Who owns your block
4500 block of N 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 17 homes behind $107,503 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $120K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $120K — about 0.5× 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 | $120K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 138 reported crimes (59 violent) and 312 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
- $120K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $561 to $1,639 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $69,185/yr to the city, about $1,134 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +192% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4502 N 16th St is assessed at $125K but pays $346 a year — about 20% of the $1,746 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 +5.9% 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 $188 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 48 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 61 parcels
- Owner-occupied 42
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Demarco (individual) | 3 | 493 | $68M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Truvision Llc | 1 | 32 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brewt Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $797K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Integrity Restore & Rehab Llc | 1 | 2 | $252K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Akins Andrea L Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $249K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4526 North 16th Street Land Trust | 1 | 1 | $125K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S Solutions Llc | 1 | 1 | $185K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Veco Consulting Llc | 1 | 1 | $188K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4500 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $72K (2012). | Owner-occupied | $104K | —/— | 1,496 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4502 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4504 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2025. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4506 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 2/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4507 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4508 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2019 → $185K in 2020 (+195%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4509 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4510 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4511 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $93K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 4512 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4513 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4514 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4515 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4516 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 4517 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4518 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4519 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2003, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 4520 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 4521 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2004, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 4522 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $488K in 2003 → $45K in 2020 (-91%). | Investor / LLC | $111K | 3/1 | 1,210 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 4523 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4524 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4525 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4526 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4527 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4528 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4529 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $67K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4530 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4531 N 16TH ST Historysold $39K (2014); L&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4532 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $185K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 4533 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4534 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2007 → $30K in 2007 (+129%). | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4535 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4536 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $92K in 2015 → $140K in 2025 (+53%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4537 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $258K | 2/2 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | rented3 viol |
| 4538 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4539 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4540 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $188K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4541 N 16TH ST Historysold $23K (2009); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4542 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4543 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4544 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 4545 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $7K in 1995. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 4546 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4547 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4548 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 4549 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2008, use permit in 2009, sold for $45K in 2024 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 4550 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4551 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | 5 violtax lien |
| 4552 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4553 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4554 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4555 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2003 → $29K in 2003 (+45%). | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4556 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,356 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4557 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 4558 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 4559 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2000 → $24K in 2008 (-38%). | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 4560 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $4K in 2000 → $180K in 2023 (+5043%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,354 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4561 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2016); L&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4562 N 16TH ST | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4563 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,396 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)