Who owns your block
1600 block of S 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $402K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $402K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $402K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (8 violent) and 340 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
- $402K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,387 to $4,890 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $149,610/yr to the city, about $4,987 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +105% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1610 S 12th St is assessed at $518K but pays $5,094 a year — about 70% of the $7,245 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 +6.6% 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 $202 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan C Sun (individual) | 2 | 4 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lifestyle Wealth Mgmt | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $379K | —/— | 2,496 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1602 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2002, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $795K in 2022 (+429%). | Owner-occupied | $672K | 4/2 | 2,112 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1603 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $490K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $529K | 3/1 | 2,640 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1604 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1605 S 12TH ST Historysold $385K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $618K | 3/1 | 2,460 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1606 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $449K | 3/2 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1607 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $575K | 3/2 | 2,604 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1608 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $110K in 2003, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $555K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $449K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1609 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $332K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1610 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $355K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $518K | 4/2 | 1,532 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1611 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $51K in 2001, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $575K in 2024 (+1027%). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1612 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1613 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $443K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1614 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $653K in 2023 (+243%). | Owner-occupied | $660K | 4/2 | 2,028 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1616 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $408K in 2020 (+718%). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1618 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $414K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1620 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $495K in 2022 (+125%). | Owner-occupied | $449K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1622 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $325K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $425K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1624 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $176K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $439K in 2022 (+149%). | Owner-occupied | $449K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1626 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1628 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1630 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1632 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1634 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1636 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $365K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $402K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1638 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1640 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $402K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1642 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1644 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $379K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1646-48 S 12TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 5,520 | 2016 | 0 | rented4 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)