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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $163K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 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.
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
- $163K typical home, up +207% since 2016
- Tax bill $745 to $2,286 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $61,083/yr to the city, about $1,970 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +207% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +207% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmr Development Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City View Rentals Llc | 1 | 4 | $731K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Young Wilson Development | 1 | 3 | $743K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ming Sheba Neikesha (individual) | 2 | 2 | $230K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gem Stone Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $426K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mjme Limited Partners L P | 1 | 2 | $342K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Reliance Property Group L | 1 | 2 | $281K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Athvou Llc | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1611 S 26TH ST | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1613 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1615 S 26TH ST Historysold $40K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1617 S 26TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2002 → $175K in 2018 (+338%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1623 S 26TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $35K in 2003 → $59K in 2015 (+69%). | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1629 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $70K in 2007 (+133%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1635 S 26TH ST History8 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 ImprovedBought for $20K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1638 S 26TH ST New constructionBought 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 TradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt 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 History4 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1649 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $57K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1651 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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)