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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $208K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 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.
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
- $208K typical home, up +173% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,067 to $2,284 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $62,921/yr to the city, about $2,517 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +173% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +114% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 2 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| American Property Investment Associates | 1 | 10 | $376K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bh Capital Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Residential Capital Partners Secured Loa | 1 | 9 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Swg Llc | 1 | 3 | $541K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cozy Living 215 Llc | 1 | 1 | $287K | phila.gov ↗ |
| G5d3 Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $224K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Persevere Llc | 1 | 1 | $224K | phila.gov ↗ |
| B&Z Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/1 | 1,740 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 107 S 54TH ST History4 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 110 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2015 → $205K in 2021 (+302%). | Investor / LLC | $285K | —/— | 2,480 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 115 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 116 S 54TH ST History6 L&I violations (2008); sold $110K (2024). | Investor / LLC | $285K | —/— | 2,480 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 117 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 118 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 2,480 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 119 S 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $517K | —/— | 25,072 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 127 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 129 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,500 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 131 S 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2025 → $162K in 2026 (+37%). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 133 S 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Owner-occupied | $215K | —/— | 1,470 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 141 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner 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)