Who owns your block
2900 block of N 16th St
An investor-heavy block: 63% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 4 open code violations and 5 homes behind $59,448 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 415% since 2016, now about $117K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $117K — about 0.5× 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 | $117K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 26% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 116 reported crimes (22 violent) and 38 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
- $117K typical home, up +415% since 2016
- Tax bill $255 to $1,618 a year, +18%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.3M assessed, $72,441/yr to the city, about $9,055 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +415% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +535% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +16.1% 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 $515 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2015. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 2
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, North District Owner Llc, carries 4 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North District Owner Llc | 4 | 5 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aaa Construction Llc | 1 | 1 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2900 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $14K | — | — | 0 | |
| 2905 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.9M in 2018. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.5M | 72,704 | 1925 | 4 | 4 violtax lien |
| 2906 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.9M in 2018 → $4.0M in 2023 (+105%). | Vacant | $103K | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2908 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $119K | — | — | 0 | |
| 2910 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.9M in 2018 → $4.0M in 2023 (+105%). | Vacant | $116K | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2912 N 16TH ST Historysold $6K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $116K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 2914-18 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | 37,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2935 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1.9M in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $4.0M in 2023 (+105%). | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | 101,235 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)