Who owns your block
1600 block of Spruce St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $10,559 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $637K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $637K — about 2.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19103 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $637K | $608K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (26 violent) and 414 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
- $637K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,059 to $7,194 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $55M assessed, $717,564/yr to the city, about $10,872 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1629 Spruce St is assessed at $1.8M but pays $18,530 a year — about 74% of the $25,075 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% 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 $171 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 54 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 66 parcels
- Owner-occupied 37
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 18
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savina Llc | 1 | 2 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1600 Spruce Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1602 Spruce Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1604 Spruce Multi Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1608 Spruce Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shtub Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hirschhope Partners Lp | 1 | 1 | $964K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1616-18 Spruce Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1629 Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ina Eleanor Allen Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1634 Associates Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1635 Spruce Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 66 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 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $1.3M in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | —/— | 4,254 | 1800 | 2 | rented |
| 1602 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $614K in 2002 → $1.7M in 2012 (+181%). | Investor / LLC | $2.0M | —/— | 5,897 | 1890 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1604 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $400K in 2000 → $1.4M in 2014 (+250%). | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 3,710 | 1880 | 3 | rented |
| 1606 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 3,861 | 1890 | 0 | abated |
| 1608 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $475K in 2001 → $1.0M in 2007 (+111%). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 4,526 | 1800 | 3 | |
| 1610 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $500K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $2.1M | —/— | 7,084 | 1880 | 5 | |
| 1613 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $629K in 2001 → $1.3M in 2013 (+102%). | Investor / LLC | $1.7M | —/— | 4,896 | 1880 | 2 | rented |
| 1614 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $1.1M in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $964K | —/— | 3,162 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $865K | 2/2 | 1,765 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $741K | 2/1 | 1,425 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $903K | 2/2 | 1,874 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $956K | 2/2 | 2,027 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 3/2 | 3,300 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1615-17 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $865K | 2/2 | 1,765 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1616-18 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | —/— | 5,432 | 1886 | 0 | rented |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 1/1 | 600 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $328K | 2/2 | 900 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 1/1 | 600 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | 1/1 | 600 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $354K | 2/2 | 1,000 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1619 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $341K | 2/2 | 950 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1620 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 7,253 | 1890 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 1621 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $794K | 2/2 | 1,760 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1621 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $946K | 3/2 | 2,340 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1621 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $998K | 3/2 | 2,430 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1622 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $650K in 2001, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $1.6M in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $2.2M | —/— | 7,542 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 1623 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 6,172 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $322K | 1/1 | 637 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 1/1 | 525 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2012). | Absentee individual | $332K | 1/1 | 664 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $342K | 1/1 | 691 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $559K | 2/2 | 1,242 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $354K | 1/1 | 722 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $255K | 1/1 | 564 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $358K | 1/1 | 890 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $603K | 2/1 | 1,705 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $290K | 1/1 | 670 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $284K | 1/1 | 592 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1625 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 607 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $670K | 4/3 | 2,459 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $339K | 1/1 | 702 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $314K | 1/1 | 574 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $314K | 1/1 | 574 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $414K | 2/1 | 941 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $316K | 1/1 | 578 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $498K | 2/2 | 1,350 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $359K | 1/1 | 806 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | 1/1 | 648 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $486K | 3/3 | 1,305 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $429K | 2/2 | 1,007 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | 1/1 | 648 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1628 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $348K | 1/1 | 830 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1628 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $356K | 1/1 | 860 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1628 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $442K | —/— | 1,450 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1628 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal approved (2019); Appeal moot (2019). | Absentee individual | $694K | 2/2 | 1,256 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1628 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $338K | 2/1 | 800 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1629 SPRUCE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $1.6M in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $1.8M | —/— | 5,980 | 1890 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1630 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 7,332 | 1890 | 0 | |
| 1631 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 5,980 | 1890 | 1 | rented |
| 1632 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal moot (2008). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | 3/3 | 2,999 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1632 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 3/2 | 1,971 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1632 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $1.1M | 3/2 | 2,046 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1633 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal dismissed (2009); Appeal granted (2010). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 6,560 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 1634 SPRUCE ST Improved | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | —/— | 8,000 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 1635 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | —/— | 6,572 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 1636 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.4M in 2003 → $1.4M in 2003 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $2.1M | —/— | 7,245 | 1890 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)