Who owns your block
1500 block of S 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 8 homes behind $34,660 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 186% since 2016, now about $150K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $150K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $150K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (38 violent) and 175 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
- $150K typical home, up +186% since 2016
- Tax bill $462 to $741 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $70,616/yr to the city, about $1,358 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +186% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1543 S 53rd St is assessed at $198K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,765 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% 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 $286 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Okh-Ph Owner Llc, carries 20 open violations across 83 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okh-Ph Owner Llc | 2 | 83 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| U S Bank Trust National Association Tr | 1 | 51 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chicken Dinner Llc | 1 | 11 | $405K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mjr Enterprises | 1 | 3 | $355K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Roy Binnion (individual) | 2 | 2 | $178K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lois V Green (individual) | 2 | 2 | $304K | phila.gov ↗ |
| F&W Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $121K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | —/— | 2,142 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1501 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $8K (2016). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1502 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1503 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2011); sold $26K (2014). | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1504 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $32K (2016). | Absentee individual | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1505 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2002, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2018, sold for $184K in 2024 (+366%). | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1506 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1507 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $102K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1508 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2003 → $53K in 2004 (+194%). | Absentee individual | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1509 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1510 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1511 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2024, alterations permit in 2025, sold for $250K in 2025 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1512 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $21K in 2009 → $23K in 2011 (+10%). | Investor / LLC | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1513 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1514 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1515 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2018, addition and/or alterations permit in 2022, sold for $90K in 2025 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1516 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,796 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1517 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1518 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2014 → $8.1M in 2021 (+25948%). | Investor / LLC | $159K | 4/1 | 1,796 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1519 S 53RD ST Improved | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1520 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $31K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1521 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1522 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1523 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1524 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1525 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1526 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1527 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1528 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1529 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1530 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1531 S 53RD ST History10 L&I violations (2013); 7 L&I violations (2016); sold $95K (2024). | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1532 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020). | Absentee individual | $243K | —/— | 1,796 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1533 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,699 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1534 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,796 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1535 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,504 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1536 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1537 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1538 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1539 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1540 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1541 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1542 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1543 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 2,720 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1544 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2022 → $300K in 2025 (+500%). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 3/3 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1545 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1546 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2023. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1547 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 5 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1548 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1549 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2012 → $115K in 2021 (+475%). | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,446 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1550 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $120K in 2020 (+700%). | Owner-occupied | $121K | —/— | 2,313 | 1925 | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1551 S 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $129K | —/— | 2,388 | — | 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)