Who owns your block
1200 block of S 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 5 homes behind $15,394 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 232% since 2016, now about $208K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 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 | $208K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 65% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (55 violent) and 266 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 +232% since 2016
- Tax bill $491 to $1,506 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $105,347/yr to the city, about $2,026 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +232% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +207% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 13 of 52 homes pay that full rate — and 39 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The starkest example: 1247 S 53rd St is assessed at $546K but pays $2,171 a year — about 28% of the $7,647 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 +11.5% 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 $332 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 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 42
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc, carries 4 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc | 1 | 57 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Phadc Scattered Sites Llc | 1 | 19 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| D & F Rentals Llc | 1 | 2 | $390K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Gl Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $85K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Cam Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $321K | phila.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 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1201 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1917 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1202 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1203 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $122K in 2014. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $278K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1204 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2006 → $170K in 2022 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $195K | 4/2 | 1,470 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1205 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1206 S 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1207 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $278K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1208 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1209 S 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $55K in 2006 → $138K in 2015 (+151%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 4 | |
| 1210 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1211 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1212 S 53RD ST Historysold $70K (2008); L&I violation (2015); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 8 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $259K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | 8 viol |
| 1213 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1214 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1215 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $191K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $142K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1216 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1217 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1218 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $85K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1219 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $250K in 2018 (+287%). | Owner-occupied | $385K | 4/2 | 1,500 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1220 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $64K in 2007, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $361K | 4/1 | 1,470 | 1917 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1221 S 53RD ST Improved | Vacant | $87K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1222 S 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1223 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | rented |
| 1224 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $133K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1225 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1226 S 53RD ST History12 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2018). | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1227 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2007, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $305K in 2026 (+281%). | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1228 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1229 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1230 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | rented |
| 1231 S 53RD ST Historysold $18K (2002); 5 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 1 | rented |
| 1232 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $63K in 2019, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $330K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $361K | 3/2 | 1,470 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1233 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1234 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $81K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1235 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1236 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $385K in 2021 (+492%). | Owner-occupied | $288K | 4/1 | 1,470 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1237 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $142K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1238 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1239 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1240 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1241 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1242 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,470 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1243 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $290K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $341K | 5/2 | 1,500 | 1917 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 1244 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $166K | —/— | 1,950 | 1917 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1245 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 1,500 | 1917 | 0 | |
| 1246 S 53RD ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2023); sold $200K (2023). | Investor / LLC | $321K | —/— | 1,950 | 1917 | 1 | |
| 1247 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $490K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $546K | 5/4 | 2,025 | 1917 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1248 S 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $321K | —/— | 1,950 | 1917 | 0 | abated |
| 1249 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $420K in 2022 (+369%). | Owner-occupied | $345K | —/— | 2,025 | 1917 | 2 | |
| 1250 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 2,210 | 1917 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1251 S 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $251K | —/— | 2,295 | 1917 | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)