Who owns your block
1600 block of N Bailey St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 5 homes behind $6,165 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 803% since 2016, now about $117K. Property taxes are climbing about 28% 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 $117K — about 0.5× 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 | $117K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 152 reported crimes (65 violent) and 272 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
- $117K typical home, up +803% since 2016
- Tax bill $85 to $1,280 a year, +28%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $55,545/yr to the city, about $1,634 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +803% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1406% since 2016 · ~+28%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1616-18 N Bailey St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $2,126 a year — about 10% of the $21,263 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 +22.1% 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 $903 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 11
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Star Baptist Churc (individual) | 4 | 15 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Joseph Moore (individual) | 2 | 10 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| A & M Management L L C | 1 | 8 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| United Development Llc | 2 | 8 | $505K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Temple Of Jesus Christ (individual) | 2 | 3 | $400K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Js Realty Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $638K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Seamless Pros Solutions Co | 1 | 1 | $246K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jspb Bailey St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| B&S Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $836K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bailey1629 Llc | 1 | 1 | $243K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1602 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,176 | 2024 | 2 | abated |
| 1604 N BAILEY ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2013); 6 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016); 6 L&I violations (2020); sold $103K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 2/2 | 1,218 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1606 N BAILEY ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1608 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,470 | 2024 | 2 | abated |
| 1610 N BAILEY ST History2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019). | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 996 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1611 N BAILEY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1612 N BAILEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2008 → $23K in 2010 (+15%). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 996 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1613 N BAILEY ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $130K in 2025 (+643%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/2 | 1,216 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1614 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/— | 1,372 | 2024 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1615 N BAILEY ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 908 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1616-18 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $39K in 2006, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 10,000 | 2023 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1617 N BAILEY ST History11 L&I violations (2017); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026); Appeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $115K | 3/1 | 908 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1619 N BAILEY ST History6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $115K | 3/1 | 908 | 1915 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1620-22 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $215K in 2024, built new under a 2022 permit. | Owner-occupied | $836K | —/— | 6,060 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 1621 N BAILEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2012 → $135K in 2026 (+463%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/2 | 908 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1623 N BAILEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 908 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1625 N BAILEY ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1627 N BAILEY ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2008. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1629 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $33K in 2019, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $134K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $243K | 3/1 | 1,370 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1630 N BAILEY ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1631 N BAILEY ST History2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $59K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1632 N BAILEY ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1633 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $80K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $160K in 2020. | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 3 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1634 N BAILEY ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1635 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $80K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $160K in 2020. | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 3 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1636 N BAILEY ST | Vacant | $59K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1637 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,248 | 2024 | 2 | abated |
| 1638 N BAILEY ST | Vacant | $59K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1639 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $280K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,248 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 1641 N BAILEY ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $280K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/— | 1,248 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 1643 N BAILEY ST | Owner-occupied | $81K | —/— | 2,183 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 1645 N BAILEY ST Historysold $800 (2001); 3 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1647 N BAILEY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1649 N BAILEY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)