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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.

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
$241K
$25K–$601K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$135
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$365K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $241K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 57
$33K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
32%
17 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
46%
26 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
39
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$90K
12 of 57 behind
▲ block 21% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
10
8 homes · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$53
5 years
+114%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+412%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$241K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied21%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.

Crimes · 12mo
108
46 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
217
36 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults31
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
All Other Offenses10
Fraud9
Thefts9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection43
Maintenance Complaint33
Illegal Dumping31
Salting21
Abandoned Vehicle20
Street Defect8

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 · K-8
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
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$241K2016: $47K2017: $47K2018: $47K2019: $51K2020: $113K2021: $113K2022: $113K2023: $124K2024: $124K2025: $257K2026: $257K2027: $241K2016202020232027

▲ +412% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2512016: $6302017: $6302018: $6592019: $7122020: $9602021: $9602022: $9602023: $9602024: $9602025: $2,3042026: $2,3042027: $2,2512016202020232027

▲ +257% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

4
4 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 $33,026 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%
$2,545pays now $8,414at the full rate

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

95100100020162019202220252027This block 512 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+16%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+412%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+16%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+13%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+9.5 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 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

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
51arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 27Vacant: 3 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 27
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

18 parcels0 parcels2 parcels11 parcels9 parcels7 parcels10 parcels
$25K$414K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Restorations Neighborhood (individual)14556$20Mphila.gov ↗
Wpre Iv Lp150$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
City Block Acq Viii Llc124$4.2Mphila.gov ↗
Eastern Edge Realty Llc34$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
4 Ellm Properties Llc13$730Kphila.gov ↗
Lane Investment Group Llc12$456Kphila.gov ↗
1130 S 52nd Street Lp11$403Kphila.gov ↗
Move Up Lp11$308Kphila.gov ↗
Philly Flips Llc11$601Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1100 S 52ND ST 2 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 Bought 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 Bought for $14K in 2002. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. Vacant $58K —/— 1 tax lien
1104 S 52ND ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $86K in 2018. Absentee individual $221K —/— 1,820 1915 2 rentedabated
1105 S 52ND ST Bought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. Vacant $57K —/— 1 tax lien
1106 S 52ND ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,850 1915 0 rented
1107 S 52ND ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $20K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $241K —/— 1,820 1915 1
1116 S 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $248K —/— 1,820 1915 0 4 violtax lien
1117 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $241K —/— 1,820 1915 0
1118 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $245K —/— 1,820 1915 0 tax lien
1119 S 52ND ST 2 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 L&I violation (2007). Absentee individual $49K —/— 1,959 1915 0 rented
1123 S 52ND ST Owner 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 L&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $49K —/— 1,820 1915 0 rented
1126 S 52ND ST Bought for $7K in 2011. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $65K —/— 1
1127 S 52ND ST 4 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 Bought for $18K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $217K —/— 2,544 1915 1 rented
1129 S 52ND ST Bought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2015. Absentee individual $241K —/— 1,820 1915 3 1 viol
1130 S 52ND ST Bought 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 Bought for $35K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $345K —/— 1,820 1915 1 rentedtax lien
1132 S 52ND ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,820 1915 0 abated
1133 S 52ND ST Owner 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 Bought for $79K in 2006. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $308K —/— 1,820 1915 1 rented
1138 S 52ND ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $515K 5/3 1,821 1915 0 rentedabatedtax lien
1139 S 52ND ST Bought for $23K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $25K —/— 1,820 1915 1 rented2 viol
1140 S 52ND ST Bought for $35K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $146K —/— 1,820 1915 3
1141 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,820 2002 0 rented
1142 S 52ND ST Bought 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 Bought for $68K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $345K —/— 1,820 1915 1
1146 S 52ND ST Bought for $90K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Absentee individual $248K —/— 1,820 1915 2
1147 S 52ND ST Bought 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 sold $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 Bought for $40K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $405K —/— 2,122 1915 1 rented
1150 S 52ND ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $60K in 2020. Investor / LLC $248K —/— 1,820 1915 1 rentedtax lien
1151 S 52ND ST Bought 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 built 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 Bought 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 L&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $201K —/— 2,544 1915 0

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

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