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Who owns your block

700 block of N 3rd St

A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 2 homes behind $19,616 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $554K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$554K
$112K–$1.3M
ZIP median $455K
Price / sq ft
$252
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$630K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $554K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 30
$72K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
40%
12 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
17%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$20K
2 of 30 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 17% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$530
5 years
+44%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+90%
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 $554K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19123Philadelphia
Median home value$554K$455K$223K
Owner-occupied20%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 87 reported crimes (7 violent) and 308 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
87
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
308
14 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft22
Thefts19
Theft from Vehicle14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Burglary Non-Residential7
Other Assaults5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection86
Graffiti Removal82
Illegal Dumping26
Information Request18
Salting10
Maintenance Complaint8

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 · K-8
General Philip Kearny
601 Fairmount Ave · 193 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$554K2016: $292K2017: $292K2018: $292K2019: $350K2020: $361K2021: $385K2022: $385K2023: $489K2024: $511K2025: $537K2026: $537K2027: $554K2016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,0292016: $3,7792017: $3,7792018: $3,8682019: $4,1112020: $4,2052021: $4,2052022: $4,2982023: $4,6342024: $4,6342025: $5,1042026: $5,4992027: $6,0292016202020232027

▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

7
7 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 $72,074 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%
$3,707pays now $18,539at the full rate

722 N 3rd St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $3,707 a year — about 20% of the $18,539 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 190 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+90%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20042008201220162020
13arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 1 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels4 parcels3 parcels11 parcels3 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$112K$1.0M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Northern Liberties Action (individual)26$4.0Mphila.gov ↗
I E Kress Enterprises11$302Kphila.gov ↗
Equity Vest Llc11$624Kphila.gov ↗
724 N 3rd Llc11$604Kphila.gov ↗
M Des Dwelling Llc11$842Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 30 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
700-02 N 3RD ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $884K —/— 4,804 1920 0 rentedabated
701 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $302K —/— 1,800 1920 0 rented
703 N 3RD ST 11 L&I violations (2011). Absentee individual $514K —/— 2,446 1920 0 rented
704 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Vacant $349K —/— 0 tax lien
705 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $594K —/— 2,562 1920 0
706-12 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a general earth disturbance only permit in 2023. Absentee individual $751K —/— 0
707 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $226K —/— 897 1920 0
707 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $226K 2/2 897 1920 0
707 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $297K 2/2 939 1920 0
707 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $289K 3/2 1,167 1920 0 tax lien
709 N 3RD ST Bought for $310K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $624K —/— 2,274 1920 1 rented
711 N 3RD ST Bought for $240K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Absentee individual $535K 3/2 1,903 1920 1
713 N 3RD ST demolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2023). Owner-occupied $553K 5/2 2,382 1920 0
714 N 3RD ST 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2021). Owner-occupied $663K 5/3 2,221 1920 0
715 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $438K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
716 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 7,355 1915 0 5 viol
717 N 3RD ST built new under a 2023 permit. Owner-occupied $420K 3/3 2,308 1920 0
718-20 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $537K —/— 3,358 1920 0
719 N 3RD ST Bought for $275K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $465K in 2016 (+69%). Owner-occupied $581K 4/2 2,040 1920 2 tax lien
721 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $523K 2/2 1,470 1958 0 abated
721 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $556K 2/3 1,800 1958 0 abated
721 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $1.1M 4/4 3,104 1958 0 abated
722 N 3RD ST Old house bought for $350K in 2017, demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017). Absentee individual $1.3M 4/4 2,970 2019 4 abated
724 N 3RD ST Bought for $195K in 2003, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $815K in 2017. Investor / LLC $604K —/— 3,285 2011 3 rented
726 N 3RD ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); 6 L&I violations (2012). Absentee individual $634K —/— 2,700 1920 0
727 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $112K —/— 350 1920 0
729 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $693K 4/3 2,424 1920 0
731 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $476K —/— 2,160 1920 0 abated
733 N 3RD ST Bought for $710K in 2020, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $710K in 2020. Investor / LLC $842K —/— 3,960 1920 2
737-39 N 3RD ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $925K —/— 6,069 1920 0 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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