Who owns your block
1300 block of N 53rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 5 homes behind $7,632 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 175% since 2016, now about $137K. 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 $137K — 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 | $137K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 181 reported crimes (91 violent) and 277 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
- $137K typical home, up +175% since 2016
- Tax bill $696 to $1,835 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $52,815/yr to the city, about $1,553 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +175% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +164% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1324 N 53rd St is assessed at $170K but pays $711 a year — about 30% of the $2,385 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 +9.6% 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 $275 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 38 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc, carries 6 open violations across 72 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc | 1 | 72 | $9.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Scottie A Williamson (individual) | 2 | 16 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sila Properties Llc | 1 | 14 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Peloton Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ua Investment Group Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dynamic Equity Partners Inc | 1 | 6 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Capable One Construction Llc | 1 | 1 | $130K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $143K | —/— | 1,742 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1301 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2021. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,836 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1302 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $30K in 2016 (+93%). | Absentee individual | $132K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1303 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $135K | 4/— | 1,708 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1304 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $94K | 4/1 | 1,745 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1305 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 4/1 | 1,708 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1306 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,734 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1307 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $138K | 4/1 | 1,813 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1308 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1309 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); 8 L&I violations (2012); sold $22K (2015); L&I violation (2022). | Investor / LLC | $94K | 4/1 | 1,708 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1310 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $132K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1311 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 1999 → $20K in 2015 (+57%). | Investor / LLC | $178K | —/— | 1,804 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1312 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $132K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1313 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $92K | 4/2 | 1,708 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1314 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2001, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $136K in 2024 (+157%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 4/2 | 1,622 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1315 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 1,708 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1316 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1317 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 4/1 | 1,708 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1318 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2011 → $110K in 2011 (+218%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1319 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $33K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $98K in 2010 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,708 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1320 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2012 → $97K in 2013 (+273%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1321 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $94K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,708 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1322 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,836 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1323 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 1,915 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1324 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $170K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1325 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $266K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1326 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 1327 N 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1328 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 4/1 | 1,758 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1329 N 53RD ST Historysold $59K (2007); 4 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $169K | —/— | 1,660 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1330 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $57K in 2005, use permit in 2019, sold for $131K in 2019 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1331 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2018, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2018, sold for $160K in 2018 (+237%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1332 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $220K | 4/2 | 1,632 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1333 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)