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Who owns your block

700 block of S 8th St

A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 4 homes behind $66,016 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 112% since 2016, now about $658K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$658K
$310K–$1.6M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$289
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$658K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $658K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $20K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 56
$111K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
50%
28 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
25%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$66K
4 of 56 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
14
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 13% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$160
5 years
+17%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+110%
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 $658K — about 3.0× 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$658K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied34%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 58 reported crimes (10 violent) and 364 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
58
10 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
364
42 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft13
Thefts12
Other Assaults8
Theft from Vehicle8
Fraud6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection92
Illegal Dumping50
Street Defect33
Salting27
Sanitation Violation20
Graffiti Removal16

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$658K2016: $311K2017: $313K2018: $312K2019: $552K2020: $586K2021: $581K2022: $564K2023: $587K2024: $607K2025: $652K2026: $652K2027: $658K2016202020232027

▲ +112% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3672016: $4,1772017: $4,1802018: $4,1802019: $7,0312020: $7,5112021: $7,5112022: $7,2902023: $7,0422024: $7,0422025: $7,9432026: $8,2072027: $8,3672016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016 · ~+7%/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 $111,273 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%
$3,779pays now $18,897at the full rate

752 S 8th St is assessed at $1.4M but pays $3,779 a year — about 20% of the $18,897 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 +7.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 212 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $212 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+112%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/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 60 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2004201020162022
60arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
26homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 14Vacant: 1 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 14
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

7 parcels14 parcels16 parcels12 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$310K$1.4M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bella 7 Llc17$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Olalere Llc16$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Kimberly Righi (individual)23$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Re Ez Inc12$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
1839 N 18th Street Llc12$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
717 S Llc11$514Kphila.gov ↗
Excalibur South 8 Llc11$741Kphila.gov ↗
Third & Wolf Associates11$545Kphila.gov ↗
Mana Y'S Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Ace Holdings Llc11$433Kphila.gov ↗
754 S 8th St Llc11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Aj Towne Llc11$598Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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
703 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $373K —/— 900 1920 0
705 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $373K —/— 900 1920 1
707 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $305K in 2011 → $415K in 2017 (+36%). Owner-occupied $507K —/— 990 1979 2
708 S 8TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $624K —/— 2,148 1920 0 abated
709 S 8TH ST Bought for $94K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $715K —/— 2,769 1920 1 rented
710 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $472K —/— 2,304 1920 0 rented
711 S 8TH ST Bought for $82K in 2000, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $575K in 2012. Owner-occupied $779K 3/2 1,887 1920 4
713 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $485K in 2008 → $530K in 2014 (+9%). Owner-occupied $716K 3/— 2,438 1920 2
715 S 8TH ST Bought for $290K in 2009, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $947K in 2020 (+760%). Owner-occupied $906K 5/3 2,574 1920 4
716 S 8TH ST Traded 4×: $349K in 2002 → $785K in 2021 (+125%). Owner-occupied $836K 3/2 2,256 1920 4
717 S 8TH ST Bought for $375K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $514K —/— 1,440 1920 1
718 S 8TH ST Traded 5×: $230K in 2004 → $910K in 2021 (+296%). Owner-occupied $860K 4/4 2,319 1920 5
719 S 8TH ST Bought for $875K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $645K —/— 2,880 1920 1 rented
720 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $744K —/— 3,033 1920 0 rented
721 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Vacant $1.6M —/— 0
722 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $665K —/— 1,992 1920 0
724 S 8TH ST Bought for $465K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $955K in 2025. Owner-occupied $597K 4/1 1,848 1920 2
726 S 8TH ST Bought for $725K in 2021. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $741K —/— 2,982 1920 1 rented
728 S 8TH ST Bought for $634K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $1.4M in 2026 (+113%). Investor / LLC $758K —/— 2,976 1920 2
730 S 8TH ST Bought for $311K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $551K —/— 1,704 1920 1
732-34 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $545K —/— 3,848 1915 0
736-38 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $728K —/— 7,776 1900 1
739 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $504K —/— 1,554 1920 0
740 S 8TH ST Bought for $200K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $393K —/— 2,370 1920 1
741 S 8TH ST L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $535K —/— 1,782 1920 0
742 S 8TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $4.1M in 2022. Investor / LLC $651K —/— 2,472 1920 1 rented
743 S 8TH ST built new under a 2017 permit. Absentee individual $310K —/— 1,512 1920 0
744-46 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $1.4M —/— 6,930 1920 0
745 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $533K —/— 1,764 1920 1
747 S 8TH ST Bought for $300K in 2004, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $605K in 2019 (+102%). Absentee individual $598K —/— 1,798 1920 4 rented
748 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Absentee individual $741K —/— 2,712 1920 0
749 S 8TH ST Bought for $355K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $435K in 2018. Investor / LLC $433K —/— 1,932 1920 2 rentedabated
750 S 8TH ST Appeal continued (2019); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019). Absentee individual $638K —/— 2,562 1920 0
751 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $650K —/— 2,176 1920 0
752 S 8TH ST Bought for $320K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.4M 7/7 3,711 2021 1 rentedabated
753 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $372K 2/2 1,037 1900 0
753 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $427K 2/2 1,099 1900 0
754 S 8TH ST Bought for $320K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.4M 7/7 3,711 2021 1 abated
755 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2015. Absentee individual $541K —/— 3,468 1920 0 rented
756 S 8TH ST Bought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $817K 3/2 2,180 1920 3
757 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Absentee individual $568K —/— 2,912 1920 0 rented
758 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $832K 2/1 1,974 1920 0 abated
759 S 8TH ST Investor / LLC $598K —/— 3,066 1920 1 rented
760-62 S 8TH ST Bought for $975K in 2022, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $875K in 2024. Owner-occupied $791K 3/— 1,840 1920 2 abated
761 S 8TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $836K —/— 3,732 1920 1 abated
763-65 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 5,928 1911 0
764 S 8TH ST Bought for $38K in 2003, addition permit in 2010, sold for $545K in 2012 (+1337%). Owner-occupied $838K 4/2 2,175 1920 5
766 S 8TH ST Bought for $525K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $935K 4/4 3,236 1920 2
767 S 8TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $809K 3/3 3,318 1920 0 abated
768 S 8TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2019); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $510K —/— 3,072 1920 0
769 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $747K —/— 2,457 1920 0
770 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Absentee individual $770K 4/2 3,096 1920 0 rented
771 S 8TH ST Bought for $360K in 2009, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $765K in 2020 (+113%). Owner-occupied $811K 6/4 3,582 1920 2
772 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $746K —/— 3,060 1920 0
773 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $647K —/— 2,916 1920 0 rented
775 S 8TH ST Bought for $900K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $647K —/— 3,264 1920 1

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