Who owns your block
1400 block of N 54th St
A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 8 homes behind $81,078 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 166% since 2016, now about $118K. 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 $118K — about 0.5× 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 | $118K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 167 reported crimes (74 violent) and 338 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
- $118K typical home, up +166% since 2016
- Tax bill $553 to $1,412 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $46,518/yr to the city, about $1,163 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +166% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +155% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1420 N 54th St is assessed at $149K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,083 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 +9.3% 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 $266 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 10
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Geena Llc, carries 36 open violations across 178 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geena Llc | 1 | 178 | $8.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kryb Llc | 1 | 48 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ddh Fund Llc | 1 | 43 | $7.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Community Improvement Fund Llc | 1 | 32 | $6.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yesh Homes Llc | 1 | 14 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lots For Sale Llc | 1 | 9 | $160K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Glox Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Berry Wilder (individual) | 2 | 4 | $432K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Altes Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $360K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fred And Mary Carr Inc | 1 | 1 | $283K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sjeb Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $153K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Irrevocable Trust Of Will | 1 | 1 | $118K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $283K | —/— | 2,564 | 1915 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 1402 N 54TH ST History5 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $74K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1404 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2001, use permit in 2010, sold for $134K in 2020 (+523%). | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1406 N 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2008 → $17K in 2013 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $127K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1408 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1410 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1412 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2016 → $129K in 2021 (+578%). | Investor / LLC | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1414 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1416 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1418 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $95K | —/— | 1,395 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1420 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $149K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1422 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 2001 → $85K in 2021 (+1114%). | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1424 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $122K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1426 N 54TH ST | Investor / LLC | $122K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1428 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1429 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2023, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $160K in 2025 (+78%). | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1430 N 54TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1431 N 54TH ST Historysold $90K (2022); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $152K | —/— | 1,400 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1432 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,425 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1433 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1434 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,395 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1435 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1436 N 54TH ST | Absentee individual | $157K | —/— | 1,446 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1437 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1438 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1439 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1440 N 54TH ST Improved | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1441 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1442 N 54TH ST Improved | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1443 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1444 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2008 → $30K in 2019 (+126%). | Absentee individual | $107K | —/— | 800 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1445 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); sold $15K (2014); L&I violation (2015); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $114K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1446 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2021 → $94K in 2024 (+34%). | Investor / LLC | $85K | 2/1 | 860 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1447 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1448 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $81K | —/— | 796 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 viol |
| 1449 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $44K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1450 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $4K in 2008. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $80K | —/— | 780 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1451 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $3K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $142K in 2024 (+5580%). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1453 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1455 N 54TH ST | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,366 | 1925 | 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)