Who owns your block
1600 block of N Front St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $17,406 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 205% since 2016, now about $321K. 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $321K — about 1.4× 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 | $321K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 126 reported crimes (16 violent) and 249 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
- $321K typical home, up +205% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,470 to $3,451 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.2M assessed, $50,477/yr to the city, about $7,211 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +205% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +135% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.7% 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 $305 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2009. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Shane Holdings LLC, carries 3 open violations across 33 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Holdings LLC | 1 | 33 | $5.1M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1201 North Franklin LLC | 1 | 1 | $193K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601-23 N FRONT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $2.3M | —/— | 18,174 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1614 N FRONT ST New constructionBought for $4K in 2009, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $200K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $281K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1616 N FRONT ST Historysold $4K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 2/2 | 1,188 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1618 N FRONT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $281K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1620 N FRONT ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $347K | 3/2 | 1,252 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1622 N FRONT ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $35K in 2015, demolished in 2009 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $555K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $525K | 3/3 | 1,887 | 2017 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1624 N FRONT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $500K in 2016, mechanical permit in 2013, sold for $500K in 2016 (+1150%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | —/— | 2,968 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)