Who owns your block
600 block of S 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $741K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $741K — about 3.3× 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 | $741K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (30 violent) and 421 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
- $741K typical home, up +100% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,118 to $10,379 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $201,153/yr to the city, about $8,381 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +100% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
605-07 S 16th St is assessed at $476K but pays $666 a year — about 10% of the $6,659 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 +6.5% 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 $200 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jbcb Properties Llc, carries 1 open violation across 14 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jbcb Properties Llc | 1 | 14 | $6.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| P J R Realty Llc | 2 | 3 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kater Enterprises L P | 1 | 2 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ogden Realty Investments | 1 | 1 | $676K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Couzzin'S 5 Llc | 1 | 1 | $918K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605-07 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $391K | 2/1 | 998 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 605-07 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $473K | 2/1 | 1,116 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 605-07 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $470K | 2/1 | 1,050 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 605-07 S 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016). | Owner-occupied | $476K | 2/1 | 1,182 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 605-07 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $387K | 2/1 | 937 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 606 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $117K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $815K | —/— | 2,376 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 608 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $42K in 2002, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $535K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/4 | 2,500 | 2008 | 3 | |
| 609-11 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $994K | —/— | 4,164 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 613 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $310K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $787K | 4/2 | 2,295 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 615 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $705K | —/— | 2,663 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 616 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $714K in 2006 → $875K in 2018 (+23%). | Owner-occupied | $946K | 4/2 | 2,664 | 2006 | 5 | |
| 617 S 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $794K | —/— | 2,314 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 618 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $439K in 2004 → $835K in 2022 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $894K | 3/2 | 1,840 | 2004 | 7 | |
| 619 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2007, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $725K in 2012 (+339%). | Investor / LLC | $676K | —/— | 2,730 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 620 S 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Investor / LLC | $827K | 6/3 | 2,466 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 621 S 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); sold $395K (2018); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $721K | —/— | 1,462 | 1915 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 622 S 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2014). | Investor / LLC | $762K | 6/3 | 2,466 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 623 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2001 → $640K in 2014 (+924%). | Investor / LLC | $918K | 4/4 | 2,538 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 624 S 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $695K | 6/2 | 2,604 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 625 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $338K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 3,060 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 626 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $346K | 2/2 | 820 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 626 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $397K | 2/1 | 1,191 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 626 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $359K | 2/2 | 862 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 628 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $958K | —/— | 2,976 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)