Who owns your block
1400 block of S 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $18,214 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 193% since 2016, now about $273K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $273K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below 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 | $273K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (23 violent) and 350 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
- $273K typical home, up +193% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,305 to $3,481 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $112,402/yr to the city, about $3,626 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +193% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +167% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1401-35 S 16th St is assessed at $9.9M but pays $10,059 a year — about 7% of the $139,191 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 +10.3% 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 $293 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 49 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiser Property Solutions | 1 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hamy Llc | 1 | 3 | $457K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Starling Homes Llc | 1 | 2 | $521K | phila.gov ↗ |
| General Realty Management Limited | 1 | 1 | $237K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $381K | 2/— | 1,584 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1401-35 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $9.9M | —/— | 63,665 | 2001 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1402 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $45K in 2020. | Absentee individual | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1404 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $160K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $269K | 3/1 | 1,432 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1406 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2018, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $370K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $426K | 3/2 | 1,472 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1408 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2021, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $330K in 2023 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $389K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1410 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $140K in 2009 → $335K in 2021 (+139%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | 3/2 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1412 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $277K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1414 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2005 → $360K in 2021 (+2300%). | Owner-occupied | $370K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1416 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1418 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1420 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $264K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1422 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $277K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1424 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $311K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1426 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1428 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1430 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2015, addition and/or alteration permit in 2016, sold for $323K in 2017 (+1190%). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/2 | 1,494 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1432 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1434 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $154K in 2016, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $350K in 2018 (+128%). | Owner-occupied | $337K | 3/2 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1436 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $18K in 2006, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $150K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1437 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2003, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $175K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $237K | 3/— | 1,124 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1438 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2006 → $75K in 2006 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1439 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2015, zoning permit in 2016, sold for $325K in 2023 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | 2/2 | 1,136 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1440 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $199 in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $270K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1441 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1442 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 4/1 | 1,512 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1443 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2001, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $377K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $387K | 3/1 | 1,244 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1444 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $270K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1445 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2011 → $175K in 2023 (+1650%). | Absentee individual | $249K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1446 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1448 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)