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Who owns your block

700 block of S 4th St

A mixed-ownership block: 18% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 6 homes behind $78,708 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 52% since 2016, now about $545K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
    Abatements

    Five homes receive $81K in annual tax abatements while six homes owe $79K in back taxes.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    Block appreciation of 3.9% per year trails the city rate of 6.5% by 2.6 points yet remains 2.4x the city median.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    Twenty-two of 66 homes have never sold since 2000, while investors own 38% of the block.

By the Numbers

Median value
$545K
$121K–$4.8M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$195
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$720K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $545K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $37K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 66
$81K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
18%
11 of 66
city 41%
Rentals
36%
24 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$79K
6 of 66 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
18
12 homes · ZBA & boards
block 18% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$156
5 years
+37%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+52%
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 $545K — about 2.4× 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$545K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied3%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (7 violent) and 365 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
74
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
365
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts16
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle11
Fraud10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Other Assaults5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection70
Street Defect53
Illegal Dumping42
Graffiti Removal27
Salting21
Other (Streets)15

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$545K2016: $359K2017: $359K2018: $351K2019: $386K2020: $394K2021: $394K2022: $398K2023: $467K2024: $467K2025: $539K2026: $539K2027: $545K2016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,5222016: $4,9372017: $4,9802018: $4,6562019: $4,9592020: $5,1462021: $5,3722022: $5,4592023: $6,3262024: $6,4542025: $7,4512026: $7,3662027: $7,5222016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

5
5 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 $81,082 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%
$6,720pays now $67,217at the full rate

754 S 4th St is assessed at $4.8M but pays $6,720 a year — about 10% of the $67,217 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 +3.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 152 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $152 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+52%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.6 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 67 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2004201020162022
67arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 66 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 21Absentee individual: 33Vacant: 1 66parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 21
  • Absentee individual 33
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels13 parcels22 parcels7 parcels7 parcels5 parcels9 parcels
$121K$1.2M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Harbor Cre Acquisition I Llc69$6.5Mphila.gov ↗
Albert Davis (individual)24$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
South 04th Street Owners (individual)33$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
70712 Fourth Street Owners Llc33$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Steven J Christini (individual)33$848Kphila.gov ↗
Monroe And 4th Streets As (individual)22$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Sjc Property Group Llc22$644Kphila.gov ↗
Jon Braverman (individual)22$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
R & I Real Estate Llc11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Bainbridge Green Realty Llc11$408Kphila.gov ↗
724 S 4th Street Owner Llc11$904Kphila.gov ↗
Ericsson Properties Llc11$567Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 66 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
700-02 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $1.5M —/— 7,263 1920 0
701 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a temporary tents and canopies permit in 2022. Absentee individual $952K —/— 4,884 2005 0 4 viol
703 S 4TH ST Bought for $680K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $536K —/— 3,402 1915 1
704 S 4TH ST Bought for $750K in 2017. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $408K —/— 1,992 1915 2
706 S 4TH ST Bought for $2.5M in 2017. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Absentee individual $453K —/— 2,208 1915 2
707-09 S 4TH ST Bought for $340K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $679K —/— 3,480 1915 1
708 S 4TH ST Bought for $2.5M in 2017. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020. Absentee individual $523K —/— 2,682 1915 2
710 S 4TH ST Bought for $2.5M in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $1.9M in 2019. Absentee individual $309K —/— 1,859 2006 2
711 S 4TH ST Bought for $170K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $534K —/— 2,737 1915 2
712 S 4TH ST Bought for $170K in 2000, zoning/use permit in 2012, sold for $540K in 2021 (+218%). Investor / LLC $505K —/— 2,592 1915 2
713 S 4TH ST Bought for $850K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $559K —/— 2,868 1915 1
714 S 4TH ST Bought for $267K in 2013. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. Absentee individual $491K —/— 2,394 1915 1 rented
715 S 4TH ST Bought for $1.2M in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $892K —/— 3,984 1900 1
716 S 4TH ST Bought for $250K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Absentee individual $333K —/— 1,626 1920 1
717-19 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $1.7M —/— 6,356 1900 0
718 S 4TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012); sold $875K (2020). Investor / LLC $347K —/— 1,692 1920 1
720 S 4TH ST Bought for $875K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $298K —/— 1,452 1920 1
721 S 4TH ST Bought for $1.4M in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $463K —/— 2,259 1915 1 rented
722 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $432K 2/2 1,410 1900 0
722 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $121K —/— 579 1900 0
723 S 4TH ST Bought for $1.4M in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $355K —/— 1,734 1915 1 rented
724-26 S 4TH ST built new under a 2025 permit. Investor / LLC $904K —/— 4,638 1915 0 1 violtax lien
725 S 4TH ST Bought for $173K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $842K —/— 4,320 1915 2 rented
727 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $455K —/— 2,220 1920 0 rented
728 S 4TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $165K in 2003. Owner-occupied $391K —/— 1,908 1920 1 abated
729 S 4TH ST Bought for $450K in 2010. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Absentee individual $586K —/— 3,003 1915 1 rented
730 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $748K —/— 4,508 1915 0 rented
731 S 4TH ST Bought for $170K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $539K —/— 2,763 1915 1 rented
732 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. Absentee individual $568K —/— 2,913 1915 0 rented
733 S 4TH ST Bought for $170K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $567K —/— 2,907 1915 2 rented
734 S 4TH ST Bought for $450K in 2003, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $5.0M in 2021 (+1005%). Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 5,955 1915 2 rented
736 S 4TH ST Bought for $275K in 2003, use permit in 2018, sold for $5.0M in 2021 (+1708%). Investor / LLC $504K —/— 2,457 1915 2 rented
737 S 4TH ST Bought for $1.3M in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $2.3M in 2025. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 8,544 1915 2 rentedabated
738 S 4TH ST Investor / LLC $361K —/— 2,174 1915 0
739 S 4TH ST sold $350K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $441K —/— 2,151 1915 1
740 S 4TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2010). Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 7,495 2011 1
741 S 4TH ST Absentee individual $295K —/— 1,440 1915 0 rented
742 S 4TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 4,822 1915 0 rentedabated
743 S 4TH ST Bought for $795K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $795K in 2014. Investor / LLC $954K —/— 5,157 1900 2 rented
744 S 4TH ST Bought for $520K in 2014. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $552K —/— 2,831 1915 2 rented
745 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2007). Absentee individual $442K —/— 2,154 1915 0
746 S 4TH ST Bought for $5.0M in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $852K —/— 4,368 1915 1 rented
747 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $411K —/— 2,007 1915 0
748 S 4TH ST demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2014). Absentee individual $1.2M —/— 5,214 1915 0
749 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $697K —/— 3,572 1915 0
750 S 4TH ST Bought for $230K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $600K in 2018 (+118%). Absentee individual $343K —/— 1,674 1915 3
751 S 4TH ST sold $500K (2001); L&I violation (2007). Absentee individual $645K —/— 3,306 1915 1 rented
752 S 4TH ST Bought for $780K in 2021. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $550K —/— 2,454 1915 1 rented
754 S 4TH ST Bought for $1.3M in 2019, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $4.8M —/— 25,120 2025 2 abated
755 S 4TH ST Bought for $500K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $681K —/— 3,492 1915 1
757 S 4TH ST Bought for $300K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $541K —/— 2,772 1915 2
758 S 4TH ST Bought for $150K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $966K —/— 5,220 1915 2 rented
759 S 4TH ST Bought for $150K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $582K —/— 2,985 1915 3
760 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2008); sold $850K (2023). Absentee individual $751K —/— 3,853 1915 1
761 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019); sold $500K (2025). Investor / LLC $496K —/— 2,544 1915 1
762 S 4TH ST Bought for $850K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $844K —/— 2,601 1915 1
763 S 4TH ST Bought for $503K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $608K —/— 2,490 1915 1 2 viol
764-66 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Absentee individual $779K —/— 3,993 1915 0 rented
765 S 4TH ST L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $140K —/— 756 1915 0
765 S 4TH ST Absentee individual $296K 2/2 765 1915 0
765 S 4TH ST Absentee individual $295K 2/2 762 1915 0
767 S 4TH ST Bought for $312K in 2014. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2023. Absentee individual $433K —/— 2,112 1915 1
768 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Vacant $168K —/— 0
769 S 4TH ST Bought for $116K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $330K in 2014 (+184%). Absentee individual $448K —/— 1,014 1915 3 rented
770-80 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $2.7M —/— 15,072 1920 0
771-75 S 4TH ST Bought for $235K in 2000, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $340K in 2002. Absentee individual $742K —/— 3,312 1915 2 rentedabated

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