Who owns your block
1600 block of S 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $8,752 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 293% since 2016, now about $321K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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 | 13% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 157 reported crimes (35 violent) and 316 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 +293% since 2016
- Tax bill $715 to $3,197 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $88,126/yr to the city, about $2,938 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +293% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +347% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1600-06 S 21st St is assessed at $9.2M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $128,947 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 +13.2% 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 $393 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 65 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Juanita Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $470K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Revien Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $137K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Christopher C Ly Llc | 1 | 1 | $228K | phila.gov ↗ |
| E&S 1630 S 21st Llc | 1 | 1 | $427K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yashpili Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $469K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600-06 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $9.2M | —/— | 152,000 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1601 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $6K in 2012, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $151K in 2023. | Vacant | $137K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1603 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2007, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $315K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1605 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2015, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $555K | 3/4 | 2,220 | 2022 | 3 | abated |
| 1607 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $440K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $560K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $447K | 3/2 | 2,340 | 2017 | 2 | abated |
| 1608-14 S 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $421K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1609 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $88K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $445K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $443K | 3/3 | 2,298 | 2017 | 2 | abated |
| 1611 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $228K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1613 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $11K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $348K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $411K | 7/3 | 2,016 | 2015 | 2 | rented |
| 1615 S 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $27K in 2016, demolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $420K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $479K | 3/3 | 1,756 | 2018 | 6 | abated |
| 1616 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $258K | —/— | 1,972 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1618 S 21ST ST | Investor / LLC | $228K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1620 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $125K in 2016, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $410K in 2025 (+228%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/1 | 1,389 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1622 S 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $27K in 2005 → $222K in 2021 (+738%). | Absentee individual | $247K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1624 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $33K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $430K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 3/3 | 2,280 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1626 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $468K | 4/3 | 2,709 | 2016 | 3 | abated |
| 1627 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $239K | —/— | 2,646 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1628 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $27K in 2014, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $640K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $579K | 4/3 | 2,550 | 2019 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 1629 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $231K | 3/1 | 1,388 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1630 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $427K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1631 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $54K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $222K in 2015 (+311%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/2 | 1,388 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1632 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2024); Appeal complete (2026). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1633 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2014, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $290K in 2020 (+625%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/2 | 1,388 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1634 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $54K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1635 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $214K in 2015 (+436%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/2 | 1,388 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1636 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $94K in 2013 → $195K in 2022 (+107%). | Absentee individual | $234K | 3/1 | 1,356 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1637 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $42K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $345K in 2023 (+721%). | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/1 | 1,496 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1638 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2003, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $400K in 2021 (+1500%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/2 | 1,816 | 1925 | 6 | tax lien |
| 1639 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2006, use permit in 2019, sold for $420K in 2022 (+833%). | Owner-occupied | $469K | —/— | 2,826 | 1920 | 3 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1640 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $136K | —/— | 2,242 | 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)