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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 16th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $16,467 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 190% since 2016, now about $277K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$277K
$227K–$808K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$203
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$367K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $277K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 40
$58K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
82%
33 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
2 of 40 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$311
5 years
+77%
value · tax +$965
10 years
+190%
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 $277K — about 1.2× 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$277K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied50%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (13 violent) and 280 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
92
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
280
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle22
Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults9
Fraud7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection59
Street Defect40
Salting33
Maintenance Complaint20
Graffiti Removal15
Illegal Dumping15

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 · K-5
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$277K2016: $96K2017: $96K2018: $96K2019: $145K2020: $156K2021: $156K2022: $156K2023: $233K2024: $233K2025: $260K2026: $260K2027: $277K2016202020232027

▲ +190% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5922016: $9412017: $9282018: $9412019: $1,5032020: $1,6272021: $1,5902022: $1,6272023: $2,1352024: $2,1352025: $2,3532026: $2,2812027: $2,5922016202020232027

▲ +175% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

7
7 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 $58,093 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%
$2,261pays now $11,306at the full rate

1916 S 16th St is assessed at $808K but pays $2,261 a year — about 20% of the $11,306 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 290 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $290 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+190%
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 34 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K1980199220042016
34arm's-length sales since 1969
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 4 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

7 parcels23 parcels0 parcels2 parcels3 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$227K$500K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jrg Properties Llc114$7.2Mphila.gov ↗
Anika Homes Holding 1 Llc15$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Riyad Albaroki (individual)23$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
1900 S 16th Owner Llc11$796Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 40 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
1900 S 16TH ST built new under a 2008 permit. Investor / LLC $796K —/— 14,088 1889 0 4 viol
1901 S 16TH ST Bought for $50K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $401K —/— 2,372 1920 2 rented
1903 S 16TH ST L&I violation (2008). Absentee individual $416K —/— 2,070 1920 0
1905 S 16TH ST built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $265K in 1969. Investor / LLC $399K —/— 1,912 1920 1 tax lien
1907 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $284K 3/1 1,488 1920 0
1909 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 0
1911 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $284K 3/1 1,488 1920 1
1913 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 1
1915 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 0
1916 S 16TH ST Bought for $188K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $808K 4/— 2,280 2022 1 rentedabated
1917 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 0
1918 S 16TH ST Bought for $40K in 2001, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $440K in 2022 (+1000%). Owner-occupied $378K 4/3 1,404 1920 4 rented
1919 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 1
1920 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,404 1920 0
1921 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 1
1922 S 16TH ST Bought for $53K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $270K 3/1 1,274 1920 1
1923 S 16TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2002. Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 1 abated
1924 S 16TH ST Traded 5×: $139K in 2008 → $435K in 2025 (+212%). Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,632 1920 5
1925 S 16TH ST Bought for $50K in 2002, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $289K in 2019 (+478%). Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 3
1926 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,404 1920 1
1927 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 1
1928 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $270K 3/1 1,274 1920 1
1929 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $273K 3/1 1,344 1920 0
1930 S 16TH ST sold $95K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $270K 3/1 1,274 1920 1
1931 S 16TH ST Bought for $45K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,192 1920 1
1932 S 16TH ST Bought for $298K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $292K 4/1 1,274 1920 1
1933 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $255K 3/1 1,204 1920 0
1934 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,496 1920 0 abated
1935 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,300 1920 0
1936 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,496 1920 1
1937 S 16TH ST Bought for $150K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $380K in 2024. Owner-occupied $430K 3/2 1,368 1920 3 abated
1938 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $301K 4/1 1,676 1920 0
1939 S 16TH ST 4 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $281K 3/1 1,444 1920 0 3 violtax lien
1940 S 16TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $165K in 2018. Absentee individual $462K 4/4 1,431 1920 1 rentedabated
1941 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $255K 3/1 1,206 1920 0
1942 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 968 1920 0
1943 S 16TH ST L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $302K 4/1 1,764 1920 0
1944 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 968 1920 1 tax lien
1946 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 968 1920 0 abated
1948 S 16TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $500K 4/2 1,740 1920 0 rentedabated

Neighborhood

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

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