Who owns your block
1300 block of S 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 17 open code violations and 12 homes behind $65,602 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 338% since 2016, now about $231K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% a year.
- 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 $231K — 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 | $231K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 131 reported crimes (65 violent) and 178 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
- $231K typical home, up +338% since 2016
- Tax bill $381 to $1,874 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.2M assessed, $79,059/yr to the city, about $2,396 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +338% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +392% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1307 S 53rd St is assessed at $231K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,232 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 +14.4% 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 $438 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do 2 Win Re Group Llc | 1 | 76 | $16M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acquisition Xi Llc | 3 | 15 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acquisition X Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Equity Holding Corp Tr | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Romell & Janet Realty Llc | 2 | 3 | $551K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Evelyn M Reid (individual) | 2 | 3 | $644K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bds3 Llc | 1 | 2 | $474K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Odbu Leo Llc | 1 | 1 | $283K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 1,742 | 1915 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1301 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $218K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1302 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 1,694 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1303 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1304 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $21K in 2004, zoning/use permit in 2009, sold for $38K in 2011 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $191K | —/— | 1,013 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1305 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1306 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 1,694 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1307 S 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1308 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2005, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $135K in 2013 (+171%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 1,694 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1309 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2013 → $40K in 2020 (-47%). | Investor / LLC | $283K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1310 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2005. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $321K | —/— | 1,885 | 1915 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1311 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2024. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $283K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1312 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $116K | —/— | 1,848 | 1915 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1313 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $283K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1314 S 53RD ST Historysold $5K (2004); 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2017); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,848 | 1915 | 1 | 10 violtax lien |
| 1315 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1316 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $250K in 2023 (+762%). | Investor / LLC | $393K | 6/3 | 2,218 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1317 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1318 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 6/2 | 1,742 | 1915 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1319 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1320 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2016 → $205K in 2019 (+925%). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1321 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | —/— | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1322 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a combined lot line relocation and new dev… permit in 2026. | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1323 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1324 S 53RD ST | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1325 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1326 S 53RD ST | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1327 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1328 S 53RD ST | Vacant | $97K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1329 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1331 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1334 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $242K | —/— | 1,742 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1336 S 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $260K | 5/1 | 1,742 | 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)