Who owns your block
1400 block of N 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 26% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 39 open code violations and 10 homes behind $112,634 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $130K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $130K — 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 | $130K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 4% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 328 reported crimes (74 violent) and 227 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
- $130K typical home, up +83% since 2016
- Tax bill $756 to $1,614 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.6M assessed, $81,601/yr to the city, about $1,736 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +83% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +113% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1453-55 N 52nd St is assessed at $264K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,695 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% 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 $183 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 48 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 47 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 11
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Turf Wizard Llc | 1 | 54 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Piece Of Philly Llc | 1 | 27 | $798K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phillip T Parks (individual) | 5 | 11 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dreamchasers Llc | 2 | 10 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bible Way Baptist Church (individual) | 2 | 7 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dmh Rentals Llc | 4 | 4 | $893K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hillary House Foundation (individual) | 2 | 3 | $360K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1402-1404 N 52nd St Llc | 2 | 2 | $398K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Byard Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $207K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lorraine M Sealey-Ruley Trust | 1 | 1 | $104K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1418 N 52nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $169K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 2,805 | 1920 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1402 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2011. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $255K | —/— | 1,696 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1404 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $143K | 4/1 | 2,298 | 1920 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1406 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $164K | —/— | 1,650 | 1920 | 1 | rented4 viol |
| 1408 N 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $34K in 2014 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $94K | —/— | 1,380 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1409-11 N 52ND ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $185K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1410 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 1998. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $104K | —/— | 1,530 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1412 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $60K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $76K | —/— | 1,530 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1413-15 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $287K | —/— | 2,595 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1414 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $89K | —/— | 1,530 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1416 N 52ND ST History4 L&I violations (2011); sold $110K (2018); 8 L&I violations (2021). | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 2,004 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1417-21 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $351 in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $181K | —/— | 2,791 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1418 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2021. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $169K | —/— | 1,776 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1420 N 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $176K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1422 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 1,632 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1423 N 52ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 2004 → $230K in 2025 (+224%). | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 2,172 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1424 N 52ND ST | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1425 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $157K | —/— | 1,404 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1426 N 52ND ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1427 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1429 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $7K (2014). | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1431-39 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $398K | —/— | 5,574 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1441 N 52ND ST Historysold $10K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2019); 7 L&I violations (2025); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Absentee individual | $39K | 3/1 | 830 | 1920 | 1 | 12 viol |
| 1443 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $79K | 3/1 | 796 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1445 N 52ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Absentee individual | $113K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1447 N 52ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2017 → $53K in 2018 (+100%). | Absentee individual | $97K | 4/1 | 2,725 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1449-51 N 52ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2017 → $49K in 2017 (+0%). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1453-55 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $185K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 5,194 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1457 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $168K | —/— | 1,726 | 1920 | 1 | 4 viol |
| 1459 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $130K | —/— | 1,909 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1460 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1461-65 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $107K | —/— | 4,960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1462 N 52ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2018 → $120K in 2019 (-33%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | —/— | 3,283 | 1920 | 2 | rented2 viol |
| 1464 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 1970. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $225K | —/— | 2,745 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1466 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $278K | —/— | 2,745 | 1920 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1467 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1468 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $120K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $177K | —/— | 2,730 | 1920 | 1 | rented8 viol |
| 1469 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2000. Owner pulled a lot line relocation permit in 2024. | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1470 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $120K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 2,745 | 1920 | 1 | rented2 viol |
| 1472-78 N 52ND ST Historysold $17K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2007). | Vacant | $58K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1482-84 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007). | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1486 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 2,631 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1488 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $130K | —/— | 1,911 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1490 N 52ND ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2001, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $55K in 2006. | Absentee individual | $115K | —/— | 1,696 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1492 N 52ND ST New constructionBought for $23K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $50K in 2021. | Vacant | $79K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 1494 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2019. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $141K | —/— | 2,556 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1496 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $91K | —/— | 1,344 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)