Who owns your block
400 block of S 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $55 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 59% since 2016, now about $932K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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.
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 $932K — about 4.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $932K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (27 violent) and 432 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
- $932K typical home, up +59% since 2016
- Tax bill $7,609 to $11,351 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $176,405/yr to the city, about $13,570 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +59% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
414-22 S 16th St is assessed at $7.6M but pays $51,599 a year — about 49% of the $105,954 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 +4.3% 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 $159 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mg Bb Partners Lp | 1 | 9 | $9.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 404 Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $390K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 414 S 16th Lp | 1 | 1 | $7.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rkp C Llc | 1 | 1 | $653K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 13 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 | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $590K | —/— | 1,539 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 404 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $425K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $390K | —/— | 1,457 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 406-08 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 2,883 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 410-12 S 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $955K | —/— | 1,405 | 1800 | 0 | abated |
| 414-22 S 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $7.6M | —/— | 31,537 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 415 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $985K | —/— | 2,709 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 417 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $155K in 2001 → $700K in 2014 (+351%). | Absentee individual | $932K | —/— | 2,472 | 1800 | 4 | rented3 viol |
| 419 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $5.4M in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $540K | 4/— | 1,764 | 1800 | 1 | rented |
| 421 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $365K in 2000 → $530K in 2003 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $911K | 3/— | 1,764 | 1800 | 3 | |
| 423 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $156K in 2001 → $875K in 2021 (+463%). | Owner-occupied | $937K | 3/3 | 2,004 | 1800 | 4 | |
| 425 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $730K | 2/2 | 1,738 | 1979 | 0 | rented |
| 427 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $425K in 2002, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $1.1M in 2025 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/2 | 2,097 | 1979 | 2 | |
| 429 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $455K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $600K in 2015 (+32%). | Investor / LLC | $653K | —/— | 2,142 | 1800 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)