Who owns your block
800 block of N 16th St
A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $46,859 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 119% since 2016, now about $350K. Property taxes are climbing about 21% 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 $350K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $350K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 12% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 142 reported crimes (25 violent) and 391 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
- $350K typical home, up +119% since 2016
- Tax bill $307 to $2,501 a year, +21%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $27M assessed, $189,855/yr to the city, about $2,877 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +119% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +715% since 2016 · ~+21%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
812 N 16th St is assessed at $1.7M but pays $2,363 a year — about 10% of the $23,637 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 +7.4% 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 $219 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 49 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 66 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 26
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 5 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 4 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nathan Cottrell (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sma Property Management L | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 16 Brown Lp | 2 | 2 | $756K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rns 16 Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dana Silk (individual) | 2 | 2 | $587K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 804 North 16th Street Owner Lp | 1 | 1 | $528K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Albert Loeffler & Co Inc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 837 N 16th Lp | 1 | 1 | $196K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Toussaint Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $79K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Two Comma Llc | 1 | 1 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $235K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 801-03 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $405K | 3/3 | 1,253 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 801-03 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $378K | 2/2 | 1,200 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 801-03 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $378K | 2/2 | 1,200 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 801-03 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $402K | 3/3 | 1,239 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 802 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $730K in 2016, addition permit in 2014, sold for $730K in 2016 (+759%). | Absentee individual | $673K | 7/4 | 2,637 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 804 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $193K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $720K in 2022 (+274%). | Investor / LLC | $528K | —/— | 2,637 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 805 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $357K | —/— | 1,545 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 806 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $572K | —/— | 2,970 | 1920 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 807 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $116K in 2010, demolition permit in 2010, sold for $275K in 2012 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $473K | 3/2 | 1,682 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 808 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $442K | —/— | 2,637 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 809 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $212K in 2007 → $375K in 2024 (+77%). | Owner-occupied | $403K | 3/2 | 1,545 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 810 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $638K | —/— | 2,637 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 811 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $407K | 5/1 | 2,502 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 812 N 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Absentee individual | $1.7M | —/— | 7,488 | 2019 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 813 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $168K | 1/1 | 529 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 813 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $190K | 1/1 | 626 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 813 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $204K | 1/1 | 687 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 815 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $411K in 2021, use permit in 2014, sold for $411K in 2021 (+194%). | Absentee individual | $422K | 2/2 | 1,620 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 816 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | 8/— | 4,595 | 2018 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 817 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); sold $25K (2012); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $450K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 818 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $600 in 2004, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 4,415 | 2020 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 824 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $395K | 3/3 | 1,427 | 2017 | 0 | |
| 824 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $312K | 2/2 | 1,246 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 825 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2007, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $480K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $407K | 4/— | 1,815 | 2014 | 3 | rented |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 2/2 | 826 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $306K | 2/2 | 882 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $325K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $392K | 3/3 | 1,665 | 2018 | 1 | abated |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $392K | 3/3 | 1,665 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $291K | 2/2 | 826 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 826-28 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $306K | 2/2 | 882 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 827-35 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $245K | —/— | 4,680 | 1970 | 0 | abated |
| 830 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2014, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $769K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $973K | 6/4 | 2,974 | 2017 | 4 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 832 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $230K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/2 | 1,514 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 832 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/2 | 1,202 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 832 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $319K | 3/2 | 1,277 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 834 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $432K | 3/2 | 1,356 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 834 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $361K | 3/— | 1,236 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 836 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $105K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $775K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $838K | —/— | 2,492 | 2018 | 2 | |
| 837 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 1/1 | 823 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 837 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $332K | 2/2 | 1,404 | 2014 | 0 | tax lien |
| 837 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $332K | 2/2 | 1,404 | 2014 | 0 | rented |
| 837 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $196K | 1/1 | 700 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 838 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $110K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $800K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $843K | —/— | 2,492 | 2018 | 2 | |
| 839 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 1/1 | 823 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 839 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $217K | 1/1 | 974 | 2014 | 0 | rented |
| 839 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | 2/2 | 1,404 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 839 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $397K | 2/2 | 1,404 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 840 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $344K | —/— | 1,632 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 841 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $217K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 842 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $331K | —/— | 1,173 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 843 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/1 | 1,116 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 843 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $277K | 2/2 | 946 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 843 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 1/1 | 453 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 844 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $136K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 845 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $126K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 846 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $134K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 847 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $161K | 1/1 | 453 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 847 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | 2/1 | 1,222 | 2014 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 847 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2019). | Investor / LLC | $79K | —/— | 401 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 848 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $409K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1938 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 849 N 16TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2015), then sold for $250K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $173K | —/— | 600 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 851 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $234K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 853 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $364K | 3/3 | 1,066 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 853 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $223K | 2/1 | 1,292 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 855 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $145K in 2006, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $714K | —/— | 3,104 | 2024 | 1 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)