Who owns your block
1200 block of N 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 9 homes behind $84,946 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 189% since 2016, now about $135K. 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 $135K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $135K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 181 reported crimes (94 violent) and 271 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
- $135K typical home, up +189% since 2016
- Tax bill $620 to $927 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.1M assessed, $52,751/yr to the city, about $1,147 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +189% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1229 N 53rd St is assessed at $180K but pays $1,262 a year — about 50% of the $2,524 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 +10.1% 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 $289 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 46 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Brasby (individual) | 2 | 2 | $150K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waterstone Capital Llc | 1 | 2 | $273K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ramnabagh Llc | 1 | 1 | $123K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 53rd Street Investment Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $135K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1209 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1210 N 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2009); 7 L&I violations (2020); 10 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1211 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1212 N 53RD ST Historysold $95K (2021); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1213 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2008, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $275K in 2024 (+759%). | Absentee individual | $248K | 2/2 | 1,380 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 1214 N 53RD ST | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1215 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1216 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1217 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1218 N 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $125K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1219 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1220 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1221 N 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1222 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $60K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | abated4 violtax lien |
| 1223 N 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $35K in 2002 → $38K in 2003 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1224 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2006 → $70K in 2007 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1225 N 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations (2012); sold $18K (2013). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1226 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,442 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1227 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $77K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $126K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1228 N 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2008). | Absentee individual | $175K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1229 N 53RD ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $215K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $180K | 5/2 | 1,856 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1230 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 4/1 | 1,904 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1231 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1232 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1233 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1234 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1235 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1236 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1237 N 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $135K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1238 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2005 → $79K in 2006 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1239 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1240 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1241 N 53RD ST History7 L&I violations (2007); 5 L&I violations (2009); sold $5K (2022); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1242 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1243 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1244 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2008 → $110K in 2009 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1245 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1246 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $104K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1247 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $125K in 2021 (+178%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1248 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $154K | 4/2 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1249 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1250 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1251 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1252 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $104K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1253 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $136K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1255 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | —/— | 2,086 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)