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Who owns your block

1300 block of N 54th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 6 homes behind $38,833 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 178% since 2016, now about $157K. 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
$157K
$21K–$261K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$88
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$105K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $157K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
71%
24 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$39K
6 of 34 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$376
5 years
+134%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+182%
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 $157K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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$157K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied38%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 148 reported crimes (74 violent) and 283 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
148
74 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
283
78 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults55
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief18
All Other Offenses17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm12
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Thefts9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection88
Maintenance Complaint59
Illegal Dumping28
Abandoned Vehicle25
Other (Streets)14
Street Defect13

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$157K2016: $57K2017: $56K2018: $56K2019: $65K2020: $67K2021: $67K2022: $67K2023: $97K2024: $97K2025: $152K2026: $152K2027: $157K2016202020232027

▲ +178% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9792016: $6992017: $6962018: $6962019: $8962020: $9292021: $9292022: $9292023: $7192024: $3252025: $1,2432026: $1,6032027: $1,9792016202020232027

▲ +183% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 278 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $278 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+178%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.2 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
28arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 3 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels7 parcels18 parcels6 parcels
$21K$204K+

The block's largest owner, Hadar Llc, carries 8 open violations across 21 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hadar Llc121$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Gin Properties Llc17$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
1302 N 54th Street Llc11$180Kphila.gov ↗
Rivers Enterprise Llc11$160Kphila.gov ↗
Eagle Ocean Properties Ll11$23Kphila.gov ↗
Kershaw Ventures Llc11$180Kphila.gov ↗
Jtp Investors Llc11$29Kphila.gov ↗
1320 54th Llc11$159Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1300 N 54TH ST Bought for $40K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2020, sold for $125K in 2022 (+213%). Investor / LLC $180K —/— 1,800 1925 2
1301 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $156K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1302 N 54TH ST 5 L&I violations (2011); 7 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2017); sold $10K (2017); 4 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,800 1925 1 4 violtax lien
1303 N 54TH ST Bought for $57K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $156K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1304 N 54TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $161K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 tax lien
1305 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,890 1925 1
1306 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $115K in 2023 → $255K in 2024 (+122%). Owner-occupied $261K 4/2 1,800 1925 2
1307 N 54TH ST Bought for $85K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $113K in 2026 (+33%). Owner-occupied $156K 4/1 1,800 1925 2
1308 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $261K 4/2 1,800 1925 0
1309 N 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $35K (2013). Investor / LLC $156K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1310 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2017 → $150K in 2018 (+233%). Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,800 1925 2 tax lien
1311 N 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $151K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 tax lien
1312 N 54TH ST Bought for $32K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $160K 4/1 1,800 1925 2 tax lien
1313 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $151K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1314 N 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2020). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
1315 N 54TH ST Bought for $56K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $177K —/— 1,800 1925 2
1316 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,800 1925 0 rented
1317 N 54TH ST sold $54K (2008); 4 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $29K —/— 1 1 viol
1318 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1319 N 54TH ST Bought for $58K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $132K 4/1 1,502 1925 1
1320 N 54TH ST Bought for $105K in 2025. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $159K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1321 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,502 1925 1
1322 N 54TH ST Bought for $170K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $159K 4/2 1,800 1925 1
1323 N 54TH ST L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $137K 4/1 1,502 1925 0 1 violtax lien
1324 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1325 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $137K 4/1 1,522 1925 0
1326 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1327 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1328 N 54TH ST Bought for $35K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,800 1925 1 rented
1330 N 54TH ST Bought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1332 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $157K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
1334 N 54TH ST Bought for $70K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $157K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
1336 N 54TH ST Traded 3×: $1K in 2004 → $105K in 2006 (+10400%). Owner-occupied $157K 4/1 1,800 1925 3
1338 N 54TH ST Vacant $21K —/— 0

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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