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Who owns your block

1200 block of N 54th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 6 homes behind $45,092 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 153% since 2016, now about $150K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$150K
$25K–$792K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$95
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$39K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $150K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 42
$24K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
31 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
19%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$45K
6 of 42 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$269
5 years
+132%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+153%
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 $150K — about 0.7× 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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$150K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied38%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 143 reported crimes (76 violent) and 293 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
143
76 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
293
80 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults48
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Aggravated Assault No Firearm16
All Other Offenses10
Thefts9
Aggravated Assault Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection80
Maintenance Complaint60
Abandoned Vehicle44
Illegal Dumping33
Other (Streets)13
License Complaint7

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
Edward Heston
1621 N 54th St · 219 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$150K2016: $59K2017: $59K2018: $59K2019: $62K2020: $65K2021: $65K2022: $65K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $137K2026: $137K2027: $150K2016202020232027

▲ +153% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8762016: $6662017: $6662018: $6502019: $7092020: $8062021: $8062022: $8102023: $8042024: $8912025: $1,6072026: $1,6072027: $1,8762016202020232027

▲ +182% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

1
1 property 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 $23,860 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

25 homes pay the full 1.40%17 pay less
$2,255pays now $3,718at the full rate

The starkest example: 1225 N 54th St is assessed at $266K but pays $2,255 a year — about 61% of the $3,718 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 253 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $253 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+153%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 35 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
35arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 6 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels21 parcels12 parcels8 parcels
$25K$202K+

The block's largest owner, Pibo 01a LLC, carries 4 open violations across 33 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Pibo 01a LLC133$6.7Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Gin Properties LLC17$1.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Hb1313$494Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Plan 770 LLC12$226Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1233 N 54th St Corp11$166Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 42 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
1210 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2010 → $82K in 2021 (+24%). Owner-occupied $151K 4/1 1,752 1925 2
1212 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $150K 4/1 1,732 1925 0 2 viol
1213 N 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2025). Investor / LLC $134K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 4 viol
1214 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $191K 4/1 1,732 1925 0 tax lien
1215 N 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2015); sold $125K (2022). Investor / LLC $166K —/— 1,536 1925 1
1216 N 54TH ST Traded 3×: $85K in 2007 → $40K in 2015 (-53%). Owner-occupied $150K 4/1 1,732 1925 3
1217 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $134K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
1218 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
1219 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $133K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
1220 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
1221 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $17K in 2015 → $50K in 2019 (+194%). Investor / LLC $133K 4/1 1,536 1925 2 rentedtax lien
1222 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
1223 N 54TH ST Bought for $51K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $164K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
1224 N 54TH ST Bought for $162K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
1225 N 54TH ST Bought for $19K in 2015, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $185K in 2021. Absentee individual $266K 2/2 1,536 1925 3 rentedabated
1226 N 54TH ST Bought for $47K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
1227 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
1228 N 54TH ST Bought for $60K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
1229 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $137K 4/1 1,760 1925 0
1230 N 54TH ST Bought for $35K in 2001. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 2
1231 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,850 1925 0 rented
1232 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 1 rented
1233 N 54TH ST Bought for $26K in 1999. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $166K —/— 1,536 1925 1 tax lien
1234 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,100 1925 1
1235 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,644 1925 0 rented
1236 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,100 1925 0
1237 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $133K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
1238-48 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2002 → $355K in 2013 (+58%). Investor / LLC $792K —/— 8,794 1947 2 rented
1239 N 54TH ST Bought for $53K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $133K 4/1 1,536 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1241 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $141K —/— 1,696 1925 0 tax lien
1243 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 tax lien
1245 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1247 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1249 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $181K —/— 1,800 1925 0
1250 N 54TH ST Bought for $54K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1925 1
1251 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1252 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1925 0
1253 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1254 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1925 0
1256 N 54TH ST Bought for $55K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $202K 4/1 1,664 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1258 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 1999 → $38K in 2002 (-42%). Absentee individual $176K —/— 1,664 1925 2
1260 N 54TH ST Bought for $6K in 2015, addition and/or alteration permit in 2019, sold for $235K in 2023 (+804%). Owner-occupied $257K 5/2 1,664 1925 5 tax 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)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.