,970 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 728-36 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.5M | —/— | 16,840 | 1965 | 0 | abated |
| 729 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); Appeal denied (2014). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 2/2 | 1,663 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 729 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $298K | 2/2 | 957 | 2009 | 0 | |
| 729 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 2/2 | 941 | 2009 | 0 | |
| 731 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $531K | —/— | 2,042 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 733 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2004, administrative permit in 2008, sold for $525K in 2024 (+556%). | Investor / LLC | $553K | 5/2 | 2,042 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 735 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $566K | —/— | 2,042 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 737 N 17TH ST History7 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $49K | 4/1 | 2,610 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 739 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $705K in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $653K | 3/3 | 2,088 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 741 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 2/2 | 821 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 741 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $303K | 2/1 | 1,108 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 741 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $229K | 1/1 | 741 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 743 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $106K in 2004 → $635K in 2013 (+499%). | Owner-occupied | $980K | 5/2 | 3,996 | 1920 | 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)