Who owns your block
1600 block of N 29th St
A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 7 homes behind $36,334 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 490% since 2016, now about $160K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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 $160K — about 0.7× 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 | $160K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 161 reported crimes (50 violent) and 344 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
- $160K typical home, up +490% since 2016
- Tax bill $375 to $2,000 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.4M assessed, $71,142/yr to the city, about $1,824 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +490% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +433% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1637 N 29th St is assessed at $187K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,612 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 +17.5% 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 $590 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 2003. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C3 Llc | 1 | 28 | $9.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brick And Mortar Llc | 1 | 12 | $475K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gator I Properties Inc | 1 | 6 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aj Homes Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nvb Investment Llc | 1 | 2 | $222K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rags Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $180K | phila.gov ↗ |
| K And K Advisory Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $189K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Centers Rentals Llc | 1 | 1 | $133K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1609 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $188K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $164K | —/— | 2,082 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1610 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $255K | 6/2 | 2,340 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1611 N 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $145K | —/— | 1,677 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1612 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,390 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1613 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,677 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1614 N 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit, sold for $212K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $188K | 4/2 | 1,390 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1615 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1616 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $500K in 2017 (+1900%). | Investor / LLC | $170K | 4/1 | 1,768 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1617 N 29TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1618 N 29TH ST Historysold $35K (2004); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,999 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1619 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $86K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $180K | —/— | 1,392 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1620 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $76K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $175K in 2025 (+130%). | Investor / LLC | $189K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1621 N 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1622 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1623 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $124K in 2019, demolition permit in 2019, sold for $405K in 2021 (+228%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/2 | 1,302 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1624 N 29TH ST New constructionBought for $62K in 2005, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $245K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/3 | 1,366 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1625 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1626 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $160K | 4/1 | 1,604 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1627 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1628 N 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2003 → $122K in 2026 (+390%). | Investor / LLC | $101K | 4/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1629 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $175K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1630 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $73K | —/— | 3,328 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 1631 N 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $137K in 2022, exterior window and door replacement permit in 2022, sold for $320K in 2024 (+134%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 4/3 | 1,302 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1632 N 29TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2015, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $60K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $179K | —/— | 1,984 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1633 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,302 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1634 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1635 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $187K | —/— | 1,677 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1636 N 29TH ST | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1637 N 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $187K | —/— | 1,677 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1638 N 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1639 N 29TH ST History11 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); sold $40K (2020). | Absentee individual | $187K | 5/2 | 1,677 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1640 N 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $140K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1641 N 29TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $145K | —/— | 1,677 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1642 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $313K | —/— | 1,896 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1643 N 29TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $156K | —/— | 1,875 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1644 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $244K | —/— | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1645 N 29TH ST Improved | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1646 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 3,024 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1647 N 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2010. | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)