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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.

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 4.8% per year since 2016 trails the city average of 6.5% by 1.7 percentage points annually.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    Eight homes receiving $71K in annual tax abatements nearly matches the $32K owed by two homes in back taxes.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    Four frequently traded homes show changes of 715%, 430%, 220%, and 210%, far exceeding the block's 68% total appreciation.

By the Numbers

Median value
$572K
$107K–$996K
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$337
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$663K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $572K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 91
$71K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
56 of 91
city 41%
Rentals
24%
22 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$32K
2 of 91 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax +$364
5 years
+13%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+67%
value · tax +$3K

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 $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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$572K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied35%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.

Crimes · 12mo
55
6 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
262
32 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts16
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle8
Fraud5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection46
Street Defect41
Illegal Dumping33
Salting30
Street Trees14
Maintenance Complaint11

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$572K2016: $341K2017: $343K2018: $343K2019: $464K2020: $506K2021: $506K2022: $506K2023: $538K2024: $538K2025: $585K2026: $585K2027: $572K2016202020232027

▲ +68% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,6742016: $4,3842017: $4,4232018: $4,5162019: $6,0912020: $6,5432021: $6,5432022: $6,5432023: $6,5332024: $6,5332025: $7,3102026: $7,3102027: $7,6742016202020232027

▲ +75% 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 $71,050 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%
$6,299pays now $11,683at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 168 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+68%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 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 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
74arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
47homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 91 parcels

Owner-occupied: 56Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 27 91parcels
  • Owner-occupied 56
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 27

Value distribution today

1 parcels17 parcels14 parcels11 parcels15 parcels19 parcels14 parcels
$107K$896K+

The block's largest owner, Centra Associates Lp, carries 12 open violations across 47 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Centra Associates Lp247$76Mphila.gov ↗
Richard Braude (individual)224$4.9Mphila.gov ↗
Oshi Financial Trust17$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
D&R Global Investment Llc15$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Farmakon & Co14$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
David J Baker (individual)22$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Haya Khoury Living Trust22$759Kphila.gov ↗
Gilchrist Thomas Geddes (individual)22$897Kphila.gov ↗
701 South Third Llc11$107Kphila.gov ↗
718-20 S 3rd St Llc11$896Kphila.gov ↗
724 S 3rd St Llc11$632Kphila.gov ↗
Robin Roy Trust11$878Kphila.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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
700 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $107K —/— 514 1915 0
701 S 3RD ST Owner 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Absentee individual $935K —/— 0
707 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Bought for $400K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Absentee individual $558K 3/3 1,864 1915 1
717 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,032 1925 0 abated
721 S 3RD ST Bought 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 sold $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 built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $835K —/— 3,726 1915 0 abated
724 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $728K 2/2 2,140 1915 0
730 S 3RD ST 11 L&I violations (2012); sold $687K (2021). Owner-occupied $648K —/— 2,376 1915 1
731 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 sold $360K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $677K —/— 2,916 1915 1
736 S 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $524K —/— 2,685 1915 0
738 S 3RD ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $540K —/— 1,740 1915 0 abated
740 S 3RD ST Bought for $1.4M in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $895K —/— 3,936 1915 1 rented
741 S 3RD ST Bought 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 demolished 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $352K 2/2 1,370 1900 0
743 S 3RD ST Owner 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $770K in 2021. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $941K —/— 3,006 1915 1
751 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $668K —/— 2,805 1915 0
761 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $278K 1/1 790 1900 0
770-78 S 3RD ST Owner 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $291K 2/1 561 1915 0
777R S 3RD ST Owner 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 sold $275K (2005); L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $551K —/— 1,863 1915 1 rented
779 S 3RD ST Bought for $142K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $534K 3/1 1,584 1915 2
781 S 3RD ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $723K —/— 3,708 1915 0 tax lien
783 S 3RD ST Bought for $390K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $699K —/— 2,208 1915 1
785 S 3RD ST Owner pulled a parking only permit in 2024. Absentee individual $641K —/— 2,208 1915 0 rented
787 S 3RD ST Bought 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 built new under a 2021 permit. Owner-occupied $469K 2/1 1,381 1915 0
789 S 3RD ST 2 L&I violations (2021). Owner-occupied $428K 2/2 1,220 1915 0
791 S 3RD ST Owner 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 5 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

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