Who owns your block
1700 block of N 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 homes behind $36,883 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $124K. 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 $124K — 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 | $124K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (57 violent) and 220 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
- $124K typical home, up +100% since 2016
- Tax bill $622 to $1,669 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.4M assessed, $41,615/yr to the city, about $1,224 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +100% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +168% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1741 N 53rd St is assessed at $124K but pays $335 a year — about 19% of the $1,734 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $200 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17xx Llc | 1 | 4 | $557K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Esc Home Reppairs Llc | 1 | 3 | $315K | phila.gov ↗ |
| I J Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $237K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1713 Skeete Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $136K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Artisian Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $119K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Autumn Lane Ventures Lp | 1 | 1 | $321K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1729 N 53rd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $127K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1745 N 53rd Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $124K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Primis Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $124K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700-22 N 53RD ST Historysold $100K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2017); 11 L&I violations (2020); 5 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $110K | —/— | 2,006 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1711 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1713 N 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $136K | 3/1 | 1,382 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1715 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,054 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1717 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,054 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1719 N 53RD ST History3 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1721 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2004 → $34K in 2008 (+1212%). | Investor / LLC | $119K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1723 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1724 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning admin review permit in 2011. | Vacant | $321K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1725 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1727 N 53RD ST History3 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1729 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2006 → $79K in 2024 (+84%). | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1731 N 53RD ST | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1733 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit. | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1735 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1737 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2011 → $80K in 2013 (+344%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1739 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $137K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,426 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1741 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1743 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 6 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1745 N 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $37K in 2005 → $152K in 2024 (+311%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1747 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1749 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $119K | 2/2 | 1,132 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1751 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1753 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1755 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $129K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1757 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1759 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1761 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1763 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1765 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1767 N 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1769 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1771 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $57K in 2007 (+280%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1773-75 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1925 | 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)