Who owns your block
1600 block of S 15th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $53,586 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 205% since 2016, now about $368K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $368K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $368K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (27 violent) and 341 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
- $368K typical home, up +205% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,524 to $4,285 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $144,363/yr to the city, about $3,902 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +205% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +181% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1609 S 15th St is assessed at $444K but pays $1,936 a year — about 31% of the $6,211 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 +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 47 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 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen P Ezzo (individual) | 2 | 33 | $6.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Paramount Property Invest | 1 | 5 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1609 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $444K | —/— | 2,033 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1610 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $376K | —/— | 2,028 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1611 S 15TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Absentee individual | $358K | —/— | 1,890 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1612 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2023, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $644K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $576K | 4/3 | 1,924 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1613 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $245K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $595K in 2022 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1614 S 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2000 → $98K in 2006 (+291%). | Owner-occupied | $431K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1615 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $116K in 2012. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $449K | 5/2 | 1,890 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1616 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | 3/1 | 1,924 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1617 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2011, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $230K in 2018 (+207%). | Absentee individual | $413K | 3/2 | 2,020 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1618 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $120K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $431K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1619 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1620 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | 4/2 | 1,924 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1621 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $279K in 2019 → $280K in 2026 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $348K | 5/2 | 1,760 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1622 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $127K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $520K in 2026 (+309%). | Owner-occupied | $437K | 4/2 | 1,924 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1623 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/3 | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1624 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2016. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $368K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1625 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $338K | —/— | 1,676 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1626 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 2,028 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1627 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $129K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $366K | 4/2 | 1,676 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1628 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | 6/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1629 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $348K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1630 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1631 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $250K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $360K | —/— | 1,916 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1632 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1633 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1634 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $405K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $576K | 4/2 | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1635 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $348K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1636 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $31K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $368K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1637 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $358K | 5/1 | 1,890 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1638 S 15TH ST | Absentee individual | $405K | 3/3 | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1639 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $348K | 5/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1640 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $368K | 4/2 | 1,924 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1641 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2000, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $183K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1643 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1645 S 15TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $75K in 2003 → $380K in 2020 (+407%). | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1647 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2003, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $402K in 2021 (+302%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 5/2 | 1,760 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1649 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $43K in 2001, demolition permit in 2017, sold for $685K in 2020 (+1493%). | Absentee individual | $325K | —/— | 2,210 | 1915 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)