Who owns your block
1400 block of S 54th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 5 homes behind $19,264 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 213% since 2016, now about $162K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $162K — about 0.7× 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 | $162K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 51% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (67 violent) and 222 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
- $162K typical home, up +213% since 2016
- Tax bill $304 to $862 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $52,928/yr to the city, about $1,512 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +213% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +184% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1416 S 54th St is assessed at $303K but pays $1,565 a year — about 37% of the $4,237 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 +10.9% 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 $313 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ldc Realty Ii Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mosann Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $773K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Long Zhan Real Estate Investment Llc | 1 | 4 | $790K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Great Investors Llc | 1 | 1 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6122 N 7th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $193K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 S 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $195K in 2022 → $775K in 2024 (+297%). | Investor / LLC | $164K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1920 | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1401 S 54TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1402 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $193K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1403 S 54TH ST History4 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1404 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $193K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1405 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1406 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $193K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1407 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $238K | 4/2 | 1,454 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1408 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $171K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1409 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1410 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $148K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,544 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1411 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1412 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,544 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1413 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1414 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,544 | 1920 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1415 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1416 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/2 | 1,544 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1417 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1418 S 54TH ST Historysold $40K (2006); L&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,644 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1419 S 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2022, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $285K in 2024 (+171%). | Owner-occupied | $288K | 4/3 | 1,556 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1420 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $146K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1421 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1422 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1423 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2017 → $260K in 2026 (+5100%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1424 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1425 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $376K | 3/2 | 2,908 | 1920 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 1426 S 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $65K (2019). | Investor / LLC | $152K | 4/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1427 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $330K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1428 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1429 S 54TH ST History3 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1430 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $152K | 4/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1431 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1433 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1435 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,454 | 1917 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1437 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1920 | 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)