Philadelphia property report
1600 block of Webster St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($177 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $430K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $430K — about 1.9× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $386K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $430K | $386K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 33% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 20% of them violent) and 376 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $430K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,772 to $5,427 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $106,389/yr from taxable assessments, or $5,599 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 1611 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.21%$886/yr on $426K
- 1635 Webster Stlower taxable assessment0.98%$3,241/yr on $332K
- 1613 Webster Stlower taxable assessment1.02%$3,807/yr on $372K
- 1631 Webster Stlower taxable assessment1.07%$4,489/yr on $421K
- 1637 Webster Stlower taxable assessment1.07%$4,489/yr on $421K
- …and 6 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 1611 Webster St has a $886/year assessment-based estimate on $426K assessed value — about 15% of the $5,956 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (city agency) | 2 | 4773 | $1.4B | phila.gov ↗ |
| Daniel Katz (individual) | 2 | 7 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 23 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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 WEBSTER ST Vacant lot HistoryL&I violation (2025); Inspection failed (2025); Appeal withdrawn (2026). | Vacant | $292K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1606 WEBSTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $80K in 2004. | Absentee individual | $482K | 3/3 | 1,152 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1608 WEBSTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 2000 → $212K in 2011 (+2921%). | Owner-occupied | $417K | 3/1 | 864 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1610 WEBSTER ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2012, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $418K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $656K | 3/2 | 1,686 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1611 WEBSTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$108 tax · Jun ’22 |
| 1612 WEBSTER ST New constructionBought for $390K in 2013, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $650K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $666K | 3/2 | 1,735 | 2012 | 4 | |
| 1613 WEBSTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2005 → $315K in 2019 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $425K | 3/1 | 896 | 1996 | 2 | |
| 1614 WEBSTER ST New constructionBought for $49K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $518K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/— | 1,620 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 1615 WEBSTER ST House | Absentee individual | $324K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1616 WEBSTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $75K in 2005. | Absentee individual | $464K | —/— | 896 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 1617 WEBSTER ST New constructionBought for $335K in 2009, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $540K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $595K | 3/2 | 1,920 | 2009 | 3 | |
| 1618 WEBSTER ST Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $152K in 2024. | Vacant | $239K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1619 WEBSTER ST House | Absentee individual | $325K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1621 WEBSTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $75K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $324K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1623 WEBSTER ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $300K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1625 WEBSTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $33K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $400K in 2020 (+1130%). | Owner-occupied | $427K | 2/1 | 896 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1627 WEBSTER ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2001. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $514K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1629 WEBSTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $285K in 2011, addition permit in 2010, sold for $525K in 2020 (+9445%). | Owner-occupied | $559K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1631 WEBSTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $410K in 2021 (+310%). | Owner-occupied | $425K | 2/1 | 896 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1633 WEBSTER ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2016); sold $255K (2017). | Owner-occupied | $388K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1635 WEBSTER ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2010. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $324K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1637 WEBSTER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2004, mechanical permit in 2011, sold for $360K in 2020 (+799%). | Owner-occupied | $425K | 2/1 | 896 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1639 WEBSTER ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $451K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 1 | $68 tax · Jun ’22 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)