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Who owns your block

1600 block of W Thompson St

A mixed-ownership block: 24% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 5 homes behind $22,384 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 551% since 2016, now about $244K. Property taxes are climbing about 24% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$244K
$2K–$1.3M
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$142
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $12K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 37
$72K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
24%
8 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
16%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$22K
5 of 37 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax −$95
5 years
+69%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+551%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 $244K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$244K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied5%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (51 violent) and 522 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
51 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
522
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults33
Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Theft from Vehicle14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint337
Information Request68
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection21
Illegal Dumping19
Abandoned Vehicle12
Salting11

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
General George G Meade
1600 N 18th St · 256 students
High
Vaux Big Picture High School

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$244K2016: $37K2017: $37K2018: $74K2019: $107K2020: $109K2021: $140K2022: $144K2023: $153K2024: $153K2025: $228K2026: $218K2027: $244K2016202020232027

▲ +551% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,9882016: $1832017: $3662018: $1832019: $3432020: $3442021: $8782022: $5952023: $8582024: $1,0062025: $2,1302026: $2,0832027: $1,9882016202020232027

▲ +986% since 2016 · ~+24%/yr

8
8 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $72,317 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$11,526pays now $18,295at the full rate

1618-22 W Thompson St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $11,526 a year — about 63% of the $18,295 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 +18.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 651 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $651 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+18.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+551%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+18.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+15.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+12.1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 32 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20082012201620202024
32arm's-length sales since 2005
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 8Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 14 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 8
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 14

Value distribution today

4 parcels11 parcels11 parcels2 parcels4 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$2K$728K+

The block's largest owner, Fasten Construction Inc, carries 2 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Fasten Construction Inc27$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Norym Capital Llc13$499Kphila.gov ↗
Cama Sdira Llc13$596Kphila.gov ↗
Spartan 1616 Llc12$630Kphila.gov ↗
Ev-Air Tight Calking Co22$305Kphila.gov ↗
Gesu School Inc22$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Chz 1621 Llc11$661Kphila.gov ↗
Life On Dime Llc11$887Kphila.gov ↗
Jgmvrp Llc11$470Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 37 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1600 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $242K —/— 1,998 1915 0 tax lien
1601 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $239K —/— 1,830 1915 0
1602 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $148K —/— 0 tax lien
1603 W THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2005 → $75K in 2007 (+7400%). Absentee individual $394K 4/2 2,412 1915 2 tax lien
1604 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $20K —/— 0
1605 W THOMPSON ST sold $35K (2005); Appeal granted (2019). Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,785 1915 1
1606 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $2K —/— 0
1607 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $253K 3/1 1,970 1915 0
1608-10 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $148K —/— 4,110 1960 0 abated
1609 W THOMPSON ST sold $32K (2016); Appeal granted (2017). Vacant $113K —/— 1 rented
1611 W THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2013 → $44K in 2014 (+4250%). Vacant $97K —/— 2 rented
1612 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $142K —/— 0 tax lien
1613 W THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2013 → $248K in 2023 (+519%). Owner-occupied $440K 6/3 1,360 1915 3
1614 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $324K —/— 1,680 1915 0
1615 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $268K —/— 4,704 1920 0
1616 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $550K —/— 2,610 1937 1
1617 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $114K —/— 2,000 1960 0
1618-22 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $1.3M —/— 13,186 1937 0 abated
1619 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $191K —/— 3,360 1920 0
1621 W THOMPSON ST Old house bought for $31K in 2017, demolished in 2019. Investor / LLC $661K 5/— 2,283 2021 2 rentedabated
1623 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $244K 4/1 1,720 1915 0
1624-26 W THOMPSON ST Bought for $1.6M in 2024. Vacant $419K —/— 1
1625 W THOMPSON ST Bought for $22K in 2005, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $887K —/— 6,075 2023 2 rentedabated
1627 W THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2015 → $65K in 2016 (+63%). Absentee individual $301K 3/1 1,426 1925 2
1628 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $458K 3/3 1,580 2020 0 abated
1628 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $312K 2/2 900 2020 0 abated
1628 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $299K 2/2 900 2020 0 rentedabated
1629 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,426 1925 0 tax lien
1630 W THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2007 → $210K in 2016 (+1300%). Investor / LLC $216K 1/— 2,736 1915 3
1631-41 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $728K —/— 0
1632 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $140K —/— 0
1634 W THOMPSON ST Traded 4×: $5K in 2010 → $55K in 2011 (+1000%). Vacant $198K —/— 4
1636 W THOMPSON ST Bought for $114K in 2019, built new (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $470K 5/— 2,240 2023 3 rentedabated
1638 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $131K —/— 0
1643 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $89K —/— 1 tax lien
1645 W THOMPSON ST Bought for $8K in 2005. Vacant $161K —/— 2
1647 W THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2005 → $113K in 2006 (+1400%). Vacant $259K —/— 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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