Who owns your block
100 block of S 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 29% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $7,748 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $320K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $320K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $320K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 164 reported crimes (66 violent) and 173 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
- $320K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,446 to $3,742 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.4M assessed, $96,908/yr to the city, about $5,700 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +53% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
125-33 S 52nd St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $20,668 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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mk Investors Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 100 S 52nd Street Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mcdonalds Corp | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C & S Sis, Inc | 1 | 1 | $621K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ajmal Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $175K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100-02 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | 3,915 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 101-23 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | 4,488 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 104-06 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $927K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $489K | 8,968 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 108 S 52ND ST Historysold $70K (2011); 3 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $191K | 2,352 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 110 S 52ND ST Historysold $59K (2007); 3 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3,360 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 112-16 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $519K | 8,064 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 118-20 S 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2014); Appeal moot (2014); L&I violation (2018); 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $320K | 6,624 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 122-32 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $621K | 11,950 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 125-33 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.5M | 21,198 | 1976 | 0 | abated |
| 134 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 2,440 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 135-37 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $528K | 6,136 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 136 S 52ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $135K in 2003 → $135K in 2015 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $152K | 1,920 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 138 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2008. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 1,840 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 139 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2020. Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $267K | 2,970 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 140 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $186K | 1,960 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 141 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3,060 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 142 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3,920 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)