Who owns your block
2500 block of N 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 18 open code violations and 13 homes behind $91,575 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 435% since 2016, now about $97K. Property taxes are climbing about 17% 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 $97K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $97K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 23% | 26% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 209 reported crimes (86 violent) and 333 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
- $97K typical home, up +435% since 2016
- Tax bill $48 to $266 a year, +17%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.6M assessed, $34,341/yr to the city, about $780 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +435% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +454% since 2016 · ~+17%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2557 N 16th St is assessed at $123K but pays $321 a year — about 19% of the $1,720 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 +16.5% 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 $535 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 15
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 04a Llc | 1 | 88 | $14M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kayrtyrone Management Llc | 1 | 8 | $784K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Umbrella Properties Llc | 1 | 5 | $93K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Penn Properties Investment Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $223K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Property Llc | 1 | 3 | $469K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Skye Blue Llc | 1 | 2 | $121K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Samuel O Lang (individual) | 2 | 2 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2500 N 16th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aracena Enterprises Llc | 1 | 1 | $48K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phillyqozb 1 Llc | 1 | 1 | $97K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $163K | —/— | 2,720 | 1915 | 2 | 8 viol |
| 2502 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $405K in 2012. | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2504 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $121K | —/— | 1,918 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2506 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit. | Absentee individual | $87K | —/— | 1,924 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2508 N 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2019). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,592 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2510 N 16TH ST Historysold $920K (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $97K | 4/1 | 1,586 | 1915 | 1 | rented5 viol |
| 2512 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,592 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2514 N 16TH ST Improved | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2516 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2518 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $70K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2520 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,592 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2522 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2018. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2524 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2526 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); sold $11K (2017). | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2528 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2530 N 16TH ST Improved | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2532 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $75K in 2022 (+7400%). | Investor / LLC | $48K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2534 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $800 in 2004, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $1.9M in 2018 (+232793%). | Absentee individual | $127K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2536 N 16TH ST Improved | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2538 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2020, certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021, sold for $266K in 2026 (+660%). | Investor / LLC | $226K | 3/2 | 1,590 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2540 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2541 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $185K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 2542 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2543 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 5 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2544 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2545 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2546 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2023. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2547 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2548 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2549 N 16TH ST History4 L&I violations (2008); sold $1K (2008). | Investor / LLC | $121K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2550 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2551 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $58K in 2005, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $75K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $73K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 2552 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,592 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2553 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); 3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2554 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2555 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2556 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2557 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2558 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); 5 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2559 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | —/— | 2,254 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2560 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2561 N 16TH ST History5 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2562 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2564 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)