Who owns your block
1600 block of N 6th St
A mixed-ownership block: 34% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 3 homes behind $14,215 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 288% since 2016, now about $229K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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 $229K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below 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 | $229K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 128 reported crimes (27 violent) and 158 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
- $229K typical home, up +288% since 2016
- Tax bill $395 to $1,806 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $125,341/yr to the city, about $2,507 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +288% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +357% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1602 N 6th St is assessed at $902K but pays $2,525 a year — about 20% of the $12,629 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 +13.1% 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 $388 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 8 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pearl Of Ludlow Llc | 5 | 17 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cama Sdira Llc Fbo Joe H | 1 | 6 | $835K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sabi Properties Llc | 2 | 3 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| M & C Financial Llc | 2 | 3 | $171K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Iglesi Pentecostal Puerta (individual) | 2 | 2 | $785K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pocket Aces Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $251K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $92K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1601 N 6TH ST New constructionBought for $244K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $400K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $251K | —/— | 3,345 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1602 N 6TH ST New constructionBought for $267K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $902K | 6/— | 3,240 | 2020 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1603 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $414K | 4/2 | 2,458 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1604 N 6TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $902K | 6/— | 3,240 | 2020 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1605 N 6TH ST Historysold $53K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2016); 7 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $361K | —/— | 2,280 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1606 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $22K | —/— | 1,470 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1607 N 6TH ST | Absentee individual | $413K | —/— | 2,440 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1608 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $44K | —/— | 3,030 | 2007 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1609 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 2,280 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1610 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $44K | —/— | 3,030 | 2007 | 0 | abated |
| 1611 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $517K | 5/3 | 2,614 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1613 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $383K | 4/2 | 2,448 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1614 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $281K | —/— | 1,608 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1615 N 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2015); sold $75K (2021). | Vacant | $82K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1616 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,646 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1617 N 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $20K in 2024 (+100%). | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 4 | tax lien |
| 1618 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1619 N 6TH ST | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1620 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1621 N 6TH ST Improved | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1622 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1623 N 6TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2021). | Absentee individual | $321K | 2/1 | 2,204 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1624 N 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2007 → $165K in 2022 (+146%). | Absentee individual | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1625 N 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $93K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1626 N 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1627 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $330K | —/— | 24,087 | — | 0 | abated |
| 1628 N 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $12K in 2004 → $88K in 2006 (+630%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1630 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2019. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1632 N 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $259K in 2021 (+1195%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1633-37 N 6TH ST | Vacant | $455K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1634 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $326K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1636 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1638 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1640 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1641 N 6TH ST | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1642 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,438 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1643 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit. | Vacant | $98K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1644 N 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $51K in 2004, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $366K in 2022 (+618%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/2 | 1,438 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1645 N 6TH ST | Vacant | $98K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1646 N 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $225K | 4/1 | 1,488 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1648 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $206K | 4/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1649 N 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $950K | 6/— | 3,540 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 1650 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 4/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1651 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $950K | 6/— | 3,540 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 1652 N 6TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $445K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $558K | 3/3 | 1,890 | 2022 | 2 | abated |
| 1653 N 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $950K | 6/— | 3,280 | 2025 | 1 | rented |
| 1654 N 6TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $137K in 2019, demolished and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $495K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $557K | 3/3 | 1,890 | 2022 | 3 | abated |
| 1656 N 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 5 L&I violations (2010); sold $115K (2024). | Vacant | $54K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1658 N 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); sold $125K (2024). | Vacant | $58K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)