Who owns your block
1300 block of N 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 27% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 12 homes behind $82,391 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 135% since 2016, now about $119K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $119K — about 0.5× 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 | $119K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 191 reported crimes (94 violent) and 268 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
- $119K typical home, up +135% since 2016
- Tax bill $339 to $852 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $46,189/yr to the city, about $1,540 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +135% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +151% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1323-27 N 52nd St is assessed at $462K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $6,467 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 +8.1% 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 $235 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 23 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick And Mortar Llc | 2 | 12 | $475K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Communities Aiding (individual) | 6 | 6 | $218K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bruce A Harmon (individual) | 2 | 4 | $726K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Hb13 | 1 | 3 | $494K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Properties And Progress L | 1 | 2 | $833K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aiding Communities Throug (individual) | 2 | 2 | $64K | phila.gov ↗ |
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300-10 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 7,496 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1301 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $210K | 3,230 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1303 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $218K | 2,250 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1305 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 2,250 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1307 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $368K | 6,750 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1309 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3,240 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1311 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $115K | 1,530 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1312 N 52ND ST Historysold $33K (2016); L&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $141K | 1,725 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1313 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $123K | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1314 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Vacant | $74K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1315 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 2,040 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1316 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1317 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3,348 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 1318 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1319 N 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $208K | 3,204 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1320 N 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $320K in 2025, zoning/use permit in 2010, sold for $320K in 2025 (+2809%). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 2,002 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1322 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $101K | 1,875 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1323-27 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $462K | 9,088 | 1973 | 0 | abated |
| 1324 N 52ND ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit. | Investor / LLC | $266K | 3,552 | 2011 | 3 | rented |
| 1326 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $30K (2011). | Vacant | $66K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1328 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); sold $30K (2011). | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1330 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); sold $30K (2011). | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1332 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1334 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009); sold $30K (2011). | Vacant | $30K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1336 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009); sold $30K (2011). | Vacant | $32K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1338 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2000. | Vacant | $32K | — | — | 1 | |
| 1340 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $32K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1342 N 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $32K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1344 N 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $32K | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1346 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2026. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $161K | 2,925 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)