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Who owns your block

700 block of N 37th St

A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 8 homes behind $16,484 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 154% since 2016, now about $131K. 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
$131K
$25K–$279K
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$129
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$113K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $131K
Tax / yr
$962
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
15 of 61
$45K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
43%
26 of 61
city 41%
Rentals
20%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
8 of 61 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$75
5 years
+134%
value · tax +$402
10 years
+154%
value · tax +$275

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 $131K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$131K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied23%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (37 violent) and 167 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
85
37 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
167
35 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Aggravated Assault No Firearm12
Thefts12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Theft from Vehicle7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint48
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Salting16
Illegal Dumping15
Construction Complaints7
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
Morton Mcmichael
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$131K2016: $51K2017: $51K2018: $52K2019: $54K2020: $56K2021: $56K2022: $56K2023: $100K2024: $100K2025: $130K2026: $130K2027: $131K2016202020232027

▲ +154% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$5872016: $3122017: $3122018: $3122019: $2342020: $1852021: $1852022: $1852023: $4242024: $4242025: $5122026: $5122027: $5872016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

15
15 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $44,554 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $2,779at the full rate

756 N 37th St is assessed at $199K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,779 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 254 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $254 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+154%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 38 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M19982004201020162022
41arm's-length sales since 1998
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
38homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 61 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 10 61parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 10

Value distribution today

15 parcels2 parcels1 parcels16 parcels15 parcels5 parcels7 parcels
$25K$216K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)84773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Wpre Ii Lp130$787Kphila.gov ↗
Wpre Vi Lp220$738Kphila.gov ↗
Phadc Scattered Sites Llc119$3.6Mphila.gov ↗
M D Property Llc112$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Abdul Mused 1234 Llc111$766Kphila.gov ↗
Gaby Properties Llc19$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
T & H Property Management13$219Kphila.gov ↗
Marston Bh Llc13$243Kphila.gov ↗
Pro Ventrues Phila Llc12$260Kphila.gov ↗
R&C Investment Inc11$240Kphila.gov ↗
Francis Xavier Llc11$251Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 61 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
700 N 37TH ST Traded 3×: $82K in 2003 → $135K in 2022 (+65%). Owner-occupied $240K —/— 4,000 1915 3
702 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
704 N 37TH ST L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,376 1925 0 tax lien
706 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $146K 3/1 1,174 1925 1
708 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,174 1925 0 abatedtax lien
710 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $144K 3/1 1,148 1925 0 abated
712 N 37TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $144K 3/1 1,148 1925 0 abated
714 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,148 1925 0
716 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
718 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
720 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
722 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2011 → $30K in 2013 (+100%). Investor / LLC $165K 3/1 1,472 1925 2 rented
724 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $4K in 2017 → $15K in 2017 (+275%). Vacant $42K —/— 2 tax lien
726 N 37TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $42K —/— 0
728 N 37TH ST L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2015); sold $64K (2018); L&I violation (2020). Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 964 1925 1 rented
730 N 37TH ST Traded 3×: $23K in 2005 → $120K in 2023 (+425%). Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,036 1925 3 3 viol
732 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2019 → $150K in 2025 (+100%). Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 964 1925 2
734 N 37TH ST Bought for $6K in 2018, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $25K —/— 1,286 2022 1 rentedabated
736 N 37TH ST Bought for $5K in 2010, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $25K —/— 2,570 2022 2 rentedabated
738 N 37TH ST Bought for $17K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $89K 3/1 964 1925 1 tax lien
740 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2000 → $70K in 2017 (+637%). Investor / LLC $251K 4/2 964 1920 2 rentedtax lien
741 N 37TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $45K in 2018. Absentee individual $170K —/— 1,650 1925 1 rentedtax lien
742 N 37TH ST Bought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $279K —/— 2,160 1915 3
743 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
744 N 37TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $198K 4/1 2,325 1925 0 abatedtax lien
745 N 37TH ST Investor / LLC $124K 2/1 940 1920 0 abated
746 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $7K in 1998 → $333K in 2014 (+5030%). Investor / LLC $131K —/— 1,014 1920 2 rented
747 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $75K in 2026 (+88%). Investor / LLC $59K —/— 940 1920 2 1 viol
748 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
749 N 37TH ST Bought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $25K 2/1 940 1925 3 rented
750 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
751 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $124K 3/1 940 1925 0
752 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2001 → $40K in 2002 (+400%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 2
753 N 37TH ST 3 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 940 1925 0 tax lien
754 N 37TH ST Bought for $31K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 940 1925 1
755 N 37TH ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2017). Vacant $40K —/— 0 tax lien
756 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $199K —/— 1,014 1920 0 abated
757 N 37TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 940 1925 0 abated4 violtax lien
758 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
759 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $124K 3/1 940 1925 0 tax lien
760 N 37TH ST Bought for $659K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $25K 3/1 1,064 1925 1 rented
761 N 37TH ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2007 → $35K in 2007 (+75%). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 940 1925 2 rented
762 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
763 N 37TH ST 3 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations (2012); sold $68K (2022). Investor / LLC $59K 3/1 940 1920 1
764 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 0 tax lien
765 N 37TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $124K 3/1 940 1920 0 abated
766 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
767 N 37TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,258 1925 0 abated
768 N 37TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $42K —/— 0
769 N 37TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.9M in 2018. Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,020 1925 1 rentedabatedtax lien
770 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,014 1925 0
771 N 37TH ST Bought for $4K in 2010, built new under a 2011 permit. Absentee individual $25K 2/— 894 2012 2 rented
772 N 37TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
773 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,020 1925 0 abated
774 N 37TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
775 N 37TH ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,048 1925 0 abated
776 N 37TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
777 N 37TH ST Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,062 1925 0
778 N 37TH ST Vacant $43K —/— 0
779 N 37TH ST Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
780 N 37TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Vacant $43K —/— 0

Neighborhood

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

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