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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.

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
$118K
$15K–$283K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$89
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$160K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $118K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 40
$17K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
38%
15 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
30%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$81K
8 of 40 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$99
5 years
+106%
value · tax +$725
10 years
+166%
value · tax +$859

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 $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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$118K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied28%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.

Crimes · 12mo
167
74 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
338
92 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults56
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
All Other Offenses21
Aggravated Assault No Firearm15
Thefts15
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection80
Maintenance Complaint66
Sanitation Violation35
Abandoned Vehicle23
Street Defect20
Illegal Dumping19

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$118K2016: $44K2017: $44K2018: $44K2019: $53K2020: $57K2021: $57K2022: $57K2023: $75K2024: $75K2025: $111K2026: $110K2027: $118K2016202020232027

▲ +166% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4122016: $5532017: $5532018: $5532019: $6762020: $6872021: $6872022: $6872023: $8012024: $8242025: $1,4642026: $1,3132027: $1,4122016202020232027

▲ +155% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

9
9 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $17,218 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $2,083at the full rate

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

9510050020162019202220252027This block 266 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+9.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+166%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.8 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 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

$0$100K$200K200020052010201520202025
31arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 4 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels1 parcels4 parcels6 parcels18 parcels7 parcels
$15K$157K+

The block's largest owner, Geena Llc, carries 36 open violations across 178 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Geena Llc1178$8.0Mphila.gov ↗
Kryb Llc148$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Ddh Fund Llc143$7.1Mphila.gov ↗
Community Improvement Fund Llc132$6.4Mphila.gov ↗
Yesh Homes Llc114$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Lots For Sale Llc19$160Kphila.gov ↗
Glox Llc17$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Berry Wilder (individual)24$432Kphila.gov ↗
Altes Investments Llc13$360Kphila.gov ↗
Fred And Mary Carr Inc11$283Kphila.gov ↗
Sjeb Holdings Llc11$153Kphila.gov ↗
Irrevocable Trust Of Will11$118Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 N 54TH ST Bought for $49K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $283K —/— 2,564 1915 4 rentedtax lien
1402 N 54TH ST 5 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 Bought 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 Traded 3×: $17K in 2008 → $17K in 2013 (+0%). Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,380 1925 3
1408 N 54TH ST L&I violation (2007). Owner-occupied $127K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 tax lien
1410 N 54TH ST Bought 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 Traded 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 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $17K —/— 0
1418 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $95K —/— 1,395 1925 0 rentedtax lien
1420 N 54TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $149K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 abated
1422 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $7K in 2001 → $85K in 2021 (+1114%). Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,284 1925 2 rented
1424 N 54TH ST L&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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $150K 3/1 1,284 1925 0
1429 N 54TH ST Bought 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 Vacant $16K —/— 0
1431 N 54TH ST sold $90K (2022); L&I violation (2026). Investor / LLC $152K —/— 1,400 1925 1
1432 N 54TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,425 1925 0 abated
1433 N 54TH ST Bought 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 Owner 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 built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,400 1925 0 abated
1438 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,446 1925 0 tax lien
1439 N 54TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,400 1925 0 abated
1440 N 54TH ST Vacant $17K —/— 0 tax lien
1441 N 54TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,400 1925 0 abated
1442 N 54TH ST Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
1443 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $129K 4/1 1,650 1925 0
1444 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $13K in 2008 → $30K in 2019 (+126%). Absentee individual $107K —/— 800 1925 2 rented
1445 N 54TH ST L&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 Traded 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 built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $81K —/— 796 1925 0 abated3 viol
1449 N 54TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $44K in 2003. Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,350 1925 1 abated
1450 N 54TH ST Bought for $4K in 2008. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $80K —/— 780 1925 1 tax lien
1451 N 54TH ST Bought 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 L&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

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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