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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.

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
$162K
$18K–$188K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$78
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$36K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $162K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 41
$14K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
27%
10 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
31
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$96K
12 of 41 behind
▲ block 29% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$739
5 years
+107%
value · tax +$389
10 years
+105%
value · tax +$319

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 $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 blockZIP 19140Philadelphia
Median home value$162K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied20%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.

Crimes · 12mo
183
81 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
288
64 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults53
All Other Offenses22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief21
Thefts16
Fraud12
Motor Vehicle Theft11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint65
Information Request61
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection29
Street Defect22
Abandoned Vehicle14
Illegal Dumping14

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
Mastery Charter School At Cleveland
High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$100K$200K$162K2016: $79K2017: $79K2018: $79K2019: $76K2020: $79K2021: $79K2022: $79K2023: $124K2024: $124K2025: $163K2026: $163K2027: $162K2016202020232027

▲ +105% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,2952016: $9762017: $9762018: $7922019: $5842020: $9062021: $9062022: $9062023: $9502024: $8832025: $1,1422026: $2,0342027: $1,2952016202020232027

▲ +33% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

1
1 property 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 $13,771 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%
$0pays now $2,280at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 205 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+105%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.2 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 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

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
46arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 6 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 6

Value distribution today

6 parcels0 parcels4 parcels2 parcels0 parcels4 parcels25 parcels
$18K$184K+

The block's largest owner, West Lee Housing Llc, carries 15 open violations across 15 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
West Lee Housing Llc115$2.5Mphila.gov ↗
Triple Aaa Sisters Real Estate Llc14$504Kphila.gov ↗
Ryan P Richardson (individual)23$560Kphila.gov ↗
Smallz Investment Group Llc13$369Kphila.gov ↗
Honu Investment Properties Llc13$782Kphila.gov ↗
3709 Realty Llc12$467Kphila.gov ↗
3715 17 Llc22$369Kphila.gov ↗
3722 Llc11$170Kphila.gov ↗
House 4 You Llc11$180Kphila.gov ↗
Castleberry Investments Llc11$173Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3700 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $86K —/— 930 1940 0
3702 N 16TH ST Bought for $44K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $86K —/— 930 1940 1 rented
3704 N 16TH ST 3 L&I violations (2009); sold $15K (2010). Owner-occupied $92K —/— 930 1940 1
3706 N 16TH ST Owner 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 Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $162K —/— 2,274 1940 0
3714 N 16TH ST Vacant $18K —/— 0
3715 N 16TH ST Bought 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 Traded 6×: $14K in 2002 → $29K in 2015 (+107%). Investor / LLC $181K —/— 2,634 1940 6 6 violtax lien
3717 N 16TH ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $171K —/— 2,268 1940 0 tax lien
3721 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $162K —/— 2,274 1940 0
3722 N 16TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $162K —/— 2,274 1940 2
3724 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $154K —/— 2,039 1940 0 tax lien
3725 N 16TH ST Bought 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 Traded 4×: $1K in 2005 → $170K in 2021 (+16900%). Investor / LLC $180K 5/3 2,183 1940 4 rented
3729 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2004 → $43K in 2004 (+72%). Absentee individual $188K —/— 2,286 1940 2 tax lien
3730 N 16TH ST 6 L&I violations (2007); sold $14K (2007). Absentee individual $183K —/— 2,253 1940 1 rented
3731 N 16TH ST Bought for $87K in 2016. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $163K —/— 2,286 1940 1
3732 N 16TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $18K in 2011, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $18K in 2011 (+799%). Vacant $20K —/— 3 tax lien
3734 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2017 → $48K in 2018 (+107%). Absentee individual $163K —/— 2,020 1940 2
3735 N 16TH ST Owner 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 built 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $18K in 2007 → $3K in 2022 (-83%). Investor / LLC $173K —/— 2,223 1940 2 4 violtax lien
3743 N 16TH ST Bought for $18K in 2007. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. Vacant $20K —/— 1 tax lien
3745 N 16TH ST sold $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 L&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)

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