Who owns your block
1600 block of S 49th St
An investor-heavy block: 50% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 5 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 143% since 2016, now about $3.5M.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $3.5M — about 15.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $3.5M | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 1 reported crime (0 violent) and 8 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
- $3.5M typical home, up +143% since 2016
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $55,259/yr to the city, about $9,210 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +143% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.4% 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 $243 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 3 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Investor / LLC 1
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Csx Transportation Inc, carries 1 open violation across 36 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csx Transportation Inc | 2 | 36 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Exstra-South-49th Llc | 1 | 1 | $3.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 6 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601-03 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $600K in 2011, built new under a 2013 permit. | Investor / LLC | $3.9M | 51,943 | 2013 | 1 | |
| 1620 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.5M in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Vacant | $4.5M | — | — | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1624 S 49TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $161K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1625 S 49TH ST | Vacant | $1.1M | — | — | 0 | |
| 1631 S 49TH ST History5 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $4.3M | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1637 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Vacant | $3.0M | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)