Who owns your block
1600 block of N 28th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 21 open code violations and 1 home behind $16 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 456% since 2016, now about $136K. 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 $136K — 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 | $136K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 43% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 163 reported crimes (54 violent) and 330 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
- $136K typical home, up +456% since 2016
- Tax bill $342 to $1,898 a year, +17%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.2M assessed, $31,209/yr to the city, about $1,486 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +456% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +455% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1601-49 N 28th St is assessed at $2.0M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $28,284 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 +16.9% 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 $556 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Choice Properties | 1 | 1 | $136K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601-49 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $2.0M | —/— | 35,910 | 1966 | 0 | abated21 viol |
| 1608 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1610 N 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $260K in 2018 (+2499%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1612 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1614 N 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $63K in 2019, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $287K in 2021 (+359%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/3 | 1,222 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1616 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1618 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1620 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1622 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1624 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1626 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1628 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1630 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1632 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $254K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1634 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1636 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1638 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1640 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2008 → $85K in 2011 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/2 | 1,256 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1642 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1644 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1646 N 28TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 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)