Who owns your block
1100 block of S 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 32% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 39 open code violations and 12 homes behind $89,516 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 412% since 2016, now about $241K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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 $241K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $241K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (46 violent) and 217 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
- $241K typical home, up +412% since 2016
- Tax bill $630 to $2,251 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $144,890/yr to the city, about $2,542 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +412% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +257% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1156 S 52nd St is assessed at $601K but pays $2,545 a year — about 30% of the $8,414 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 +16% 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 $512 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 51 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 57 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 27
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 14 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wpre Iv Lp | 1 | 50 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acq Viii Llc | 1 | 24 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eastern Edge Realty Llc | 3 | 4 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4 Ellm Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $730K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lane Investment Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $456K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1130 S 52nd Street Lp | 1 | 1 | $403K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Move Up Lp | 1 | 1 | $308K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Flips Llc | 1 | 1 | $601K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); 5 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,550 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1101 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,550 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1102 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2005. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $400K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1103 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2002. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $58K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1104 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $86K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $221K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1105 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $57K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1106 S 52ND ST History3 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,850 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1107 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $119K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $420K in 2024 (+254%). | Investor / LLC | $414K | 5/4 | 1,820 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1108 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1109 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $300K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $306K | 5/2 | 1,820 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1110 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 2,550 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 1111 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1112 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1113 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1114 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1115 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1116 S 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1117 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1118 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $245K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1119 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | 7 violtax lien |
| 1120 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $390K in 2022 (+954%). | Owner-occupied | $384K | 6/3 | 1,820 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1121 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $156K in 2025, addition and/or alteration permit in 2025, sold for $410K in 2026 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $324K | 5/2 | 2,020 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1122 S 52ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,959 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1123 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $358K | —/— | 2,130 | 1911 | 0 | 16 violtax lien |
| 1124 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1125 S 52ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1126 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2011. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1127 S 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 1128 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $217K | —/— | 2,544 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1129 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1130 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $210K in 2023 (+347%). | Investor / LLC | $403K | —/— | 2,544 | 1915 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 1131 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $345K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1132 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1133 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $49K | —/— | 1,893 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1134 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/1 | 1,959 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1135 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1136 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 2/1 | 2,000 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1137 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2006. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $308K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1138 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $515K | 5/3 | 1,821 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1139 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $25K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rented2 viol |
| 1140 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $146K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1141 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,820 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 1142 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $384K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1143 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1144 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1145 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $345K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1146 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1147 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1148 S 52ND ST Historysold $78K (2005); L&I violation (2008); 9 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2015); 5 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $401K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1149 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $405K | —/— | 2,122 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1150 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $60K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $248K | —/— | 1,820 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1151 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $88K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $480K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $513K | 6/3 | 3,060 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1152 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,763 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1154 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 1,855 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1156 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $601K | 5/3 | 2,658 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1158 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2006, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $390K in 2021 (+420%). | Owner-occupied | $352K | 4/2 | 1,746 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1160 S 52ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $201K | —/— | 2,544 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)