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Who owns your block

600 block of N 16th St

A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 8% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 4 homes behind $49,323 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $568K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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
$568K
$44K–$1.4M
ZIP median $457K
Price / sq ft
$307
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$570K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $568K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $19K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
13 of 59
$120K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
47%
28 of 59
city 41%
Rentals
24%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$49K
4 of 59 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+18%
value · tax +$437
5 years
+58%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+101%
value · tax +$3K

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 $568K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19130Philadelphia
Median home value$568K$457K$223K
Owner-occupied36%37%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (20 violent) and 250 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
250
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft18
Other Assaults16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Thefts10
Theft from Vehicle9
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations5

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal37
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Salting31
Sanitation Violation27
Street Defect26
Maintenance Complaint17

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 · K-8
Laura W Waring
1801 Green St · 170 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$568K2016: $238K2017: $282K2018: $282K2019: $351K2020: $311K2021: $311K2022: $361K2023: $434K2024: $434K2025: $461K2026: $482K2027: $568K2016202020232027

▲ +139% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,8172016: $9452017: $1,9862018: $2,0772019: $2,2972020: $2,2972021: $2,6962022: $3,0422023: $3,7352024: $3,7352025: $4,4162026: $4,3802027: $4,8172016202020232027

▲ +410% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr

13
13 properties 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 $120,049 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%
$3,500pays now $17,498at the full rate

604 N 16th St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $3,500 a year — about 20% of the $17,498 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 +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 239 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $239 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+139%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 33 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M200020052010201520202025
43arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
33homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 59 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 22Vacant: 4 59parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 22
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

8 parcels15 parcels6 parcels4 parcels14 parcels1 parcels11 parcels
$44K$1.3M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Phila Housing Authority (individual)292$48Mphila.gov ↗
Spring Garden Community (individual)214$11Mphila.gov ↗
Project H O M E (individual)214$11Mphila.gov ↗
Museum Club Lp18$6.2Mphila.gov ↗
Siobhan Trainor (individual)23$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Michael Rodgers (individual)23$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Cama Self Directed Ira Llc Fbo Michael K11$435Kphila.gov ↗
627 N 16th Llc11$745Kphila.gov ↗
Rey Holdings Llc11$775Kphila.gov ↗
S & L Investments Inc11$637Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 59 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
601 N 16TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 2,832 1915 0 abated
603 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $329K 2/1 906 1925 0
603 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $298K 2/1 791 1925 0
603 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 2/1 760 1925 0
604 N 16TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $1.3M 3/3 3,225 2020 0 abated
604 N 16TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $1.3M 4/4 3,225 2020 0 abated
605 N 16TH ST Bought for $515K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $870K 4/2 2,529 1860 5
606 N 16TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.1M in 2021. Absentee individual $1.3M 3/3 3,225 2020 1 abated
607 N 16TH ST sold $4.1M (2005); 2 L&I violations (2026). Investor / LLC $568K —/— 2,214 1900 1 2 viol
608 N 16TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.3M 3/3 3,225 2020 1 abated
609 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 2/1 829 1900 0
609 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $288K 2/2 942 1900 0 rented
609 N 16TH ST Absentee individual $230K 2/1 692 1900 0
609 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $285K 1/2 928 1900 0
610 N 16TH ST Traded 2×: $450K in 2006 → $750K in 2025 (+67%). Absentee individual $745K —/— 3,393 1915 2
612 N 16TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 3,437 1920 0 abated
614 N 16TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $850K 5/6 2,880 2017 0 rentedabated
614 N 16TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $850K 5/6 2,880 2017 0 rentedabated
616 N 16TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $66K —/— 6,004 1860 0 abated
624 N 16TH ST Bought for $617K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Absentee individual $709K —/— 2,900 1860 1 2 viol
625 N 16TH ST Bought for $95K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2003. Owner-occupied $775K —/— 2,970 1915 2 rentedabated
626 N 16TH ST L&I violation (2011). Absentee individual $471K 3/2 1,636 2009 0
626 N 16TH ST Investor / LLC $435K 3/2 771 2009 0
627 N 16TH ST built new under a 2024 permit. Investor / LLC $745K 5/2 2,970 1860 2 2 viol
628 N 16TH ST Bought for $305K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $787K —/— 3,114 1900 1 rented
629 N 16TH ST Bought for $260K in 2005. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $775K 4/3 2,970 1911 3
630 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $794K —/— 3,138 1900 0
631 N 16TH ST Bought for $400K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $775K —/— 2,970 1860 1 rented
632 N 16TH ST L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $649K —/— 2,901 1900 0 rented
633 N 16TH ST Vacant land, last sold for $132K in 2004. Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/3 3,324 2007 3
634 N 16TH ST sold $2K (2000); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). Vacant $380K —/— 1
635 N 16TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 3,755 1860 0 abated
636 N 16TH ST Bought for $1.4M in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.3M 3/4 3,514 2015 1
636 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $1.3M 3/4 3,514 2015 0
636 N 16TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/4 2,692 2015 0
636 N 16TH ST Bought for $1.2M in 2020. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/4 2,692 2015 2
636 N 16TH ST Bought for $1.0M in 2019. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/4 2,692 2015 3
637 N 16TH ST 4 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2026). Investor / LLC $637K —/— 2,925 1920 0 2 viol
639 N 16TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 3,789 1860 0 abated
641 N 16TH ST Bought for $560K in 2012. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2021. Absentee individual $750K 5/4 3,600 1860 2 rented
643 N 16TH ST Bought for $678K in 2013, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $892K in 2025. Owner-occupied $889K —/— 3,150 1900 2
645 N 16TH ST Bought for $775K in 2021. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $740K 3/2 3,150 1915 1 rented
646 N 16TH ST sold $30K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2009). Vacant $124K —/— 1
647 N 16TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $50K in 2016. Absentee individual $436K —/— 3,201 1925 1 tax lien
649 N 16TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $159K in 2001. Absentee individual $745K —/— 3,390 1925 1 rentedabated
651 N 16TH ST built new under a 2022 permit. Absentee individual $922K 6/6 3,279 1925 1 rentedtax lien
653 N 16TH ST Bought for $150K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $860K in 2009. Owner-occupied $1.4M 3/3 5,100 2008 2
655-59 N 16TH ST Absentee individual $388K 2/1 1,098 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $382K 2/1 1,060 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $280K 1/1 698 1900 0 rented
655-59 N 16TH ST Absentee individual $279K 1/1 696 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Absentee individual $444K 2/2 1,323 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $434K 2/1 1,278 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $372K 2/1 1,038 1900 0 rented
655-59 N 16TH ST Absentee individual $344K 2/1 925 1900 0 rented
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $388K 2/1 1,092 1900 0
655-59 N 16TH ST Owner-occupied $460K 2/2 1,402 1900 0
661 N 16TH ST Vacant $101K —/— 1
663 N 16TH ST Vacant $94K —/— 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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