Who owns your block
1600 block of S 28th St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 1 home behind $500 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 161% since 2016, now about $188K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $188K — about 0.8× 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 | $188K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 179 reported crimes (66 violent) and 228 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
- $188K typical home, up +161% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,008 to $2,426 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $90,139/yr to the city, about $2,311 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +161% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +141% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1615 S 28th St is assessed at $294K but pays $1,264 a year — about 31% of the $4,110 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 +9.1% 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 $261 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 90 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 12
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc, carries 4 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc | 1 | 57 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Point Property Managemen, | 2 | 24 | $4.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Legancy Real State Development Llc | 1 | 23 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Trung Huy Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bella Group Inc | 1 | 5 | $867K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1517 S 24th St Llc | 1 | 3 | $559K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ant Jul Llc | 1 | 3 | $448K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y M Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $173K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1613 28th Llc | 1 | 1 | $188K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1629 37 S 28th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $578K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T M Prestige R E I Llc | 1 | 1 | $251K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Graystate Llc | 1 | 1 | $39K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2021. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,692 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1601 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1602 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $20K in 2003 → $125K in 2022 (+525%). | Investor / LLC | $271K | 3/3 | 1,248 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1603 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $200K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1604 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,398 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1605 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $188K | —/— | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1606 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $70K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | 11 violtax lien |
| 1607 S 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $250K in 2020 (+793%). | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1608 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1609 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $230K in 2000 → $77K in 2016 (-67%). | Investor / LLC | $174K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1610 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $36K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1611 S 28TH ST Historysold $50K (2006); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $204K | —/— | 1,400 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1612 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1613 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $188K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1614 S 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $181K in 2025 (+354%). | Investor / LLC | $173K | 4/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1615 S 28TH ST New constructionBought for $59K in 2005, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $305K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/3 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 1616 S 28TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2004, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $122K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $271K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 4 | rentedabated |
| 1617 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1618 S 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1619 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2013. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $240K | —/— | 1,400 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1620 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $10K in 2002 → $120K in 2017 (+1100%). | Absentee individual | $186K | 3/1 | 1,398 | 1920 | 6 | rented |
| 1621 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1622 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $20K in 2001 → $1.3M in 2011 (+6481%). | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1623 S 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $34K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $90K in 2010 (+161%). | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1624 S 28TH ST Historysold $11K (2000); L&I violation (2017). | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1625 S 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $235K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1626 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1627 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1628 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1629-37 S 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $578K | —/— | 9,544 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1630 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $251K | 4/2 | 1,248 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1632 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $210K in 2020 (+320%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 4/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1634 S 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $305K in 2026 (+446%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1636 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2005 → $125K in 2019 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1638 S 28TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2004 → $88K in 2006 (+779%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1639 S 28TH ST Historysold $240K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1640 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $217K | 4/2 | 1,248 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1642 S 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2013 → $68K in 2016 (+27%). | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1644 S 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $39K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 1,721 | 1920 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)