Who owns your block
1300 block of S 52nd St
An investor-heavy block: 45% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 26 open code violations and 5 homes behind $23,538 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 324% since 2016, now about $216K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $216K — about 1.0× 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 | $216K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 10% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 118 reported crimes (43 violent) and 142 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
- $216K typical home, up +324% since 2016
- Tax bill $712 to $2,038 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $92,024/yr to the city, about $3,173 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +324% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +186% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1309 S 52nd St is assessed at $879K but pays $1,230 a year — about 10% of the $12,308 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 +14% 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 $424 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 13
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Akal Investments Llc, carries 16 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akal Investments Llc | 1 | 39 | $9.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| V2 Properties Entity 6 Ll | 1 | 12 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Regeis Realty Llc | 2 | 12 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golani Development Llc | 1 | 12 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lg Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kirshenbaum Assets Group | 1 | 8 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ldc Realty Iii Llc | 1 | 4 | $497K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gw Property Management In | 1 | 1 | $739K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Caring Hands 4 You Inc | 1 | 1 | $229K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1325 27 S 52nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C Schofield Finish Carpentry Llc | 1 | 1 | $314K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dmg Elite Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $146K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1309 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2006, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $879K | —/— | 6,610 | 2021 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1311-13 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $739K | —/— | 7,896 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1315-17 S 52ND ST History5 L&I violations (2018); 6 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Investor / LLC | $229K | —/— | 7,896 | 1915 | 0 | 9 violtax lien |
| 1316 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 2003, use permit in 2007, sold for $63K in 2018 (+238%). | Absentee individual | $103K | —/— | 1,510 | 1915 | 6 | |
| 1318-22 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/— | 4,724 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 1324 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $103K | —/— | 1,510 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1325 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $605K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 6,972 | 1915 | 1 | 5 viol |
| 1326 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $314K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1915 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1328 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $94K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $266K | 3/2 | 1,510 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1329 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $108K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1330 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $193K in 2019 (+1106%). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1331 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $229K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1332 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $232K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1333 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2009. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $282K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1334 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | 11 violtax lien |
| 1335 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $388K in 2025 (+1194%). | Absentee individual | $157K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1336 S 52ND ST Historysold $10K (2018); 5 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1337 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $229K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1338 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1339 S 52ND ST Historysold $29K (2005); 5 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $134K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1340 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1341 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $229K in 2006, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $4.5M in 2021 (+1887%). | Investor / LLC | $229K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1342 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2017, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $216K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1343 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $229K in 2006, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $4.5M in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $325K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1344 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1346 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1348 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1350 S 52ND ST Historysold $41K (2002); 4 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2021). | Investor / LLC | $146K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1352 S 52ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 7×: $15K in 2000 → $345K in 2023 (+2199%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/3 | 1,536 | 1925 | 7 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)