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Who owns your block

100 block of S 54th St

A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 5 homes behind $68,468 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 173% since 2016, now about $208K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$208K
$25K–$517K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$114
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$65K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $208K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 25
$9K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
44%
11 of 25
city 41%
Rentals
36%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$68K
5 of 25 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 16% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$51
5 years
+167%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+173%
value · tax +$1K

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 $208K — about 0.9× 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 blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$208K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied20%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 117 reported crimes (44 violent) and 279 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
117
44 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
279
86 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults27
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Fraud12
All Other Offenses11
Thefts10
Burglary Residential7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection61
Maintenance Complaint59
Abandoned Vehicle25
Illegal Dumping23
Street Defect14
Other (Streets)11

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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$250K$500K$208K2016: $76K2017: $76K2018: $76K2019: $75K2020: $78K2021: $78K2022: $78K2023: $129K2024: $129K2025: $200K2026: $200K2027: $208K2016202020232027

▲ +173% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2842016: $1,0672017: $1,0672018: $1,0672019: $1,0502020: $1,0902021: $1,0902022: $1,0902023: $1,8102024: $1,8102025: $2,2332026: $2,2332027: $2,2842016202020232027

▲ +114% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

2
2 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 $8,591 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%
$2,047pays now $3,721at the full rate

135 S 54th St is assessed at $266K but pays $2,047 a year — about 55% of the $3,721 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 +9.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 273 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $273 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+173%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.1 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
25arm's-length sales since 2004
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 25 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 1 25parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels8 parcels1 parcels3 parcels9 parcels
$25K$285K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Restorations Neighborhood (individual)2556$20Mphila.gov ↗
American Property Investment Associates110$376Kphila.gov ↗
Bh Capital Llc19$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Residential Capital Partners Secured Loa19$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Swg Llc13$541Kphila.gov ↗
Cozy Living 215 Llc11$287Kphila.gov ↗
G5d3 Investments Llc11$224Kphila.gov ↗
Persevere Llc11$224Kphila.gov ↗
B&Z Management Llc11$163Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 25 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
105 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. Absentee individual $25K —/1 1,740 1925 0 rented
107 S 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,500 1920 0
109 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
110 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $285K —/— 2,480 1920 0 tax lien
111 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,500 1920 0 abatedtax lien
112 S 54TH ST Bought for $60K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $285K —/— 2,480 1920 1 rented
113 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 4/1 1,500 1920 1
114 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $51K in 2015 → $205K in 2021 (+302%). Investor / LLC $285K —/— 2,480 1920 2 rented
115 S 54TH ST Bought for $78K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,500 1920 1
116 S 54TH ST 6 L&I violations (2008); sold $110K (2024). Investor / LLC $285K —/— 2,480 1920 1
117 S 54TH ST Bought for $35K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,500 1920 2
118 S 54TH ST L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $285K —/— 2,480 1920 0 rented
119 S 54TH ST Bought for $10K in 2013, use permit in 2019, sold for $170K in 2025 (+1600%). Investor / LLC $158K 3/1 1,500 1920 3 rented
120 S 54TH ST Bought for $85K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $287K —/— 2,520 1920 2 rented
121 S 54TH ST Investor / LLC $224K —/— 1,600 1920 1
125 S 54TH ST Bought for $135K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $224K —/— 1,600 1920 1 rented1 viol
126-36 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $517K —/— 25,072 1925 0 rented
127 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,500 1920 0
129 S 54TH ST L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,500 1915 0 rented
131 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $118K in 2025 → $162K in 2026 (+37%). Investor / LLC $163K 3/1 1,500 1920 2
133 S 54TH ST Bought for $50K in 2004, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2024 (+450%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/2 1,470 1920 2 tax lien
135 S 54TH ST Bought for $40K in 2005, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $235K in 2024. Absentee individual $266K 3/2 1,500 1920 4 abated
137 S 54TH ST Bought for $2K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,500 1920 2
139 S 54TH ST L&I violation (2009). Owner-occupied $215K —/— 1,470 1920 0 tax lien
141 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $113K —/— 1,500 1920 0 12 violtax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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