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Who owns your block

200 block of S 16th St

An investor-heavy block: 42% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 37 open code violations and 3 homes behind $16,042 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $1.5M. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$1.5M
$235K–$11M
ZIP median $403K
Price / sq ft
$267
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
6.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$7.7M
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $1.5M
Tax / yr
$13K
typical · up to $158K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
11 of 24
$175K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
8%
2 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
29%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
37
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
3 of 24 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
12
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 29% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax −$1K
5 years
+11%
value · tax −$2K
10 years
+51%
value · tax +$1K

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 $1.5M — about 6.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19102 median of $403K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19102 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19102Philadelphia
Median home value$1.5M$403K$223K
Owner-occupied0%23%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 511 reported crimes (62 violent) and 445 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
511
62 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
445
88 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts320
Other Assaults43
All Other Offenses28
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
Fraud23
Theft from Vehicle17

Top 311 complaints

Street Light Outage89
Graffiti Removal46
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Information Request37
Illegal Dumping22
Traffic Signal Emergency22

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
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$1.5M2016: $901K2017: $969K2018: $1.3M2019: $1.3M2020: $1.3M2021: $1.3M2022: $1.3M2023: $1.3M2024: $1.3M2025: $1.4M2026: $1.4M2027: $1.5M2016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$11,6012016: $10,7042017: $10,5592018: $13,7942019: $15,7612020: $15,8962021: $13,3092022: $13,5072023: $14,2632024: $14,2632025: $11,9602026: $12,9052027: $11,6012016202020232027

▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

11
11 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 $175,057 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%
$41,235pays now $43,331at the full rate

260 S 16th St is assessed at $3.1M but pays $41,235 a year — about 95% of the $43,331 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 +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 162 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $162 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+62%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$10M$20M200020052010201520202025
16arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 2Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 12 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 2
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

5 parcels11 parcels3 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$235K$5.3M+

The block's largest owner, Phila Electric Co, carries 7 open violations across 103 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Phila Electric Co1103$105Mphila.gov ↗
Gateway Lp35$8.9Mphila.gov ↗
Roic Llc12$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Chancellor Investment Hol11$681Kphila.gov ↗
Dwight D Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
257 South 16th St Llc11$11Mphila.gov ↗
Dwight D Ii Llc11$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
2211 Spruce Partners Llc11$3.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 24 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$10M$20M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
213-15 S 16TH ST built new under a 2016 permit. Owner-occupied $9.0M —/— 86,346 1907 0 27 viol
218 S 16TH ST Bought for $1.5M in 2015. Owner pulled a signs (accessory / non-accessory) permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $681K —/— 3,720 1920 2
220-24 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $5.3M —/— 36,996 1924 0 rented
245 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $875K —/— 5,852 1875 0
247 S 16TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2021. Investor / LLC $783K —/— 2,730 1920 1 rented
249 S 16TH ST Bought for $6.5M in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $927K —/— 4,760 1900 1 rented
250 S 16TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $2.2M in 2006. Absentee individual $1.6M —/— 9,380 1903 1 abated
251 S 16TH ST Bought for $6.5M in 2011. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $1.2M —/— 8,160 1900 1
252-54 S 16TH ST built new under a 2012 permit. Absentee individual $2.0M —/— 7,637 2012 0 rented
253 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $970K —/— 3,500 1900 1
255 S 16TH ST Bought for $315K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2000. Owner-occupied $235K —/— 3,610 1800 2 abated
256 S 16TH ST Bought for $1.4M in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 4,280 1840 3 rented
257 S 16TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $7.7M in 2025. Investor / LLC $11M —/— 55,204 1926 3 10 viol
258 S 16TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Investor / LLC $1.3M 4/5 2,620 1800 0
260 S 16TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $2.1M in 2017. Investor / LLC $3.1M —/— 7,868 1860 1 rentedabated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.5M 3/2 1,737 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.5M 3/2 1,737 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.1M 3/2 1,384 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.6M 3/2 1,407 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.7M 3/2 2,936 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.2M 3/2 1,791 2020 0 abated
262 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $1.5M 3/2 1,737 2020 0 abated
264 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Absentee individual $2.4M —/— 10,000 1920 0 rented
266-70 S 16TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.7M —/— 13,015 1890 0 abated

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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