Who owns your block
3700 block of N 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 27% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 31 open code violations and 12 homes behind $95,616 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $162K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $162K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $162K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 183 reported crimes (81 violent) and 288 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
- $162K typical home, up +105% since 2016
- Tax bill $976 to $1,295 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.5M assessed, $63,139/yr to the city, about $1,540 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +105% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +33% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3737 N 16th St is assessed at $163K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,280 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.7% 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 $205 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 46 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, West Lee Housing Llc, carries 15 open violations across 15 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lee Housing Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Triple Aaa Sisters Real Estate Llc | 1 | 4 | $504K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ryan P Richardson (individual) | 2 | 3 | $560K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Smallz Investment Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $369K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Honu Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $782K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3709 Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $467K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3715 17 Llc | 2 | 2 | $369K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3722 Llc | 1 | 1 | $170K | phila.gov ↗ |
| House 4 You Llc | 1 | 1 | $180K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Castleberry Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $173K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3700 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $86K | —/— | 930 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3702 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $86K | —/— | 930 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3704 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2009); sold $15K (2010). | Owner-occupied | $92K | —/— | 930 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3706 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $86K | —/— | 930 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3708 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $76K | —/— | 963 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3709 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $165K | —/— | 2,340 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3710 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | —/— | 930 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3711 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3713 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3714 N 16TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3715 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $184K | 4/2 | 2,274 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3716 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $14K in 2002 → $29K in 2015 (+107%). | Investor / LLC | $181K | —/— | 2,634 | 1940 | 6 | 6 violtax lien |
| 3717 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2006, use permit in 2007, sold for $66K in 2023 (+74%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 4/2 | 2,274 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3718 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3719 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3720 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 2,268 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3721 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3722 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $97K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $170K | 6/3 | 2,004 | 1940 | 1 | 10 violtax lien |
| 3723 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3724 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $154K | —/— | 2,039 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3725 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $66K in 2023 (+231%). | Absentee individual | $162K | —/— | 2,274 | 1940 | 2 | 8 violtax lien |
| 3726 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | —/— | 2,020 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3727 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 2,286 | 1940 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 3728 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $1K in 2005 → $170K in 2021 (+16900%). | Investor / LLC | $180K | 5/3 | 2,183 | 1940 | 4 | rented |
| 3729 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2004 → $43K in 2004 (+72%). | Absentee individual | $188K | —/— | 2,286 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 3730 N 16TH ST History6 L&I violations (2007); sold $14K (2007). | Absentee individual | $183K | —/— | 2,253 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3731 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $87K in 2016. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 2,286 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3732 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $110K in 2010 (+2650%). | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 2,314 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3733 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2011, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $18K in 2011 (+799%). | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 3 | tax lien |
| 3734 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2017 → $48K in 2018 (+107%). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 2,020 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3735 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3736 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | —/— | 2,020 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3737 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 2,286 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3738 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $164K | —/— | 2,020 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3739 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2020, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $50K in 2020 (+108%). | Investor / LLC | $162K | —/— | 2,286 | 1940 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 3740 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $164K | —/— | 2,020 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 3741 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $81K in 2016 (+224%). | Absentee individual | $158K | —/— | 2,113 | 1940 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 3742 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2007 → $3K in 2022 (-83%). | Investor / LLC | $173K | —/— | 2,223 | 1940 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 3743 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2007. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3745 N 16TH ST Historysold $18K (1999); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,767 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3747 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)