Who owns your block
1600 block of S 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 17 open code violations and 4 homes behind $24,362 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 194% since 2016, now about $273K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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 $273K — about 1.2× 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 | $273K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 103 reported crimes (24 violent) and 257 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
- $273K typical home, up +194% since 2016
- Tax bill $977 to $3,294 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $141,486/yr to the city, about $3,290 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +194% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +237% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1648 S 16th St is assessed at $568K but pays $4,762 a year — about 60% of the $7,956 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 +10.3% 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 $294 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 72 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 34
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Cumberland Property Associates Llc, carries 7 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Property Associates Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Poon Family Irrevocable Trust | 1 | 3 | $734K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 16xseven Llc | 1 | 2 | $990K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1600 Emily Inc | 1 | 1 | $275K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1619s16cde Llc | 1 | 1 | $363K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1648 House Llc | 1 | 1 | $568K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 16TH ST Historysold $15K (2003); 10 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/— | 1,872 | 1925 | 1 | 10 viol |
| 1602 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $330K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $380K | 4/1 | 1,520 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1604 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $280K in 2020 (+2700%). | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1606 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1608 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2005 → $180K in 2014 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1610 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1611 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1612 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1613 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $171K in 2014 → $278K in 2017 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1614 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $750K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $563K | 3/2 | 2,043 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1615 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $330K in 2025 (+931%). | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1616 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $2.3M in 2024 → $181K in 2026 (-92%). | Absentee individual | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1617 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $105K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $400K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $363K | 3/2 | 1,336 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1618 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $36K in 2001, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $439K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $405K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1925 | 4 | abated |
| 1619 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2009. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $363K | 3/2 | 1,334 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1620 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 1999, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $391K in 2025 (+2597%). | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/2 | 1,370 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1621 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2006, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $400K in 2025 (+471%). | Owner-occupied | $363K | 3/2 | 1,334 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1622 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1623 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1624 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1625 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1626 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | —/— | 1,336 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1627 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1628 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2013 → $98K in 2013 (+118%). | Investor / LLC | $262K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1629 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1630 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $410K | 3/2 | 1,292 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1631 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1632 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2003 → $177K in 2014 (+211%). | Owner-occupied | $380K | 4/2 | 1,472 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1633 S 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2009); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 1634 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $132K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $368K in 2019 (+178%). | Owner-occupied | $458K | 3/2 | 1,700 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1635 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $83K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $307K in 2022 (+1706%). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1636 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $153K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $390K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $422K | 3/2 | 1,304 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1637 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1638 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $174K in 2009, mechanical permit in 2009, sold for $429K in 2025 (+1044%). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1639 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $326K | 3/2 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1640 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1641 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $156K in 2007 (+942%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1642 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1643 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2005, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $180K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $301K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1644 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1645 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1646 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $290K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1648 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $275K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $629K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $568K | —/— | 2,896 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)