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Who owns your block

1600 block of S 26th St

A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $2,459 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 207% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year.

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
$163K
$67K–$310K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$154
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$135K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $163K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 31
$19K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
48%
15 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
32%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
2 of 31 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+18%
value · tax +$356
5 years
+133%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+207%
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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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$163K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied29%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 131 reported crimes (28 violent) and 192 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
131
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
192
44 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses52
Other Assaults16
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle8
Thefts8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection51
Maintenance Complaint32
Abandoned Vehicle25
Salting22
Construction Complaints13
Street Defect11

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
Delaplaine Mcdaniel
1801 S 22nd St · 240 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$100K$200K$163K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $65K2020: $70K2021: $70K2022: $70K2023: $108K2024: $108K2025: $138K2026: $138K2027: $163K2016202020232027

▲ +207% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2862016: $7452017: $7452018: $7452019: $9112020: $9802021: $9802022: $9802023: $1,5132024: $1,5132025: $1,9302026: $1,9302027: $2,2862016202020232027

▲ +207% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

3
3 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 $19,324 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%
$1,172pays now $3,578at the full rate

1619 S 26th St is assessed at $256K but pays $1,172 a year — about 33% of the $3,578 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

9510050020162019202220252027This block 307 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $307 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+207%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+4.2 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 61 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
61arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 1 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels16 parcels6 parcels4 parcels4 parcels
$67K$256K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Dmr Development Llc17$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
City View Rentals Llc14$731Kphila.gov ↗
Young Wilson Development13$743Kphila.gov ↗
Ming Sheba Neikesha (individual)22$230Kphila.gov ↗
Gem Stone Realty Llc12$426Kphila.gov ↗
Mjme Limited Partners L P12$342Kphila.gov ↗
Reliance Property Group L12$281Kphila.gov ↗
Athvou Llc11$163Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 31 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1611 S 26TH ST Vacant $67K —/— 1
1613 S 26TH ST Bought for $20K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 1
1615 S 26TH ST sold $40K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2024). Investor / LLC $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rented
1617 S 26TH ST Bought for $56K in 2007, administrative permit in 2015, sold for $138K in 2019 (+146%). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 3
1619 S 26TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2020. Absentee individual $256K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rentedabated
1621 S 26TH ST Traded 4×: $40K in 2002 → $175K in 2018 (+338%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,060 1925 4
1623 S 26TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $135K in 2025. Investor / LLC $256K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rentedabated
1625 S 26TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rented
1627 S 26TH ST Traded 4×: $35K in 2003 → $59K in 2015 (+69%). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 4 rented
1629 S 26TH ST Bought for $48K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 2
1631 S 26TH ST Investor / LLC $205K 3/1 1,060 1925 1
1633 S 26TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $70K in 2007 (+133%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 2
1635 S 26TH ST 8 L&I violations (2009); 9 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2016); 20 L&I violations (2017); sold $80K (2019). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 tax lien
1637 S 26TH ST Bought for $20K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 4
1638 S 26TH ST Bought for $25K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $297K in 2021. Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,466 1925 3
1639 S 26TH ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $60K in 2006 (+71%). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 2
1640 S 26TH ST Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,466 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1641 S 26TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $34K in 2001. Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 1 rented
1642 S 26TH ST Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,454 1925 0 tax lien
1643 S 26TH ST 4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 0
1644 S 26TH ST Bought for $76K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $157K in 2023 (+107%). Absentee individual $202K 4/1 1,647 1925 3 rented
1645 S 26TH ST Bought for $65K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $200K in 2018 (+207%). Owner-occupied $256K 3/1 1,060 1925 2
1646 S 26TH ST Bought for $24K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Investor / LLC $197K 3/1 1,454 1925 1 rented
1647 S 26TH ST Bought for $30K in 2002, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $170K in 2019 (+475%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 3
1648 S 26TH ST Bought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,430 1925 3
1649 S 26TH ST Bought for $45K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 4 rented
1650 S 26TH ST Bought for $57K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,454 1925 1
1651 S 26TH ST Bought for $23K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 6 tax lien
1652 S 26TH ST Bought for $50K in 1999, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $65K in 2016. Absentee individual $202K 3/2 1,738 1925 2 rentedtax lien
1653 S 26TH ST Bought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $163K 3/1 1,060 1925 2
1655 S 26TH ST Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,260 1925 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.