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Who owns your block

1700 block of S 16th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $2,867 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 191% since 2016, now about $279K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$279K
$235K–$504K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$202
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$400K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $279K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 47
$50K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
79%
37 of 47
city 41%
Rentals
9%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
1 of 47 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$184
5 years
+114%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+191%
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 $279K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$279K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied66%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (17 violent) and 272 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
272
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Other Assaults11
Fraud10
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection59
Street Defect43
Salting25
Maintenance Complaint22
Other (Streets)19
Illegal Dumping14

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
George W Childs
1599 Wharton St · 443 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 students

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$279K2016: $96K2017: $96K2018: $96K2019: $122K2020: $131K2021: $131K2022: $131K2023: $234K2024: $234K2025: $263K2026: $263K2027: $279K2016202020232027

▲ +191% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5942016: $1,0042017: $1,0042018: $1,0042019: $1,2082020: $1,2072021: $1,2072022: $1,2712023: $2,2562024: $2,2762025: $2,4192026: $2,4102027: $2,5942016202020232027

▲ +158% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

3
3 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 $49,763 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%
$2,410pays now $3,939at the full rate

1746 S 16th St is assessed at $281K but pays $2,410 a year — about 61% of the $3,939 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 +10.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 291 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $291 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+191%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.7 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 62 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
62arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 47 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 9 47parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

6 parcels26 parcels4 parcels2 parcels4 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$235K$426K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Junly Mariana (individual)24$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Two 19 Llc11$273Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 47 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1700 S 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2011); 8 L&I violations (2016); sold $230K (2017); L&I violation (2018). Absentee individual $286K —/— 2,551 1915 1
1702 S 16TH ST Bought for $128K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $370K in 2019 (+189%). Absentee individual $426K 3/2 1,418 1925 2 rented
1704 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,352 1925 1
1706 S 16TH ST Bought for $240K in 2017. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $272K 3/1 1,334 1925 2
1708 S 16TH ST Bought for $380K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $273K 3/2 1,352 1925 1
1710 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $102K in 2005 → $162K in 2010 (+59%). Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 2
1711 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $235K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
1712 S 16TH ST Bought for $44K in 1999, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $401K in 2024. Owner-occupied $365K 4/1 1,586 1925 4
1713 S 16TH ST Bought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
1714 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $283K 3/1 1,482 1925 1
1715 S 16TH ST Bought for $40K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $235K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
1716 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,352 1925 0
1717 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,324 1925 1
1718 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 1
1719 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
1720 S 16TH ST Investor / LLC $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 1 rented
1721 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $256K 3/1 1,264 1925 0 abated
1722 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 1
1723 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
1724 S 16TH ST Bought for $141K in 2009, zoning permit in 2016, sold for $400K in 2026 (+184%). Owner-occupied $342K 3/1 1,352 1925 3
1725 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $125K in 2005 → $165K in 2015 (+32%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,024 1925 3
1726 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,352 1925 0 rented
1727 S 16TH ST Bought for $10K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $255K in 2024 (+2450%). Absentee individual $319K 2/1 1,024 1925 4
1728 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K —/— 1,352 1925 0
1729 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $48K in 2002 → $100K in 2005 (+108%). Absentee individual $285K 4/1 1,504 1925 2
1730 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $51K in 2001 → $310K in 2021 (+508%). Absentee individual $427K 4/2 1,352 1925 3
1731 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1732 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 0
1733 S 16TH ST Bought for $265K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $415K in 2022 (+57%). Owner-occupied $444K 3/2 1,480 1925 2
1734 S 16TH ST Bought for $49K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,430 1925 1
1735 S 16TH ST Bought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $285K 4/1 1,504 1925 1
1736 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $285K 4/1 1,508 1925 0
1737 S 16TH ST Bought for $69K in 2004. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $297K 3/1 1,360 1925 2
1738 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 0
1739 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $284K 3/1 1,480 1925 0
1740 S 16TH ST Bought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 1
1741 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $282K 3/1 1,460 1925 0
1742 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2002 → $385K in 2022 (+756%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,352 1925 3
1743 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $27K in 2002 → $345K in 2023 (+1187%). Owner-occupied $306K 4/2 1,460 1925 3
1744 S 16TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,352 1925 0 abated
1745 S 16TH ST sold $163K (2007); L&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $359K 3/2 1,460 1925 1 rented
1746 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $281K 4/2 1,456 1925 0 abated
1747 S 16TH ST Bought for $41K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $405K in 2023 (+888%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,460 1925 3
1748 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $160K in 2012 (+220%). Owner-occupied $504K 4/2 2,656 1915 2
1749 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $6K in 2000 → $80K in 2003 (+1355%). Owner-occupied $364K 6/2 2,064 1925 3
1751 S 16TH ST L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $349K —/— 1,905 1925 0
1753 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $110K in 2005 (+22%). Owner-occupied $305K —/— 2,559 1915 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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