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Who owns your block

1700 block of S 54th St

A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 5 homes behind $39,363 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 122% since 2016, now about $117K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$117K
$14K–$571K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$117
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$79K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $117K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 26
$13K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
46%
12 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
12%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$39K
5 of 26 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax −$86
5 years
+107%
value · tax +$579
10 years
+122%
value · tax +$365

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.

2027
  • 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 $117K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$117K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied23%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (42 violent) and 186 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
110
42 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
186
53 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults27
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
All Other Offenses12
Weapon Violations7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Maintenance Complaint36
Abandoned Vehicle26
Illegal Dumping15
Street Defect10
Smoke Detector7

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Weir Mitchell
5500 Kingsessing Ave · 271 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$117K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $52K2020: $56K2021: $56K2022: $56K2023: $65K2024: $65K2025: $106K2026: $106K2027: $117K2016202020232027

▲ +122% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$9132016: $5482017: $5482018: $3792019: $3892020: $3342021: $3342022: $3342023: $7412024: $7412025: $1,2392026: $9992027: $9132016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

9
9 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $13,312 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$272pays now $1,671at the full rate

1702 S 54th St is assessed at $119K but pays $272 a year — about 16% of the $1,671 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 +7.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 222 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $222 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+122%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 17 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K200020052010201520202025
17arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 3 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels20 parcels
$14K$123K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Soiled Llc154$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Blue Print Homes Llc123$3.6Mphila.gov ↗
Hp Property Management Philly Llc19$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Lakeview Loan Servicing Llc18$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Ll Property Group Llc13$364Kphila.gov ↗
North Inc23$685Kphila.gov ↗
Acg 1708 S 54th Llc11$117Kphila.gov ↗
Acg 1746 54th Llc11$123Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1700 S 54TH ST Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
1702 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,008 1920 0 abated
1704 S 54TH ST Investor / LLC $117K 3/1 1,008 1920 1 rentedtax lien
1706 S 54TH ST Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,008 1920 0 abated
1708 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $12K in 2000 → $50K in 2019 (+316%). Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,008 1920 2
1710 S 54TH ST sold $8K (2001); 9 L&I violations (2022); 5 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,008 1920 1 6 viol
1712 S 54TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2000. Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 1 abated
1714 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2014 → $72K in 2014 (+188%). Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 2 rented
1716 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1718 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1720 S 54TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $117K 4/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1722 S 54TH ST Bought for $5K in 2016. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. Vacant $21K —/— 2 tax lien
1724 S 54TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $117K 4/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1726 S 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2020); sold $185K (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $272K 3/2 2,000 1920 1 1 violtax lien
1728 S 54TH ST Bought for $29K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $120K in 2025 (+321%). Investor / LLC $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 3
1730 S 54TH ST Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 0
1732 S 54TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2005 → $18K in 2010 (-67%). Investor / LLC $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 2 rented
1734 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 tax lien
1736 S 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,000 1920 0
1738 S 54TH ST 17 L&I violations (2007); 7 L&I violations (2019); sold $110K (2023). Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 1
1739 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a sign permit in 2018. Vacant $18K —/— 0
1740 S 54TH ST Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1741 S 54TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $571K —/— 9,887 1965 0
1742 S 54TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 abated
1744 S 54TH ST L&I violation (2016); 4 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $51K 3/1 1,000 1920 0 5 violtax lien
1746 S 54TH ST Investor / LLC $123K 3/1 1,080 1920 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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