Who owns your block
1600 block of N 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 37% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $495 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 232% since 2016, now about $516K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- 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 $516K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $516K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 104 reported crimes (14 violent) and 218 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
- $516K typical home, up +232% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,863 to $4,264 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $29M assessed, $215,475/yr to the city, about $5,011 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +232% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +129% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1633-39 N 2nd St is assessed at $4.8M but pays $6,676 a year — about 10% of the $66,763 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 +11.5% 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 $332 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 22
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Star Development | 1 | 6 | $7.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Varol Yuksel (individual) | 2 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eladeeb M Ibrahim (individual) | 3 | 3 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xhenet Browsh (individual) | 2 | 2 | $963K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sung Enterprises Llc | 1 | 2 | $919K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hnypt Inc | 1 | 1 | $421K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nh Import Inc | 1 | 1 | $284K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cecil B & 2nd Llc | 1 | 1 | $658K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Owner-occupied | $894K | 3/3 | 3,138 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1601 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 1602 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Owner-occupied | $783K | 3/3 | 2,355 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 1603 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $935K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1604 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $526K | 3/1 | 2,280 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1605 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 1606 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/3 | 2,336 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1607 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $925K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1608 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $421K | —/— | 2,367 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1609 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 1610 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $252K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $421K | —/— | 2,367 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1611 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $900K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1612 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2016 → $500K in 2025 (+257%). | Owner-occupied | $487K | 2/2 | 2,367 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1613 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $900K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1614 N 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2002, use permit in 2017, sold for $900K in 2025 (+7560%). | Owner-occupied | $608K | 6/3 | 2,838 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1615 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $910K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $850K | 3/3 | 2,548 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1616 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $284K | 5/2 | 2,140 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1617 N 2ND ST Historysold $700K (2005); Appeal granted (2023); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 23,560 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1618 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $441K | 3/1 | 2,604 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1620 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $412K | —/— | 2,240 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1622 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $440K | 4/1 | 2,240 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1624 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $442K | 3/1 | 2,218 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1626 N 2ND ST | Vacant | $177K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1627-31 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $2.0M | —/— | 30,891 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1628 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $521K | —/— | 2,825 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1630 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $39K in 2000, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $500K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $560K | 4/3 | 2,054 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1632 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $405K | —/— | 2,191 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1633-39 N 2ND ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $750K in 2017, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2020). | Absentee individual | $4.8M | —/— | 25,000 | 2018 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1634 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $264K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $483K | 4/2 | 1,877 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1636 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a full demolition permit in 2025. | Vacant | $166K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1638 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $304K | 2/2 | 903 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1638 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $318K | 2/2 | 957 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1638 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $387K | 2/2 | 1,248 | 2018 | 0 | |
| 1640 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $318K | 2/2 | 957 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1640 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $387K | 2/2 | 1,248 | 2018 | 0 | |
| 1640 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $304K | 2/2 | 903 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1642 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2022. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/2 | 2,051 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1644 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $478K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $555K | 3/2 | 2,367 | 2017 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1646 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2013, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $478K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $516K | 3/2 | 2,100 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1647 N 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $700K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $658K | —/— | 5,586 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1648 N 2ND ST New constructionBought for $81K in 2014, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $516K | 3/2 | 2,100 | 2017 | 4 | abated |
| 1650 N 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $62K | —/— | 1,584 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1652 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2017. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $145K | —/— | 2,229 | 1915 | 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)