Who owns your block
1200 block of S 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 2 homes behind $16,534 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 197% since 2016, now about $355K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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 $355K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $355K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (28 violent) and 377 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
- $355K typical home, up +197% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,260 to $2,328 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $29M assessed, $89,638/yr to the city, about $2,892 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +197% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +85% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1235 S 16th St is assessed at $21M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $300,253 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 +10.4% 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 $297 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Commons At Point Breeze, carries 7 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commons At Point Breeze (individual) | 5 | 32 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Universal Point L P (individual) | 3 | 31 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Universal Point Lp | 1 | 12 | $308K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Commons At Point Breeze L (individual) | 2 | 7 | $172K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chen Chang Gang (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1213 S 16th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $358K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1217 S 16th Llc | 1 | 1 | $124K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2010, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $550K in 2019 (+588%). | Absentee individual | $393K | —/— | 2,412 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1201 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $388K in 2007 → $200K in 2014 (-48%). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,456 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1202 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2010, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $550K in 2019 (+588%). | Absentee individual | $399K | 5/3 | 1,905 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1203 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $245K in 2014 (+227%). | Absentee individual | $458K | 5/3 | 2,490 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1204 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1205 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2011, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $444K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $527K | 3/3 | 2,016 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1206 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Owner-occupied | $301K | 4/2 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1207 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $25K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 1208 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $356K | 3/2 | 1,338 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1209 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1920 | 0 | rented11 viol |
| 1210 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $49K | 3/2 | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1211 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $25K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1212 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $355K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1213 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $17K in 2004, use permit in 2018, sold for $250K in 2024 (+1388%). | Investor / LLC | $358K | —/— | 2,196 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1214 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $25K | 3/2 | 1,330 | 2006 | 0 | rented |
| 1215 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $407K | 4/2 | 1,488 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1216 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $74K | 6/3 | 2,394 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 1217 S 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2026), then sold for $142K in 2026. | Vacant | $124K | —/— | — | — | 5 | tax lien |
| 1218 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $74K | 3/3 | 2,376 | 2007 | 0 | |
| 1219 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2004, zoning permit in 2012, sold for $363K in 2021 (+1172%). | Owner-occupied | $433K | 3/2 | 1,443 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1220 S 16TH ST Historysold $30K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $351K | 6/1 | 1,672 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1223 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 3,894 | 2008 | 0 | rented |
| 1225 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $49K | 5/2 | 2,231 | 2007 | 0 | rented |
| 1235 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $21M | —/— | 157,016 | 1926 | 0 | abated10 viol |
| 1236 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $364K | —/— | 1,728 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1238 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $356K | —/— | 1,728 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1240 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $478K | 5/4 | 2,955 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1242 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 2,208 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1244 S 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $266K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1246 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $85K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $380K in 2025 (+347%). | Owner-occupied | $422K | 3/2 | 1,314 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1248 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2005, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $220K in 2016 (+267%). | Owner-occupied | $369K | 3/2 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)