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Who owns your block

1600 block of S 19th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 3 homes behind $6,724 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 153% since 2016, now about $245K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$245K
$169K–$566K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$190
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$291K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $245K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 38
$49K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
26 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
3 of 38 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$161
5 years
+89%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+153%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 $245K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$245K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied37%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (18 violent) and 309 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
109
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
309
49 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses23
Thefts19
Fraud13
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Other Assaults12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection88
Street Defect31
Maintenance Complaint30
Salting27
Abandoned Vehicle24
Illegal Dumping24

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
George W Childs
1599 Wharton St · 443 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$245K2016: $97K2017: $97K2018: $97K2019: $120K2020: $129K2021: $129K2022: $130K2023: $209K2024: $209K2025: $234K2026: $238K2027: $245K2016202020232027

▲ +153% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,9542016: $1,1712017: $1,1712018: $1,0492019: $1,5362020: $1,6712021: $1,6712022: $1,6892023: $2,5992024: $2,5992025: $2,7452026: $2,7932027: $2,9542016202020232027

▲ +152% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

9
9 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $48,665 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,077pays now $7,917at the full rate

1612 S 19th St is assessed at $566K but pays $2,077 a year — about 26% of the $7,917 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 +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 253 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $253 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+153%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 57 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
57arm's-length sales since 2001
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 8 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

6 parcels17 parcels2 parcels3 parcels6 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$169K$519K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tkris Llc115$3.9Mphila.gov ↗
Superior Property Holding18$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Soso Associates Llc14$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Lynda Cong (individual)23$738Kphila.gov ↗
Surrey Lane Investors Llc13$791Kphila.gov ↗
1618 S 19th St Llc11$292Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1600 S 19TH ST Bought for $75K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $263K —/— 2,106 1925 1 rented
1601 S 19TH ST Bought for $83K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $377K 3/2 2,340 1925 1
1602 S 19TH ST Bought for $21K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $238K 3/1 1,345 1925 1
1603 S 19TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 abated
1604 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,345 1925 0 tax lien
1605 S 19TH ST Bought for $58K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $145K in 2013 (+150%). Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,260 1925 2
1606 S 19TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 abated
1607 S 19TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,208 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1608 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,060 1925 0
1609 S 19TH ST Bought for $210K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $280K 4/2 1,208 1925 1
1610 S 19TH ST sold $63K (2012); L&I violation (2013). Investor / LLC $200K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rented
1612 S 19TH ST Bought for $115K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $560K in 2020. Owner-occupied $566K 4/3 2,532 1925 2 abated
1614 S 19TH ST Bought for $66K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $256K in 2015 (+288%). Owner-occupied $363K 3/3 1,870 1925 2
1615 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $169K —/— 1,080 1920 0 abated
1616 S 19TH ST Bought for $73K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2025. Investor / LLC $552K 4/— 2,079 2025 3 abated
1617 S 19TH ST Bought for $5K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $236K 2/2 938 1925 3
1618 S 19TH ST Bought for $65K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $302K in 2025 (+365%). Owner-occupied $292K 2/1 1,112 1925 3 rented
1619 S 19TH ST Bought for $50K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $151K in 2017 (+202%). Absentee individual $228K 3/1 1,140 1925 2 rented
1620 S 19TH ST Bought for $40K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,112 1925 3 tax lien
1621 S 19TH ST Bought for $28K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $230K in 2015 (+725%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,600 1925 2
1622 S 19TH ST Bought for $179K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $325K in 2021 (+82%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/2 1,546 1925 3
1623 S 19TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $246K 4/1 1,524 1925 0 abated
1624 S 19TH ST Bought for $72K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $166K in 2012. Owner-occupied $428K 3/2 1,950 2012 2
1625 S 19TH ST Bought for $157K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $560K in 2020. Owner-occupied $399K 3/3 1,768 1925 2 abatedtax lien
1626 S 19TH ST Bought for $90K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $325K in 2017 (+261%). Absentee individual $415K —/— 2,376 1925 3
1627 S 19TH ST Bought for $72K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $163K in 2012. Owner-occupied $387K 3/2 2,016 2012 2
1628 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,350 1925 1
1629 S 19TH ST Bought for $140K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $430K in 2020. Owner-occupied $519K 4/3 1,976 1925 3 abated
1630 S 19TH ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,350 1925 1
1631 S 19TH ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,144 1925 0 rentedtax lien
1632 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,350 1925 0
1633 S 19TH ST Bought for $60K in 2015, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $345K in 2019 (+475%). Owner-occupied $378K 3/2 1,408 1925 3
1634 S 19TH ST L&I violation (2021); sold $61K (2022); 3 L&I violations (2023); 5 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $243K 3/1 1,350 1925 1 3 viol
1635 S 19TH ST Bought for $18K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $217K 3/1 1,144 1925 4
1636 S 19TH ST Bought for $160K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,350 1925 2
1637 S 19TH ST Bought for $45K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,144 1925 1 tax lien
1638 S 19TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $393K —/— 2,964 1925 0 tax lien
1639 S 19TH ST Bought for $70K in 2013, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $234K in 2014 (+234%). Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,911 1925 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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