Who owns your block
1600 block of N 57th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $2,185 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $134K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $134K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $134K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 84 reported crimes (41 violent) and 307 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
- $134K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $652 to $1,761 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.4M assessed, $33,386/yr to the city, about $1,518 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +170% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1624 N 57th St is assessed at $260K but pays $2,406 a year — about 66% of the $3,645 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jba Group Llc, carries 4 open violations across 12 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jba Group Llc | 1 | 12 | $883K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waj Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1614 N 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2012, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $280K in 2025 (+1300%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 2/2 | 1,208 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1616 N 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $22K in 2002 → $70K in 2005 (+226%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1618 N 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1920 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1620 N 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1622 N 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $196K in 2022 (+292%). | Absentee individual | $167K | 3/2 | 1,252 | 1920 | 5 | rented |
| 1624 N 57TH ST New constructionBought for $170K in 2017, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $260K | —/— | 2,504 | 1920 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1626 N 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1628 N 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1630 N 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1632 N 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1634 N 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2017, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $165K in 2018 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1636 N 57TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $81K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1638 N 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $29K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1640 N 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1642 N 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1644 N 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $285K in 2024 (+148%). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 4/2 | 1,410 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1646 N 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1648 N 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1650 N 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2007 → $95K in 2007 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1652 N 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1654-58 N 57TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $4K in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $61K | —/— | 2,046 | 1950 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1660 N 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2005 → $110K in 2015 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $132K | —/— | 2,030 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)