Who owns your block
700 block of S 3rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 2 homes behind $32,151 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $572K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Block appreciation of 4.8% per year since 2016 trails the city average of 6.5% by 1.7 percentage points annually.
- 02Taxes
Eight homes receiving $71K in annual tax abatements nearly matches the $32K owed by two homes in back taxes.
- 03Turnover
Four frequently traded homes show changes of 715%, 430%, 220%, and 210%, far exceeding the block's 68% total appreciation.
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 $572K — about 2.6× 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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $572K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (6 violent) and 262 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
- $572K typical home, up +68% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,384 to $7,674 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $51M assessed, $646,973/yr to the city, about $7,110 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +68% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
723 S 3rd St is assessed at $835K but pays $6,299 a year — about 54% of the $11,683 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $168 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 74 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 47 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 91 parcels
- Owner-occupied 56
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 27
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Centra Associates Lp, carries 12 open violations across 47 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centra Associates Lp | 2 | 47 | $76M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Richard Braude (individual) | 2 | 24 | $4.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Oshi Financial Trust | 1 | 7 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| D&R Global Investment Llc | 1 | 5 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Farmakon & Co | 1 | 4 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| David J Baker (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Haya Khoury Living Trust | 2 | 2 | $759K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gilchrist Thomas Geddes (individual) | 2 | 2 | $897K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 701 South Third Llc | 1 | 1 | $107K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 718-20 S 3rd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $896K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 724 S 3rd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $632K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Robin Roy Trust | 1 | 1 | $878K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 91 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 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $835K in 2004, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $665K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $789K | 3/2 | 2,456 | 2008 | 2 | |
| 701 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $107K | —/— | 514 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 701 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $338K | 1/1 | 728 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 701 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $281K | 1/1 | 569 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 702 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $835K in 2004, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $640K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $789K | 3/2 | 2,456 | 2008 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 703 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $305K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $715K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $651K | 3/1 | 1,746 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 705 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $744K | 3/3 | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 706-12 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $935K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 707 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $675K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $865K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $801K | 5/4 | 2,340 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 709 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $625K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $627K | 5/3 | 2,340 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 711 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $639K | —/— | 2,340 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 713 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $717K | 3/3 | 2,340 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 714 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $600K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $689K | 2/2 | 2,200 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 716 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $400K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $558K | 3/3 | 1,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 717 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $550K | 2/2 | 1,824 | 1994 | 3 | |
| 718-20 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $320K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $465K in 2009 (+45%). | Investor / LLC | $896K | 6/4 | 3,456 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 719 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $378K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 721 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $118K in 1999, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $623K in 2024 (+430%). | Absentee individual | $568K | 3/2 | 1,330 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 722 S 3RD ST Historysold $435K (2006); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2015). | Absentee individual | $673K | 3/3 | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 723 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $835K | —/— | 3,726 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 724 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $632K | 3/3 | 2,490 | 1918 | 3 | rented |
| 725 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $741K | 4/3 | 3,120 | 1915 | 0 | 6 viol |
| 727 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $561K | 4/3 | 2,184 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 728 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $470K in 2007, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $665K in 2022 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $701K | 3/2 | 1,704 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 729 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $728K | 2/2 | 2,140 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 730 S 3RD ST History11 L&I violations (2012); sold $687K (2021). | Owner-occupied | $648K | —/— | 2,376 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 731 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $84K in 2001, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $685K in 2024 (+715%). | Owner-occupied | $690K | 3/2 | 1,906 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 732 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $183K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $565K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $696K | 3/2 | 1,764 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 733 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $420K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $418K | —/— | 2,136 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 734 S 3RD ST Historysold $360K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $677K | —/— | 2,916 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 736 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $524K | —/— | 2,685 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 738 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $540K | —/— | 1,740 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 740 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $895K | —/— | 3,936 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 741 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $600K in 2015, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $955K in 2018 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $996K | 6/3 | 2,826 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 742 S 3RD ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $1.4M in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $744K | 3/2 | 2,064 | 2015 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 743 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $352K | 2/2 | 1,370 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 743 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $529K | 3/2 | 1,870 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 744 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $386K | —/— | 1,020 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 745 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $721K in 2020. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $775K | 3/3 | 1,920 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 746 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $395K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $478K | 4/2 | 1,302 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 747 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2005, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $800K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $735K | 4/3 | 2,026 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 748 S 3RD ST | Investor / LLC | $878K | —/— | 3,630 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 749 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $780K | 4/3 | 2,232 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 750 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $770K in 2021. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $941K | —/— | 3,006 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 751 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $750K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $764K | 4/2 | 2,034 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 752 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $786K | 4/2 | 1,956 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 753 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $94K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $769K | —/— | 2,232 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 754-56 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $572K | —/— | 8,142 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 755 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $463K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 755 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $438K | 2/1 | 1,199 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 755 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $431K | 2/2 | 1,182 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 755 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $450K | 2/1 | 1,289 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 757 S 3RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $450K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $630K in 2022 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $726K | 4/2 | 2,394 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 759 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $668K | —/— | 2,805 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 761 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $710K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $806K | 6/3 | 3,060 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 766 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $625K | 4/1 | 1,976 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 768 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $654K | 2/2 | 1,986 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | 1/1 | 690 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $252K | 1/1 | 690 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $281K | 1/1 | 800 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $273K | 2/1 | 770 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 700 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $259K | 1/1 | 716 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $278K | 1/1 | 790 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $347K | 2/1 | 1,250 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $281K | 1/1 | 800 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 2/1 | 770 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $288K | 2/1 | 830 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $255K | 1/1 | 700 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 770-78 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $347K | 2/1 | 1,251 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 773 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $339K | 2/1 | 1,050 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 773 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $322K | 2/1 | 980 | 1900 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 773 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $437K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 775 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $953K | 6/3 | 3,420 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 777R S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $291K | —/2 | 561 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 777R S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | 2/1 | 543 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 777R S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 2/1 | 561 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 777R S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $437K | —/— | 873 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 777R S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $289K | 2/1 | 534 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 777 S 3RD ST Historysold $275K (2005); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $551K | —/— | 1,863 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 779 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $142K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $534K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 781 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $915K | 6/3 | 2,889 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 782-84 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $723K | —/— | 3,708 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 783 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $390K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $699K | —/— | 2,208 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 785 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a parking only permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $641K | —/— | 2,208 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 787 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2011. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $651K | 3/3 | 1,890 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 789 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $469K | 2/1 | 1,381 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 789 S 3RD ST History2 L&I violations (2021). | Owner-occupied | $428K | 2/2 | 1,220 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 791 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $591K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 793 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $619K | 3/3 | 2,004 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 795 S 3RD ST History5 L&I violations (2007); sold $530K (2012); 4 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2020). | Investor / LLC | $428K | —/— | 2,088 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)