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Who owns your block

4900 block of N 16th St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 16 open code violations and 34 homes behind $151,531 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 464% since 2016, now about $16K. Property taxes are climbing about 17% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$16K
$13K–$233K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$122
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$146K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $16K
Tax / yr
$217
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 58
$16K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
16 of 58
city 41%
Rentals
7%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$152K
34 of 58 behind
▲ block 59% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+95%
value · tax +$111
5 years
+349%
value · tax +$169
10 years
+349%
value · tax +$169

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 $16K — about 0.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$16K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied19%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (23 violent) and 185 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
67
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
185
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults11
Fraud8
Thefts8
Theft from Vehicle6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint46
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection37
Salting27
Illegal Dumping17
Abandoned Vehicle8
Smoke Detector7

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 · K-5
James Logan
1700 Lindley Ave · 223 students
Middle · K-8
Theodore Roosevelt
430 E Washington Ln · 407 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 students

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$16K2016: $3K2017: $3K2018: $3K2019: $3K2020: $3K2021: $3K2022: $3K2023: $13K2024: $13K2025: $8K2026: $8K2027: $16K2016202020232027

▲ +464% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$125$250$2172016: $382017: $482018: $482019: $482020: $482021: $482022: $482023: $1782024: $1782025: $1062026: $1062027: $2172016202020232027

▲ +471% since 2016 · ~+17%/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 $15,590 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 $1,375at the full rate

4931 N 16th St is assessed at $98K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,375 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +17% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 564 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $564 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+17%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+464%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+17%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+14%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+10.5 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 40 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
40homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 58 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 35 58parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 35

Value distribution today

35 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels16 parcels4 parcels
$13K$185K+

The block's largest owner, Mb Houses Llc, carries 2 open violations across 25 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Mb Houses Llc125$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Lombardo Angelina P Tr (individual)55$72Kphila.gov ↗
Hfn Llc25$687Kphila.gov ↗
John W Bryant (individual)24$315Kphila.gov ↗
Tiffany Stanford (individual)23$311Kphila.gov ↗
Bankers Trust Co12$157Kphila.gov ↗
Banker Trust Co Of11$13Kphila.gov ↗
Darnell Russe Ll Investments Llc11$185Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 58 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4920 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4922 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 4 L&I violations (2025); Appeal complete (2025). Vacant $13K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923 N 16TH ST Traded 4×: $13K in 2003 → $200K in 2022 (+1438%). Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 960 1925 4
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $13K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST Vacant $16K —/— 0
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $13K —/— 0 tax lien
4923R-47 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
4924 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
4925 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,230 1925 0 tax lien
4926 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 0
4927 N 16TH ST Traded 4×: $15K in 2006 → $185K in 2020 (+1133%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/— 1,230 1925 4 tax lien
4928 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2008 → $147K in 2026 (+881%). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,226 1925 2 3 viol
4929 N 16TH ST Bought for $14K in 2021. Vacant $17K —/— 1 tax lien
4930 N 16TH ST sold $105K (2022); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 1 tax lien
4931 N 16TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,230 1925 0 abated
4932 N 16TH ST Bought for $130K in 2020. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $201K 3/1 1,226 1925 1
4933 N 16TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 0
4934 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2003 → $35K in 2008 (+133%). Absentee individual $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 2
4935 N 16TH ST Bought for $9K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 2
4936 N 16TH ST 8 L&I violations (2020). Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 0 tax lien
4937 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 0
4938 N 16TH ST sold $17K (2009); 6 L&I violations (2020); 12 L&I violations (2021); 6 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 1 12 violtax lien
4939 N 16TH ST Bought for $23K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $146K in 2025 (+534%). Owner-occupied $151K 3/2 1,230 1925 6
4940 N 16TH ST sold $80K (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,226 1925 1 1 violtax lien
4941 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 1 tax lien
4942 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2006 → $33K in 2013 (-28%). Investor / LLC $98K 3/1 1,226 1925 2 rented
4943 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2004 → $74K in 2007 (+139%). Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 2
4944 N 16TH ST Bought for $39K in 2006, use permit in 2009, sold for $100K in 2024 (+157%). Investor / LLC $150K 3/1 1,226 1925 3 rented
4945 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $287K in 2002 → $13K in 2005 (-95%). Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,230 1925 2 rented
4946 N 16TH ST Investor / LLC $155K 3/1 1,306 1925 1 rented
4947 N 16TH ST sold $15K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,320 1925 1

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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