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Who owns your block

700 block of S 7th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $10,588 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $644K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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

    This block commands 2.9x the city median value yet has lagged city appreciation by 0.6 percentage points per year since 2016.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    10 homes receive $121K in annual tax abatements while 2 homes owe $11K in back taxes, showing divergent tax situations.

By the Numbers

Median value
$644K
$224K–$1.7M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$374
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$1.1M
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $644K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $22K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 61
$121K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
45 of 61
city 41%
Rentals
10%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$11K
2 of 61 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
10
10 homes · ZBA & boards
block 16% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$106
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+88%
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 $644K — about 2.9× 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$644K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied48%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (11 violent) and 334 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
108
11 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
334
17 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts49
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Theft from Vehicle14
Other Assaults9
Fraud7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection89
Salting43
Illegal Dumping42
Street Defect27
Construction Complaints23
Other (Streets)17

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$644K2016: $343K2017: $343K2018: $346K2019: $480K2020: $521K2021: $524K2022: $529K2023: $582K2024: $582K2025: $640K2026: $640K2027: $644K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,6092016: $4,0502017: $4,0712018: $4,1202019: $5,7482020: $6,1252021: $6,0442022: $6,2632023: $6,7902024: $7,2732025: $7,5032026: $7,5032027: $7,6092016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

10
10 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 $120,884 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%
$4,768pays now $23,839at the full rate

747 S 7th St is assessed at $1.7M but pays $4,768 a year — about 20% of the $23,839 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 +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1.7%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 78 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M19982004201020162022
78arm's-length sales since 1996
1times the typical home has sold
10most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 61 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 1 61parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels15 parcels19 parcels11 parcels5 parcels2 parcels6 parcels
$224K$1.4M+

The block's largest owner, Queen Village Development, carries 14 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Queen Village Development117$6.7Mphila.gov ↗
Queen Village Properties11$935Kphila.gov ↗
1901 Davisville Road Llc11$774Kphila.gov ↗
718-722 Cs Realty Llc11$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Saloon Enterprises Inc11$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Saloon Enterprises11$606Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 61 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 7TH ST Old house bought for $275K in 2007, demolished in 2019. Investor / LLC $935K —/— 2,968 2019 4 rentedabated
701 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $490K in 2005 → $1.2M in 2017 (+145%). Investor / LLC $774K —/— 3,456 1915 3 rented
702 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $88K in 2002 → $150K in 2003 (+70%). Owner-occupied $528K —/— 1,674 1915 2
703 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $950K in 2012 → $1.5M in 2025 (+55%). Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/3 2,349 2012 3
704 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $590K —/— 2,016 1915 0
705 S 7TH ST Appeal granted with conditions (2011); sold $825K (2012). Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/3 2,349 2012 1
706 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $129K in 1996 → $495K in 2021 (+284%). Owner-occupied $524K —/— 1,152 1920 3
707 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/3 2,397 2012 1
708 S 7TH ST Traded 4×: $235K in 2001 → $592K in 2024 (+152%). Owner-occupied $613K 2/2 1,320 1920 4
708R S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $629K 3/1 1,428 1920 0
709 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/3 2,349 2012 1
710 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $130K in 2000 → $260K in 2015 (+100%). Owner-occupied $409K —/— 1,133 1920 2
710-12 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $641K 2/2 1,420 1925 0
712 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $395K in 2005 → $414K in 2017 (+5%). Owner-occupied $485K 2/1 1,008 1920 2
714R S 7TH ST Investor / LLC $659K —/— 1,456 1915 0
714 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $529K —/— 1,488 1915 1
715 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $669K 4/1 1,716 1915 0
716 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $365K in 2001 → $575K in 2016 (+58%). Owner-occupied $610K —/— 1,176 1915 2
717 S 7TH ST Traded 2×: $485K in 2002 → $570K in 2006 (+18%). Absentee individual $875K 1/1 3,345 1915 2
718-22 S 7TH ST L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2022). Investor / LLC $1.0M —/— 5,217 1900 0
719 S 7TH ST Bought for $180K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $500K in 2021. Owner-occupied $871K —/— 2,796 1915 2 abated
721 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $676K —/— 2,448 1915 0
723 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $644K —/— 2,448 1915 0 rented
724 S 7TH ST Traded 4×: $343K in 2005 → $455K in 2023 (+33%). Owner-occupied $531K 2/1 1,050 1920 4
725 S 7TH ST sold $365K (2004); L&I violation (2010). Owner-occupied $706K —/— 2,628 1915 1
726 S 7TH ST sold $194K (2001); L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $422K —/— 1,023 1920 1
727-29 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $224K 1/1 420 1900 0
727-29 S 7TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $410K 2/1 969 1900 0
727-29 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $290K 1/1 593 1900 0 rented
727-29 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $224K 1/1 420 1900 0
727-29 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $392K 1/1 890 1900 0
727-29 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $406K 2/1 957 1900 0
728-30 S 7TH ST 6 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020). Absentee individual $732K —/— 3,619 1900 0
731 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $477K in 2006 → $785K in 2021 (+64%). Owner-occupied $915K 3/2 2,700 1915 3
733 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $612K —/— 2,436 1915 0
735-37 S 7TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $818K —/— 4,197 1915 0 rentedabated
738-48 S 7TH ST 7 L&I violations (2008); Appeal dismissed (2013). Vacant $592K —/— 0
745 S 7TH ST Bought for $290K in 2016, built new (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/3 2,486 1915 3 abated
747 S 7TH ST Bought for $438K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $1.4M in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.7M 4/4 3,519 2020 3 abated
749 S 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2021); Appeal granted (2022). Owner-occupied $954K —/— 2,019 1915 0
750-54 S 7TH ST 3 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $1.6M —/— 8,834 1900 0 tax lien
751 S 7TH ST Old house bought for $440K in 2013, demolished in 2013. Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/2 3,045 2014 1
753 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $587K —/— 1,605 1915 1
755 S 7TH ST sold $325K (2003); 4 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $696K —/— 2,283 1915 1
757 S 7TH ST L&I violation (2009). Absentee individual $544K 4/1 1,572 1915 0
759 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $819K 3/2 2,125 1915 0 abated
761 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $533K 3/3 1,751 1915 1
763 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $190K in 2001 → $785K in 2021 (+313%). Owner-occupied $807K 5/2 2,160 1915 3
764 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $613K —/— 2,346 1915 0
765 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $560K —/— 1,714 1920 0 abated
766 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $353K in 2009 → $807K in 2018 (+129%). Owner-occupied $709K 3/2 1,887 1915 3
767 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $642K —/— 2,250 1920 0 abated
768 S 7TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $480K in 2019. Owner-occupied $938K 3/2 2,361 1915 1 abated
769 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $496K —/— 1,344 1920 0 abated
770 S 7TH ST Traded 4×: $400K in 2000 → $679K in 2013 (+70%). Owner-occupied $867K —/— 2,316 1900 4
771 S 7TH ST Absentee individual $519K —/— 1,470 1920 1 rented
772 S 7TH ST Owner-occupied $769K —/— 2,832 1915 0
773 S 7TH ST Traded 6×: $499K in 2002 → $745K in 2015 (+49%). Owner-occupied $727K 3/2 1,920 2002 10
774-90 S 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2024); Appeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $606K —/— 1,920 0 2 viol
775 S 7TH ST Traded 3×: $725K in 2016 → $815K in 2025 (+12%). Owner-occupied $744K 3/2 2,048 1915 3
777 S 7TH ST 13 L&I violations (2008); sold $280K (2009); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $519K —/— 1,314 1915 1

Neighborhood

Median income
$91K
household
Own vs. rent
50%
owner-occupied
Median age
36.7
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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