Who owns your block
700 block of N 4th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 140% since 2016, now about $790K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $790K — about 3.5× 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 | $790K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (6 violent) and 263 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
- $790K typical home, up +140% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,371 to $10,504 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $153,713/yr to the city, about $9,042 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +140% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +212% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% 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 $240 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Street Lofts Llc | 1 | 4 | $987K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Derek Eckley (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706 N 4TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 707-11 N 4TH ST | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 708 N 4TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $800K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $630K | 3/— | 1,920 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 710 N 4TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $800K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $795K | 3/— | 2,058 | 2015 | 2 | rented |
| 712 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $795K | 3/— | 2,058 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 713 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $198K in 2002. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,815 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 714 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $795K | 3/— | 2,058 | 2015 | 0 | rented |
| 714 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $790K | 3/— | 2,040 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 715 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $430K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $446K | 4/1 | 1,839 | 1920 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 716 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Owner-occupied | $850K | 4/3 | 2,680 | 2013 | 0 | |
| 717 N 4TH ST History3 L&I violations (2016); sold $608K (2025). | Absentee individual | $543K | 3/3 | 2,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 718 N 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $973K | 3/2 | 2,556 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 719 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $577K | 3/3 | 2,094 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 720 N 4TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $700K in 2012, demolished in 2012 and rebuilt (2012). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 4/3 | 2,661 | 2014 | 1 | |
| 722 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $558K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $830K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 4/2 | 2,596 | 2015 | 3 | |
| 727-29 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $490K | 3/2 | 1,700 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 731 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $250K in 2003, zoning permit in 2017, sold for $525K in 2025 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 733-37 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $897K | —/— | 5,940 | 1940 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)