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Who owns your block

700 block of S 2nd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $4,611 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $725K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    Block appreciation of 6% per year since 2016 trails the city average of 6.5% despite the block being valued at 3.3x the city median.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    Eight homes receive $134K in annual tax abatements while only two homes carry $5K in back taxes owed.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    Sixty-seven of 116 homes have never sold since 1999, yet four addresses account for gains of 173% to 963%.

By the Numbers

Median value
$725K
$20K–$1.6M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$340
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$680K
9 sold in 2yr
assessed $725K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $21K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 116
$134K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
76 of 116
city 41%
Rentals
13%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
2 of 116 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
18
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$337
5 years
+25%
value · tax +$965
10 years
+89%
value · tax +$4K

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 $725K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$725K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied49%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 51 reported crimes (5 violent) and 191 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
51
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
191
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts11
Theft from Vehicle10
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Other Assaults4
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Salting25
Sanitation Violation19
Illegal Dumping14
Maintenance Complaint12
Information Request10

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
William M Meredith
725 S 5th St · 579 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$725K2016: $383K2017: $383K2018: $380K2019: $557K2020: $600K2021: $600K2022: $582K2023: $600K2024: $600K2025: $686K2026: $686K2027: $725K2016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,8862016: $5,1092017: $5,1232018: $5,1092019: $7,6092020: $8,1502021: $8,0942022: $7,9212023: $7,6712024: $7,8072025: $8,6192026: $8,5492027: $8,8862016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

8
8 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 $134,086 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%
$3,462pays now $17,309at the full rate

742 S 2nd St is assessed at $1.2M but pays $3,462 a year — about 20% of the $17,309 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 189 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+89%
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 100 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 67 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
100arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
67homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 116 parcels

Owner-occupied: 76Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 24Vacant: 9 116parcels
  • Owner-occupied 76
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 24
  • Vacant 9

Value distribution today

9 parcels4 parcels20 parcels18 parcels33 parcels19 parcels12 parcels
$20K$1.2M+

The block's largest owner, Pennbrook Portfolio Cc Llc, carries 8 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Pennbrook Portfolio Cc Llc15$5.7Mphila.gov ↗
Elias Wiezer Trust12$897Kphila.gov ↗
Donna Marley (individual)22$509Kphila.gov ↗
Theresa C Kinsella (individual)22$755Kphila.gov ↗
Letitia Properties Trust12$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Lbm Dos Llc11$534Kphila.gov ↗
Patricia Scarelli Revocable Trust11$570Kphila.gov ↗
Charleston Realty Llc11$912Kphila.gov ↗
2nd & Monroe Llc11$0phila.gov ↗
Pats Pizzeria Elias Llc11$602Kphila.gov ↗
Kier Properties Llc11$902Kphila.gov ↗
785 S 2nd Street Llc11$677Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 116 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 S 2ND ST built new under a 2009 permit. Absentee individual $814K —/— 4,176 1986 0
701 S 2ND ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $551K in 2019. Owner-occupied $534K —/— 2,736 1915 1 rented
702 S 2ND ST Bought for $350K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $762K 3/2 2,012 1986 3
703 S 2ND ST Traded 3×: $355K in 2002 → $517K in 2018 (+46%). Owner-occupied $570K 3/2 1,716 1915 3
704 S 2ND ST Traded 4×: $310K in 2000 → $680K in 2014 (+119%). Owner-occupied $864K —/— 2,088 1986 4
706 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $656K 3/2 1,509 1986 0
707 S 2ND ST built new under a 2023 permit. Owner-occupied $1.4M 3/2 4,338 1900 0
708 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $811K —/— 2,324 1986 0
708 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $817K —/— 2,360 1986 0
708 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $822K 3/3 2,388 1986 0
708 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $725K 3/2 2,325 1986 0
709 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $783K 5/3 2,634 1915 1
710 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $833K 4/2 2,146 1960 1
711 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $570K —/— 1,875 1915 0 rented
712 S 2ND ST Bought for $475K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $684K 3/2 1,621 1986 2
713 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2012); sold $520K (2025). Absentee individual $626K —/— 2,316 1915 1 rented
715 S 2ND ST Bought for $250K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $633K —/— 2,828 1915 1
716 S 2ND ST Investor / LLC $962K —/— 3,040 1915 1
717 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $440K 3/1 1,466 1915 0
719 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $417K —/— 1,200 1920 0
720 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $694K 2/— 1,090 2022 0 abated
720 S 2ND ST Investor / LLC $912K 3/2 1,840 2022 0 abated
720 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $156K 3/2 1,122 2022 0
720 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $611K 3/3 1,740 2022 0
720 S 2ND ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $530K 3/— 1,388 2024 0 abated
720 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $1.1M 3/2 1,914 2022 0 abated
720 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $864K 3/— 1,221 2022 0
720 S 2ND ST Vacant —/— 0
721 S 2ND ST Bought for $210K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,023 1920 2 rented
723 S 2ND ST Bought for $98K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $1.0M 5/3 3,136 1900 3
725 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $815K —/— 3,232 1915 1
726 S 2ND ST Bought for $305K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning admin review permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $588K —/— 1,752 1920 1 rented
727 S 2ND ST Bought for $600K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $1.6M in 2023. Investor / LLC $602K —/— 2,688 2008 2
728 S 2ND ST Bought for $370K in 2005, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $700K in 2018 (+89%). Owner-occupied $751K 3/2 2,400 1920 2
729 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $387K 2/2 1,020 1900 0
729 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $552K 3/1 1,696 1900 0
730-32 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $1.6M 5/5 4,800 2001 0
731 S 2ND ST Bought for $731K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $990K 4/2 3,033 1915 2
733 S 2ND ST Bought for $680K in 2013, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $915K in 2022 (+35%). Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/2 3,215 1915 2
735 S 2ND ST Bought for $555K in 2001, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $750K in 2014. Owner-occupied $989K 4/2 3,027 1915 2
736 S 2ND ST Bought for $565K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $600K in 2019. Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,307 1960 2 abated
737 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $840K 3/2 3,087 1915 0
739 S 2ND ST Bought for $663K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/4 3,506 1915 3
740 S 2ND ST Bought for $537K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $838K 4/1 2,307 1960 1
741 S 2ND ST Bought for $300K in 2003, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/3 3,160 2004 4
742 S 2ND ST demolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $1.2M in 2023. Absentee individual $1.2M 6/4 2,700 2022 3 abated
743 S 2ND ST Bought for $275K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $938K in 2023 (+241%). Owner-occupied $844K 4/2 2,447 1915 3
744 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $585K —/— 1,422 1915 0 abated
745 S 2ND ST built new under a 2016 permit. Absentee individual $562K —/— 2,884 1915 1
746R S 2ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $323K 2/1 588 1915 0
746 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $806K —/— 2,790 1915 0 rented
746R S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $304K 2/1 588 1915 0
747 S 2ND ST Bought for $900K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $902K —/— 3,420 1890 2 rented
748 S 2ND ST built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $760K in 2009. Owner-occupied $796K —/— 2,362 1915 1
749 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. Absentee individual $717K —/— 4,634 1900 0 rented
750 S 2ND ST Bought for $650K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $951K 6/2 2,607 1915 1
751R S 2ND ST Bought for $195K in 2000, zoning permit in 2011, sold for $413K in 2016 (+112%). Owner-occupied $539K 2/2 1,152 1915 4
751 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $757K 3/2 1,854 1915 0
752 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $937K —/— 4,806 1915 0
753 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2014). Investor / LLC $592K —/— 2,152 1915 0
754 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $956K —/4 2,817 1915 0 abated
755 S 2ND ST Vacant land, last sold for $225K in 2003. Owner-occupied $886K —/— 2,300 2003 2
756-58 S 2ND ST Bought for $825K in 2003. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $1.3M 2/3 3,066 1920 2
757 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $922K —/— 3,680 1915 0
759 S 2ND ST Bought for $300K in 2003, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $1.8M in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.4M 3/4 4,078 2004 4
760 S 2ND ST Bought for $170K in 2001, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2021. Owner-occupied $860K 4/3 2,508 2002 7
761 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/1 2,880 1960 0
762 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $649K 4/3 2,375 1915 0
764 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $783K —/— 2,954 1915 0
765 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $356K 2/1 800 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $464K 2/2 1,100 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $464K 2/1 1,100 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $493K 2/2 1,200 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $372K 2/1 850 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $349K 2/1 775 1900 0
765 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $349K 2/1 775 1900 0
766 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $689K —/— 2,391 1915 0
768 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $827K 4/1 2,566 1915 1
769 S 2ND ST Bought for $400K in 2005. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2021. Absentee individual $743K —/— 2,880 1915 1 rented
770 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $946K —/— 8,120 1915 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 200 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
771-75 S 2ND ST Vacant $20K —/— 0 tax lien
771-75 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $489K 2/2 1,300 1900 0
774 S 2ND ST Absentee individual $958K —/— 3,474 1915 0 rented
776 S 2ND ST Bought for $380K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $813K —/— 2,287 1915 1
777 S 2ND ST Bought for $315K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $401K in 2021 (+27%). Owner-occupied $385K 2/1 1,176 1920 2
778 S 2ND ST Bought for $310K in 1999. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $767K —/— 2,085 1915 5
779 S 2ND ST Bought for $228K in 2002, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $392K in 2023 (+72%). Owner-occupied $449K 2/1 1,203 1920 3
780 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2025. Absentee individual $909K —/— 4,659 1900 0
781R S 2ND ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $686K 2/1 1,980 1915 0
783 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $813K —/— 4,515 1900 0 rented
784 S 2ND ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $225K in 2001. Owner-occupied $574K —/— 1,623 1915 1 rented
785 S 2ND ST Bought for $483K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $677K —/— 2,661 1915 1 rented
786 S 2ND ST 2 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $865K —/— 3,555 1900 0
787 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $364K in 2003 → $700K in 2004 (+92%). Owner-occupied $744K —/— 3,060 1915 2
788 S 2ND ST Bought for $249K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $680K in 2024 (+173%). Absentee individual $700K —/— 2,113 1915 2 1 viol
789 S 2ND ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $410K in 2004. Absentee individual $1.0M 3/— 2,712 1906 1
790 S 2ND ST Bought for $590K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $742K —/— 2,672 1915 1 rented
791 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $850K in 2015 → $890K in 2019 (+5%). Owner-occupied $884K —/— 2,676 1915 2 rented
792 S 2ND ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $453K —/— 2,208 1915 0
793 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $735K 3/2 1,617 1915 1
795-97 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $824K 4/2 2,551 1915 0
799 S 2ND ST Bought for $375K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $778K —/4 2,235 1960 1

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