Who owns your block
1600 block of S 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 1 home behind $7,708 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $417K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $417K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $417K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (13 violent) and 391 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
- $417K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,326 to $5,240 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $168,183/yr to the city, about $4,672 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +125% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1633 S 8th St is assessed at $477K but pays $1,193 a year — about 18% of the $6,678 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bebop Props Lp, carries 3 open violations across 9 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bebop Props Lp | 1 | 9 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bebop Prop Lp | 1 | 1 | $479K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/— | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1601 S 8TH ST Historysold $340K (2006); 12 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $479K | 3/2 | 3,370 | 1915 | 1 | 11 viol |
| 1602 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1603 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $496K | 5/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1604 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $370K in 2023, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $680K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $420K | 4/2 | 1,944 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1605 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $81K in 2001, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $545K in 2026 (+573%). | Owner-occupied | $460K | 5/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1606-10 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1.0M in 2018, zoning/use permit in 2018, sold for $1.0M in 2018 (+263%). | Owner-occupied | $577K | —/— | 4,118 | 1905 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1607 S 8TH ST Historysold $153K (2008); L&I violation (2009). | Owner-occupied | $460K | 8/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1609 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2000. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $417K | 6/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1611 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $417K | 6/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1612 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $490K | 5/2 | 2,448 | 1906 | 5 | |
| 1613 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $460K | 5/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1614 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $354K | 3/3 | 1,904 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1615 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $200K in 2007 → $247K in 2011 (+23%). | Owner-occupied | $501K | 5/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1616 S 8TH ST Historysold $174K (2005); L&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1617 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $460K | 6/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1618 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2003, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $185K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $309K | 4/2 | 1,677 | 1931 | 3 | abated |
| 1619 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $417K | 5/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1620 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $225K | 5/2 | 1,339 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1621 S 8TH ST Historysold $65K (2000); 3 L&I violations (2011). | Investor / LLC | $417K | 3/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1622 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $265K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $380K | 6/3 | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1623 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $191K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $460K | 6/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1624 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit, sold for $430K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $474K | 4/2 | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1625 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $98K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $417K | 5/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1626 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $334K | 3/2 | 1,728 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1627 S 8TH ST Historysold $318K (2024); Appeal denied (2026); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $382K | 5/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1628 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $372K | 6/3 | 1,932 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1629 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $452K | 6/2 | 3,317 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1630 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $155K in 2011 (+138%). | Absentee individual | $379K | 3/3 | 2,007 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1631 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $418K | 5/2 | 2,880 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1632 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $288K | 4/1 | 1,686 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1633 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $59K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $477K | 5/2 | 2,559 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1634 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $425K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/1 | 1,324 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1635 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $477K | 5/2 | 2,559 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1636 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1638 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $225K in 2003 → $372K in 2018 (+65%). | Absentee individual | $561K | 4/4 | 2,832 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)