Who owns your block
1500 block of N 54th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 36% investor-held, with 16 open code violations and 9 homes behind $24,198 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 118% since 2016, now about $129K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $129K — 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 | $129K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (72 violent) and 301 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
- $129K typical home, up +118% since 2016
- Tax bill $623 to $1,303 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.4M assessed, $58,712/yr to the city, about $1,505 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +118% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1536 N 54th St is assessed at $118K but pays $245 a year — about 15% of the $1,645 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 +7.4% 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 $218 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Soiled Llc, carries 6 open violations across 54 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soiled Llc | 2 | 54 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Open Air Concepts Llc | 1 | 29 | $706K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bronze Capital Llc | 1 | 23 | $3.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bh Capital Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| East West Strategies Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mark R Jones (individual) | 2 | 6 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Iva Real Estate Llc | 1 | 6 | $780K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hometrition Inc | 1 | 5 | $721K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Iq 2017 Llc | 1 | 4 | $407K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Altes Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $360K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nannette Fantroyal (individual) | 2 | 2 | $155K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Infinity Contracting And Consulting Llc | 1 | 1 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,988 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1502 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $85K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $194K | —/— | 2,298 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1503 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $175K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | 12 viol |
| 1504 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2006 → $40K in 2016 (-47%). | Absentee individual | $186K | —/— | 2,070 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1505 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); sold $420K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $175K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1506 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $40K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $186K | —/— | 2,070 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1507 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1508 N 54TH ST Improved | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1509 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2002, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $130K in 2025 (+442%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/2 | 1,900 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1510 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $186K | —/— | 2,070 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1511 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2005, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $205K in 2024 (+285%). | Investor / LLC | $280K | 4/2 | 1,900 | 1925 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 1512-14 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2012 → $65K in 2013 (+160%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1513 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2004 → $68K in 2006 (+216%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | —/— | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1515-17 N 54TH ST | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1516 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $80K | —/— | 1,154 | 1925 | 0 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 1518 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $21K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $65K in 2020 (+210%). | Absentee individual | $135K | —/— | 1,382 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1519 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $103K | —/— | 1,050 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1520-22 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); 7 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 6 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $70K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1521 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $103K | —/— | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1523 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $93K | —/— | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1524 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1525 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1526 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1527 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $82K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1528 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2018 → $110K in 2025 (+175%). | Investor / LLC | $193K | —/— | 1,939 | 1925 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 1529 N 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $32K in 2003 → $130K in 2021 (+308%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,360 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1530 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/1 | 1,951 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1531 N 54TH ST History4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $158K | —/— | 1,688 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1532 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | —/— | 1,494 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1533 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 5 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $48K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1534 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 5 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1535 N 54TH ST History4 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $88K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1536 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $118K | —/— | 1,079 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1537 N 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $500 in 2000 → $12K in 2012 (+2360%). | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 | rented1 viol |
| 1539 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2022 → $64K in 2023 (+73%). | Investor / LLC | $110K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1541 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1543 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1545 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $117K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1547 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $302K | —/— | 4,032 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)