Who owns your block
1600 block of S 53rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 9 homes behind $75,190 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 196% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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 $154K — 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 | $154K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (52 violent) and 251 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
- $154K typical home, up +196% since 2016
- Tax bill $331 to $1,437 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $55,953/yr to the city, about $1,399 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +196% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +334% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1617 S 53rd St is assessed at $264K but pays $1,421 a year — about 38% of the $3,700 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 +10.4% 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 $296 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bid Properties Llc | 1 | 76 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly Sfr V Llc | 1 | 36 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C3 Llc | 1 | 28 | $9.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bengemini Consultants Inc | 1 | 15 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Acg 5628 Broomall Llc | 1 | 3 | $364K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Donna Crawford (individual) | 3 | 3 | $333K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pearl Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $179K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Acg 1611 53rd Llc | 1 | 1 | $154K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 S 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $104K | —/— | 1,791 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1601 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1602 S 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $21K in 2017 → $192K in 2020 (+814%). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1603 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1604 S 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1605 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1606 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1607 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2015, alterations permit in 2016, sold for $165K in 2017 (+1000%). | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1608 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $164K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1609 S 53RD ST History5 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2019); 3 L&I violations (2020). | Absentee individual | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1610 S 53RD ST Historysold $58K (2008); L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2016). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1611 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); 3 L&I violations (2020); sold $33K (2020); L&I violation (2024). | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1612 S 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1613 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1614 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1615 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $53K in 2018, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $166K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/2 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1616 S 53RD ST History3 L&I violations (2021); 9 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1617 S 53RD ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $182K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 4/2 | 1,470 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1618 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $132K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1619 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1620 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $89K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1621 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $66K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $220K in 2023 (+236%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 4/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1622 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1623 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1624 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1625 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2001 → $30K in 2005 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1626 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $77K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1627 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1628 S 53RD ST Historysold $15K (2003); 6 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $129K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1629 S 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $525K in 2000 → $3.4M in 2024 (+554%). | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 1630 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1631 S 53RD ST History8 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1632-36 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $127K | —/— | 1,328 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1633 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1635 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1637 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1638 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $52K | —/— | 773 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1639 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1641 S 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2018); sold $40K (2018). | Investor / LLC | $195K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1643 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)