Who owns your block
1400 block of S 53rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 9 homes behind $57,510 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 149% since 2016, now about $128K. 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 $128K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below 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 | $128K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (45 violent) and 147 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
- $128K typical home, up +149% since 2016
- Tax bill $718 to $1,790 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.0M assessed, $32,100/yr to the city, about $1,459 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +149% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +149% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.7% 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 $249 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Future Is Now Llc, carries 19 open violations across 71 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Is Now Llc | 1 | 71 | $14M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ballard Properties Llc | 1 | 37 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| West Fila Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $789K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jarrin Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $128K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1411 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1413 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2015); sold $75K (2025). | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1415 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1417 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 1419 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $230K in 2023 (+207%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/2 | 1,132 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1421 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2007 → $18K in 2010 (-68%). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1423 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1425 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $87K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | 7 violtax lien |
| 1427 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1429 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2023, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $246K in 2024 (+173%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1431 S 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $19K in 2015 → $245K in 2021 (+1224%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/2 | 1,240 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1433 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2002 → $137K in 2021 (+242%). | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1435 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $166K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1437 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 7 L&I violations (2023). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1439 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1441 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1443 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $110K in 2024 (+380%). | Investor / LLC | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1445 S 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit, sold for $42K in 2001. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1447 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1449 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1451 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1453 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)