Who owns your block
1600 block of N 18th St
A mixed-ownership block: 22% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 52% since 2016, now about $318K. 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $318K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $318K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 331 reported crimes (88 violent) and 261 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
- $318K typical home, up +52% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,396 to $3,596 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $31,983/yr to the city, about $3,554 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +52% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1615 N 18th St is assessed at $314K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,388 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.9% 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 $152 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ddh Fund Lp, carries 74 open violations across 52 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddh Fund Lp | 1 | 52 | $8.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jackson Frances Googe (individual) | 2 | 2 | $467K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1619 N 18th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $708K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1603 N 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1999 | 0 | |
| 1607 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $44K in 2000 → $44K in 2007 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1609 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Investor / LLC | $257K | —/— | 2,244 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1611 N 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $149K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1613 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $318K | —/— | 2,010 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1615 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $314K | 4/3 | 2,424 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1617 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $155K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $370K in 2020 (+139%). | Absentee individual | $341K | 6/3 | 2,424 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1619-21 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2011. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $708K | 4/2 | 4,569 | 2000 | 1 | |
| 1623-31 N 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2018); Appeal denied (2023); Appeal complete (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $439K | —/— | — | — | 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)