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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.

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
$269K
$194K–$414K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$215
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$351K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $269K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 51
$45K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
82%
42 of 51
city 41%
Rentals
6%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$110
2 of 51 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$97
5 years
+33%
value · tax +$235
10 years
+62%
value · tax +$785

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 $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 blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$269K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied55%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.

Crimes · 12mo
65
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
166
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft16
Fraud10
Other Assaults9
Theft from Vehicle9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Thefts5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection46
Street Defect20
Salting15
Abandoned Vehicle11
Other (Streets)11
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance8

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
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$269K2016: $166K2017: $166K2018: $166K2019: $188K2020: $202K2021: $202K2022: $202K2023: $252K2024: $252K2025: $259K2026: $259K2027: $269K2016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,7132016: $1,9282017: $1,9282018: $1,9282019: $2,3032020: $2,4782021: $2,1982022: $2,4782023: $2,4082024: $2,4082025: $2,6082026: $2,6162027: $2,7132016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

3
3 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 $44,853 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%
$3,367pays now $5,798at the full rate

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

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 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 42Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 8 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 42
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels6 parcels30 parcels2 parcels5 parcels6 parcels
$194K$361K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Robert Powell Revocable Living Trust12$566Kphila.gov ↗
Mjg Investments Llc12$654Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2800 S 16TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $194K —/— 1,275 1920 0
2802 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $336K 3/1 1,216 1920 0
2803 S 16TH ST Bought for $351K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,240 1920 1
2804 S 16TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $149K in 2007 → $252K in 2015 (+70%). Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,240 1920 2
2812 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $153K in 2005 → $325K in 2023 (+112%). Owner-occupied $348K 3/1 1,200 1920 3
2813 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $170K in 2007 → $185K in 2015 (+9%). Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,240 1920 2
2814 S 16TH ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought for $155K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,720 1920 1
2824 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $190K in 2014 → $242K in 2019 (+28%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2825 S 16TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $95K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $257K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
2829 S 16TH ST Owner 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 built 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 Traded 2×: $67K in 2000 → $220K in 2025 (+228%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,200 1920 2
2833 S 16TH ST built 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Traded 4×: $183K in 2009 → $351K in 2025 (+92%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,200 1920 4
2841 S 16TH ST Traded 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 Bought for $255K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $364K 3/2 1,200 1920 1
2845 S 16TH ST Bought for $162K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,240 1920 1
2846 S 16TH ST Traded 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 Bought 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)

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