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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $554K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 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.
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
- $554K typical home, up +90% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,779 to $6,029 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $174,393/yr to the city, about $5,813 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +90% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Liberties Action (individual) | 2 | 6 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| I E Kress Enterprises | 1 | 1 | $302K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Equity Vest Llc | 1 | 1 | $624K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 724 N 3rd Llc | 1 | 1 | $604K | phila.gov ↗ |
| M Des Dwelling Llc | 1 | 1 | $842K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700-02 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $884K | —/— | 4,804 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 701 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $302K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 703 N 3RD ST History11 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $514K | —/— | 2,446 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 704 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Vacant | $349K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 705 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $594K | —/— | 2,562 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 706-12 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedBought for $310K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $624K | —/— | 2,274 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 711 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought 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 Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2022 and rebuilt (2023). | Owner-occupied | $553K | 5/2 | 2,382 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 714 N 3RD ST History4 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 7,355 | 1915 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 717 N 3RD ST New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Torn down & rebuiltOld 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 New constructionBought 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 History3 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 ImprovedOwner 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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)