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.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 block | ZIP 19102 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $1.5M | $403K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 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.
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
- $1.5M typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $10,704 to $11,601 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $54M assessed, $585,026/yr to the city, about $24,376 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Phila Electric Co, carries 7 open violations across 103 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phila Electric Co | 1 | 103 | $105M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gateway Lp | 3 | 5 | $8.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roic Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chancellor Investment Hol | 1 | 1 | $681K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dwight D Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 257 South 16th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dwight D Ii Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2211 Spruce Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $3.1M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213-15 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit. | Owner-occupied | $9.0M | —/— | 86,346 | 1907 | 0 | 27 viol |
| 218 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $5.3M | —/— | 36,996 | 1924 | 0 | rented |
| 245 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $875K | —/— | 5,852 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 247 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $783K | —/— | 2,730 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 249 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $6.5M in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $927K | —/— | 4,760 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 250 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Absentee individual | $2.0M | —/— | 7,637 | 2012 | 0 | rented |
| 253 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $970K | —/— | 3,500 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 255 S 16TH ST New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $7.7M in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $11M | —/— | 55,204 | 1926 | 3 | 10 viol |
| 258 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | 4/5 | 2,620 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 260 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $2.4M | —/— | 10,000 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 266-70 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt 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)