Philadelphia property report
7700 block of Watson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 96% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($20,588 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $354K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $354K — about 1.5× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $354K | $293K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 85% | 61% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 23 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 22% of them violent) and 27 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
- $354K typical home, up +67% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,571 to $3,437 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $95,328/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,531 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +67% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +34% since 2016 · ~+3%/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.
- 7720 Watson Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $371K
- 7749 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.92%$2,647/yr on $289K
- 7759 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.92%$2,667/yr on $291K
- 7711-13 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.93%$2,756/yr on $297K
- 7757 Watson Stlower taxable assessment0.94%$2,849/yr on $304K
- …and 19 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 7720 Watson St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $371K assessed value — about 0% of the $5,193 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $167 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 25 arm's-length sales since 1999. 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 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson & Smith Enterprises LLC | 1 | 6 | $1.4M | 881 Carver St, New York NY, 10124 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| John L Wade (individual) | 2 | 3 | $561K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
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).
House by house
All 30 homes 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7700 WATSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2003 → $130K in 2003 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $189K | 1/1 | 891 | 1956 | 2 | |
| 7706 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 2,688 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7710 WATSON ST Apartment building History2 L&I violations (2021); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2021); 5 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $380K | —/— | 2,125 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol$21K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 7711-13 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 962 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7712-14 WATSON ST Apartment building Renovated & sold onBought for $408K in 2019, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $625K in 2026 (+53%). | Investor / LLC | $436K | —/— | 2,376 | 1960 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 7716 WATSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $116K in 1999 → $233K in 2006 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,095 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7717 WATSON ST ImprovedBought for $183K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $335K | —/— | 1,520 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7720 WATSON ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $250K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $394K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 7721 WATSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2004 → $223K in 2009 (+17%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | —/— | 1,520 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7724 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $392K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7725 WATSON ST ImprovedBought for $240K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,344 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7728 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $395K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7729 WATSON ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2002. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $397K | 4/2 | 1,344 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7732 WATSON ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $420K | —/— | 2,115 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7733 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $332K | —/— | 1,482 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7736 WATSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $270K in 2007 → $225K in 2016 (-17%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 7737 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $332K | —/— | 1,482 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7740 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $385K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7741 WATSON ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,425 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 7744 WATSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $381K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7745 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,425 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7748 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $383K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7749 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $299K | —/— | 1,000 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7751 WATSON ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 7752 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,652 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7753 WATSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $327K | —/— | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7755 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7757 WATSON ST | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7759 WATSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a retaining wall permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,538 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7763 WATSON ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)