Who owns your block
2800 block of S 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 2 homes behind $110 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $269K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year.
- 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 $269K — 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 block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $269K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 55% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (12 violent) and 166 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
- $269K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,928 to $2,713 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $158,410/yr to the city, about $3,106 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2826 S 16th St is assessed at $414K but pays $3,367 a year — about 58% of the $5,798 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 51 parcels
- Owner-occupied 42
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Powell Revocable Living Trust | 1 | 2 | $566K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mjg Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $654K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $317K | —/— | 2,087 | 1920 | 2 | 7 viol |
| 2801 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $194K | —/— | 1,275 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2802 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $336K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2803 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $351K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2804 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $58K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $275K in 2018 (+374%). | Owner-occupied | $332K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 2805 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2806 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,406 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2807 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2808 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $250K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2809 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2810 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $355K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2811 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $149K in 2007 → $252K in 2015 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2812 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $153K in 2005 → $325K in 2023 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $348K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2813 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2007 → $185K in 2015 (+9%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2814 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $142K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2815 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2816 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2817 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2818 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2819 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2820 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $257K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2821 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $259K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2822 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2823 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $329K | 3/1 | 1,720 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2824 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2014 → $242K in 2019 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2825 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $111K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $350K in 2021 (+215%). | Owner-occupied | $361K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2826 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $414K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 2827 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2828 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2829 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2830 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2831 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $78K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2832 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $67K in 2000 → $220K in 2025 (+228%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2833 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2834 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $278K | —/— | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2835 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $205K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2836 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $305K in 2016 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $336K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2837 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2838 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $278K | —/— | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2839 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2840 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $183K in 2009 → $351K in 2025 (+92%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2841 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2004 → $318K in 2020 (+105%). | Owner-occupied | $361K | 2/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2842 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2843 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2844 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $364K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2845 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2846 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2004 → $120K in 2013 (-4%). | Absentee individual | $285K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2847 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2848 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $183K in 2006, use permit in 2007, sold for $250K in 2014 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,984 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2849 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2851 S 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $313K | —/— | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)