Who owns your block
700 block of South St
A mixed-ownership block: 21% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 15 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $717K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $717K — about 3.2× 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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $717K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 3% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (20 violent) and 371 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
- $717K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $6,194 to $10,000 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $28M assessed, $389,597/yr to the city, about $13,434 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +61% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% 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 $162 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 17
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Pennbrook Portfolio Cc Llc, carries 8 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennbrook Portfolio Cc Llc | 1 | 5 | $5.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3-05 Chester Av Llc | 1 | 1 | $885K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Acrobat 710 Llc | 1 | 1 | $952K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phung Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hager Holdings Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aia Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Inl Llc | 1 | 1 | $507K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700-02 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $962K | —/— | 2,984 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 701 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2002 → $429K in 2011 (+72%). | Absentee individual | $714K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 2 | |
| 703 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 704 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2000 → $343K in 2002 (+37%). | Absentee individual | $848K | —/— | 3,534 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 705 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $712K | 4/2 | 2,434 | 1975 | 0 | rented |
| 706-08 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2025). | Investor / LLC | $885K | —/— | 3,687 | 1900 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 707 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2000 → $451K in 2011 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 2 | |
| 709 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $712K | 4/2 | 2,434 | 1975 | 0 | rented |
| 710 SOUTH ST | Investor / LLC | $952K | —/— | 3,966 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 711 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 712-14 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $1.1M in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 6,007 | 1900 | 1 | 11 violtax lien |
| 713 SOUTH ST | Owner-occupied | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 715 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $717K | 4/2 | 2,475 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 716 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $575K in 2004 → $1.3M in 2022 (+126%). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 6,288 | 1900 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 717 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $741K | 4/2 | 2,544 | 1975 | 0 | rented |
| 718 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $850K in 2008 → $2.5M in 2020 (+194%). | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | —/— | 6,555 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 719 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 0 | rented |
| 720-30 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $2.4M | —/— | 17,300 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 721 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 723 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 0 | rented |
| 725 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $465K in 2005 → $730K in 2021 (+57%). | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 2 | rented |
| 727 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $713K | 4/2 | 2,442 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 729 SOUTH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $210K in 2001 → $755K in 2023 (+260%). | Owner-occupied | $717K | 4/2 | 2,475 | 1975 | 3 | rented |
| 731 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $530K in 2015 → $250K in 2025 (-53%). | Owner-occupied | $717K | 4/2 | 2,475 | 1975 | 2 | |
| 732 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $355K | —/— | 1,410 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 734-36 SOUTH ST HistoryAppeal granted (2013); Appeal withdrawn (2016); Appeal approved (2016). | Investor / LLC | $2.3M | —/— | 8,500 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 738 SOUTH ST ImprovedBought for $830K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $507K | —/— | 2,010 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 740-44 SOUTH ST TradedTraded 2×: $950K in 2004 → $900K in 2006 (-5%). | Absentee individual | $1.7M | —/— | 9,656 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 746 SOUTH ST | Absentee individual | $939K | —/— | 3,914 | 1900 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)