Who owns your block
700 block of S 50th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $19,131 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 356% since 2016, now about $246K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $246K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $246K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 231 reported crimes (29 violent) and 223 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
- $246K typical home, up +356% since 2016
- Tax bill $673 to $2,634 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.6M assessed, $69,644/yr to the city, about $2,786 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +356% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +291% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
709 S 50th St is assessed at $665K but pays $1,862 a year — about 20% of the $9,311 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +14.8% 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 $456 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 40 arm's-length sales since 1988. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Properties Llc | 1 | 29 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rkp B Llc | 3 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golondrina Llc | 2 | 2 | $458K | phila.gov ↗ |
| James F Winslow (individual) | 2 | 2 | $342K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Firehouse Venture L P | 1 | 1 | $401K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Opal Sky Llc | 1 | 1 | $243K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $401K | —/— | 11,469 | 1903 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 705 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2015. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $287K | —/— | 3,126 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 707 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $171K | —/— | 1,800 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 708 S 50TH ST | Vacant | $26K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 709 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $665K | —/— | 5,280 | 2024 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 710 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 1988. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $271K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 711-13 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $264K | —/— | 5,158 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 712 S 50TH ST | Investor / LLC | $246K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 714 S 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $49K in 2002 → $134K in 2007 (+172%). | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 715-19 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $399K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $149K | —/— | 2,760 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 716 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 718 S 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $27K in 2002 → $115K in 2007 (+331%). | Investor / LLC | $243K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 720 S 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $27K in 2002 → $101K in 2006 (+279%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 721 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2008 → $25K in 2012 (+30%). | Vacant | $106K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 722 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $49K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $330K in 2020 (+1136%). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 723 S 50TH ST History4 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); Appeal moot (2009); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $100K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 724 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $175K in 2021, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $401K in 2022 (+3910%). | Absentee individual | $248K | 3/1 | 1,245 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 725 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $350K in 2018 (+900%). | Owner-occupied | $398K | —/— | 1,510 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 727 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $372K | 3/3 | 1,281 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 727 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $402K | 4/4 | 1,611 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 729 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $287K in 2015 (+283%). | Owner-occupied | $408K | —/— | 1,288 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 731 S 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $260K (2008). | Vacant | $100K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 733 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $242K | —/— | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 734 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2005 → $34K in 2010 (-53%). | Owner-occupied | $288K | —/— | 1,600 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 735 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $159K | —/— | 1,675 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)