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Who owns your block

700 block of S 16th St

A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 4 homes behind $72,751 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $644K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.

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
$644K
$253K–$18M
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$322
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$757K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $644K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 57
$408K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
46%
26 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
40%
23 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$73K
4 of 57 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax +$662
5 years
+25%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+67%
value · tax +$4K

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 $644K — about 2.9× 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 blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$644K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied25%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (22 violent) and 373 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
86
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
373
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts25
Other Assaults16
Theft from Vehicle16
Motor Vehicle Theft5
All Other Offenses4
Fraud4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection95
Graffiti Removal49
Street Defect40
Maintenance Complaint24
Illegal Dumping21
Sanitation Violation15

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
Edwin M Stanton
901 S 17th St · 316 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$644K2016: $377K2017: $386K2018: $397K2019: $513K2020: $507K2021: $507K2022: $513K2023: $575K2024: $575K2025: $647K2026: $647K2027: $644K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3232016: $3,6812017: $4,2922018: $4,3622019: $5,6872020: $5,7972021: $5,9582022: $5,8922023: $6,6152024: $6,8392025: $7,6612026: $7,6612027: $8,3232016202020232027

▲ +126% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

10
10 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 $408,285 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 $249,338at the full rate

739-43 S 16th St is assessed at $18M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $249,338 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 75 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M1980199220042016
75arm's-length sales since 1969
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 20Vacant: 3 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 20
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

6 parcels18 parcels23 parcels5 parcels1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$253K$1.6M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Joseph A Randazzo (individual)411$7.7Mphila.gov ↗
510 Philadelphia Llc17$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
1715 Properties Inc17$12Mphila.gov ↗
Reinaldo A Rosas (individual)26$3.6Mphila.gov ↗
Moore Properties Ltd24$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Scottish Rite Tower (individual)33$19Mphila.gov ↗
717 S 16th St Lp11$595Kphila.gov ↗
725 S 16th St Lp11$781Kphila.gov ↗
Sbc Properties11$644Kphila.gov ↗
746-48 Lofts Llc11$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Center City Properties Llc11$3.3Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 57 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$10M$20M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
701 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $726K —/— 3,186 1920 1
703 S 16TH ST Bought for $216K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2020, sold for $575K in 2020 (+166%). Owner-occupied $583K 4/2 1,922 1915 2
704 S 16TH ST Bought for $105K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $417K in 2012 (+297%). Owner-occupied $767K 3/2 1,932 1915 3
705 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $1.6M in 2004 → $463K in 2012 (-72%). Owner-occupied $717K 3/2 1,772 1915 3
706 S 16TH ST Traded 3×: $150K in 2005 → $565K in 2007 (+277%). Owner-occupied $569K —/— 1,830 1915 3
707 S 16TH ST Bought for $575K in 1969, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $750K in 2025 (+30%). Absentee individual $755K 3/2 1,967 1915 3
708 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $576K —/— 1,878 1915 0 abated
709 S 16TH ST sold $75K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $567K —/— 1,967 1915 1
710 S 16TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $625K —/— 1,836 1915 0 abated
711 S 16TH ST Bought for $205K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $614K 4/2 1,844 1915 2
712 S 16TH ST Bought for $20K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $704K —/— 1,812 1915 1 rented
713 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $668K —/— 2,514 1915 1
714 S 16TH ST Bought for $340K in 2008. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $632K 3/2 1,536 1915 2 rented
715 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $1.6M in 2004 → $490K in 2006 (-70%). Owner-occupied $731K —/— 2,514 1915 2
716 S 16TH ST Bought for $300K in 2013, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $760K in 2014 (+153%). Owner-occupied $822K 3/3 2,244 1915 2
717 S 16TH ST Bought for $190K in 2002, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $325K in 2010 (+71%). Investor / LLC $595K 4/2 2,514 1915 4 rented
718 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $642K —/— 1,536 1915 0 abated
719 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $283K 1/1 663 1900 0
719 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $284K 1/1 666 1900 0
719 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $253K 1/1 569 1900 0
720 S 16TH ST Bought for $155K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Absentee individual $519K 4/2 1,440 1915 1
721 S 16TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $634K —/— 2,514 1915 0 abated
722 S 16TH ST Bought for $333K in 2007, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $763K in 2015 (+129%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,712 1920 2
723 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $736K 5/3 3,164 1915 0 rented
724 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $153K in 2001 → $153K in 2001 (+0%). Owner-occupied $858K 3/3 2,610 1915 2 rented
725 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $781K 6/5 2,856 1915 1 rented1 viol
726 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $371K in 2006 → $630K in 2022 (+70%). Owner-occupied $675K 6/2 2,610 1915 2 rented
727 S 16TH ST Bought for $88K in 2000. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2019. Absentee individual $642K —/3 2,610 1870 1 rented
728 S 16TH ST Vacant $361K —/— 0
729 S 16TH ST L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2014). Investor / LLC $461K —/— 2,460 1900 0 rented
730-44 S 16TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.6M —/— 17,700 1932 0 abated
731 S 16TH ST Investor / LLC $518K —/— 2,532 1900 0 rented
733 S 16TH ST Vacant $384K —/— 0
735-37 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2015. Vacant $676K —/— 0
739-43 S 16TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $18M —/— 77,808 1996 0 rentedabated
745 S 16TH ST Investor / LLC $644K 3/3 2,370 1915 1 rented
746-48 S 16TH ST demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). Owner-occupied $1.6M —/— 17,441 2019 0 rentedabated
747 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $92K in 2002 → $165K in 2002 (+79%). Absentee individual $522K 5/3 1,960 1915 2 rented
749 S 16TH ST Bought for $23K in 2000, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2021. Absentee individual $851K 3/3 2,529 1915 2 rentedabatedtax lien
750 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $987K 6/4 3,066 1915 0 rented
751 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2015. Absentee individual $639K 5/3 2,463 1915 0 rented
752-54 S 16TH ST demolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2020). Investor / LLC $3.3M —/— 14,760 2022 0 rentedabated
753 S 16TH ST Traded 4×: $1.6M in 2004 → $600K in 2019 (-64%). Owner-occupied $842K 3/2 2,415 1915 4
755 S 16TH ST Bought for $450K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $580K in 2020. Investor / LLC $803K 6/3 2,116 1915 2 rented
756-58 S 16TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $329K —/— 4,125 1900 0 rentedabated
757 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $709K 5/3 2,367 1915 1 rented
759 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $759K —/— 1,960 1915 0 tax lien
760 S 16TH ST Bought for $116K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $683K in 2021. Owner-occupied $738K 3/2 1,670 2013 4
761 S 16TH ST L&I violation (2007); Appeal dismissed (2007); sold $455K (2009). Owner-occupied $767K —/— 1,960 1915 1
762 S 16TH ST Absentee individual $475K 3/1 1,308 1925 1 tax lien
763 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $220K in 2004 (+389%). Absentee individual $577K —/— 2,532 1900 2 rented
764 S 16TH ST Old house bought for $525K in 2014, demolished and rebuilt (2012), then sold for $660K in 2021. Owner-occupied $704K 3/2 1,575 2014 5
765 S 16TH ST Bought for $20K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $597K —/— 2,577 1920 2 rented
766 S 16TH ST Bought for $3K in 2017. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. Absentee individual $583K —/— 1,485 1915 1 tax lien
767 S 16TH ST Bought for $250K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $571K 5/2 2,040 1915 1
768 S 16TH ST Traded 4×: $305K in 2007 → $615K in 2023 (+102%). Owner-occupied $627K 3/2 1,425 1915 4
770 S 16TH ST Old house bought for $175K in 2012, demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2013), then sold for $970K in 2024. Owner-occupied $786K 3/3 1,893 2013 3

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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