Who owns your block
1600 block of S 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 12 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 335% since 2016, now about $321K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.
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 $321K — about 1.4× 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 | $321K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 142 reported crimes (17 violent) and 300 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 +335% since 2016
- Tax bill $812 to $2,167 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.6M assessed, $65,106/yr to the city, about $2,245 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +335% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +167% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1625 S 20th St is assessed at $807K but pays $2,259 a year — about 20% of the $11,296 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 +14.3% 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 $435 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Gardens Trus (individual) | 3 | 36 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Steven Ho (individual) | 2 | 6 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| David Holdings Llc | 3 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Woodland Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kmtt Llc | 1 | 2 | $347K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dennis Warshowsky (individual) | 2 | 2 | $612K | phila.gov ↗ |
| D A Virelli Inc | 1 | 1 | $138K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Max Value Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $512K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601-13 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Vacant | $517K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1606-10 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Vacant | $401K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1612 S 20TH ST | Investor / LLC | $138K | —/— | 1,072 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1614 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2006, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $150K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $189K | —/— | 1,700 | 1920 | 2 | 11 viol |
| 1615 S 20TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2021); Appeal complete (2023). | Vacant | $126K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1616 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $170K in 2018, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $530K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $512K | 3/2 | 2,452 | 1920 | 6 | abated |
| 1617 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $160K in 2017, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $479K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 4/3 | 2,174 | 2019 | 4 | abated |
| 1618 S 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $127K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1619 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2002. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $128K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1620 S 20TH ST History4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $120K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1621 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $412K | 6/6 | 2,268 | 2019 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1622 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $567K | 3/— | 2,400 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1623 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $412K | 6/6 | 2,268 | 2019 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1624 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $3K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit. | Absentee individual | $242K | 3/2 | 2,814 | 2023 | 2 | |
| 1625 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $23K in 2014, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $807K | 7/— | 2,931 | 2022 | 3 | abated |
| 1626 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $268K | 3/1 | 1,692 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1627 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $480K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $635K | 4/4 | 3,069 | 2019 | 2 | abated1 viol |
| 1628 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $220K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1629 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Investor / LLC | $512K | 4/4 | 2,472 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1630 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2007, use permit in 2008, sold for $91K in 2013 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | —/— | 1,190 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1631 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $143K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1632 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $325K in 2019 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/2 | 1,502 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1633 S 20TH ST History3 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1634 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $365K in 2020 (+1137%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/2 | 1,351 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1635 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2012, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $255K in 2017 (+4150%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 2/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1636 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | —/— | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1637 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1638 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $385K | —/— | 3,078 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1639 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2024). | Owner-occupied | $133K | —/— | 2,190 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)