Who owns your block
1600 block of N 27th St
A mixed-ownership block: 24% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 6 homes behind $10,975 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 870% since 2016, now about $129K. Property taxes are climbing about 17% 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 $129K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below 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 | $129K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 8% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 165 reported crimes (66 violent) and 301 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
- $129K typical home, up +870% since 2016
- Tax bill $172 to $941 a year, +17%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.0M assessed, $59,030/yr to the city, about $1,553 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +870% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +447% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1611 N 27th St is assessed at $800K but pays $2,240 a year — about 20% of the $11,198 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 +22.9% 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 $970 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 61 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 17
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Gnr Merav 2a Llc, carries 6 open violations across 60 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnr Merav 2a Llc | 1 | 60 | $10M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golden Star Baptist Churc (individual) | 11 | 15 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Harrison Properties Inc | 1 | 12 | $5.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| B&B Projects Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1601-05 North 27th Street Llc | 3 | 3 | $190K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cilantro Dg Llc | 1 | 2 | $956K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jesus Is The Way Church O (individual) | 2 | 2 | $216K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Live Free Movement 1611 Llc | 1 | 1 | $800K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tolga Llc | 1 | 1 | $236K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2022, demolition permit in 2019, sold for $240K in 2023 (+4700%). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 6 | 2 viol |
| 1603 N 27TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $240K in 2023. | Vacant | $62K | —/— | — | — | 5 | 2 viol |
| 1605 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $355K in 2019, demolition permit in 2019, sold for $240K in 2023 (+4700%). | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 6 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1607 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1608 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $607K | —/— | 2,607 | 2022 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1609 N 27TH ST Historysold $5K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1610 N 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $4K in 2005 → $140K in 2022 (+3400%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 2/1 | 900 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1611 N 27TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $845K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $800K | 6/— | 3,752 | 2021 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1612 N 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1613 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1614 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $145K | —/— | 1,590 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1615 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2005. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2011. | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1616-18 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $707K | —/— | 5,452 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1617 N 27TH ST Historysold $6K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1619 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $11K (2012). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1620 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $88K in 2020. | Absentee individual | $246K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1621 N 27TH ST Historysold $6K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2018). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1622 N 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $169K | 3/1 | 980 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1623 N 27TH ST Historysold $6K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1624 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $260K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1625 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1626 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2021. | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1627 N 27TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 4 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1915 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1628 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2017. | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1629 N 27TH ST Historysold $5K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1630 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | —/— | 1,944 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1631 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2005, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $30K in 2011 (+2900%). | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 1632 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $85K | —/— | 1,276 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1633 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2005, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $30K in 2011 (+2900%). | Vacant | $56K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 1634 N 27TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $2K in 2024, demolished and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $280K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/— | 1,278 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 1635-39 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $682K | —/— | 18,900 | 1949 | 0 | abated |
| 1636 N 27TH ST New constructionBought for $110K in 1970, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $180K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 4 | abated |
| 1638 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Absentee individual | $272K | 3/1 | 1,482 | 1915 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1640 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $7K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $205K in 2026 (+2829%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 2/1 | 928 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1641 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $202K | 4/1 | 2,022 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1643 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $160K | —/— | 4,428 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1645 N 27TH ST | Vacant | $71K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1647 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | 4/— | 1,976 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)