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Who owns your block

1200 block of S 54th St

A mixed-ownership block: 53% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 6 homes behind $14,076 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 148% since 2016, now about $129K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$129K
$13K–$162K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$115
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 30
$20K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
53%
16 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
17%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$14K
6 of 30 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+17%
value · tax +$71
5 years
+125%
value · tax +$318
10 years
+148%
value · tax +$253

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 $129K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below 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$129K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied40%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (49 violent) and 297 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
115
49 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
297
72 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults35
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Thefts15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
All Other Offenses10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint77
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection49
Illegal Dumping38
Abandoned Vehicle29
License Complaint12
Other (Streets)12

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$100K$200K$129K2016: $52K2017: $52K2018: $52K2019: $53K2020: $57K2021: $57K2022: $57K2023: $65K2024: $65K2025: $111K2026: $111K2027: $129K2016202020232027

▲ +148% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$5622016: $3092017: $3092018: $3092019: $1852020: $1782021: $1742022: $2442023: $2072024: $5912025: $4912026: $4912027: $5622016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

2
2 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 $20,415 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:

16 homes pay the full 1.40%14 pay less
$0pays now $1,809at the full rate

The starkest example: 1233 S 54th St is assessed at $129K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,809 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 +8.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 248 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $248 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+148%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.1 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2005201020152020
19arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 2 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels28 parcels
$13K$132K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Okh-Ph Owner LLC283$11Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Poolside Ventures INC149$6.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Priority Bid LLC111$221Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Cillo Properties LLC15$688Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Rodney E Swann (individual)23$361Kphila.gov ↗

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 30 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1201 S 54TH ST Bought for $90K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,410 1925 1
1203 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 tax lien
1205 S 54TH ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $70K in 2022 (+133%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 3 rented
1207 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1209 S 54TH ST Bought for $50K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 6 viol
1211 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1213 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $34K in 2015 → $8.1M in 2021 (+23650%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 2 rented
1215 S 54TH ST L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1217 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 tax lien
1219 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1221 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1223 S 54TH ST Bought for $46K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 1
1225 S 54TH ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 rented
1227 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 tax lien
1229 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1231 S 54TH ST 3 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1233 S 54TH ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
1235 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 tax lien
1237 S 54TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
1239 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1241 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $162K 4/1 1,968 1925 0 tax lien
1243 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1245 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2008 → $55K in 2008 (+83%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 2
1247 S 54TH ST sold $6K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2020); 4 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $14K —/— 1 tax lien
1249 S 54TH ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 1
1251 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
1253 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2006 → $8.1M in 2021 (+26817%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 2 rented
1255 S 54TH ST Bought for $24K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 rented
1257 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,128 1925 1
1259 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $21K in 2007 → $4K in 2013 (-83%). Vacant $13K —/— 2

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

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