Philadelphia property report
700 block of Washington Ave
A commercial block: 9 storefronts and businesses alongside 4 homes, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $398K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $398K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $398K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 29% of them violent) and 358 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $398K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $3,432 to $5,576 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $21,546/yr from taxable assessments, or $5,386 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 727 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.94%$2,886/yr on $306K
- 723 Washington Avelower taxable assessment1.01%$3,569/yr on $355K
- 704 Washington Avelower taxable assessment1.12%$5,483/yr on $492K
- 708 Washington Avelower taxable assessment1.14%$6,085/yr on $535K
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). Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 6 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 710 Washington Avenue LLC, carries 1 open violation across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 Washington Avenue LLC | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | 162 Lucerne Blvd, Cherry Hill NJ, 08003 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
Parcel by parcel
All 12 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).
Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 WASHINGTON AVE Industrial | Owner-occupied | $416K | —/— | 4,515 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 704 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2000 → $290K in 2005 (+936%). | Owner-occupied | $479K | —/— | 2,817 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 706 WASHINGTON AVE Multi-family HistoryAppeal complete (2021); sold $330K (2021). | Absentee individual | $422K | 6/3 | 1,998 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 708 WASHINGTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $568K | —/— | 2,838 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 709 WASHINGTON AVE Store ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $922K | —/— | 6,230 | 1950 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 710 WASHINGTON AVE Store ImprovedBought for $900K in 2022. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $411K | —/— | 1,300 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 712 WASHINGTON AVE Apartment building New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit. | Owner-occupied | $299K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 714 WASHINGTON AVE Apartment building ImprovedBought for $740K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $501K | —/— | 2,948 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 721 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use ImprovedBought for $80K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $274K | —/— | 1,803 | 1915 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 723 WASHINGTON AVE ImprovedBought for $149K in 2009. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $375K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 725 WASHINGTON AVE ImprovedBought for $225K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $375K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 727 WASHINGTON AVE Mixed-use ImprovedBought for $75K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 1,755 | 1915 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)