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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $117K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 23% | 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.
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
- $117K typical home, up +122% since 2016
- Tax bill $548 to $913 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $31,753/yr to the city, about $1,221 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +122% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Soiled Llc | 1 | 54 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blue Print Homes Llc | 1 | 23 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hp Property Management Philly Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lakeview Loan Servicing Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ll Property Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $364K | phila.gov ↗ |
| North Inc | 2 | 3 | $685K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Acg 1708 S 54th Llc | 1 | 1 | $117K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Acg 1746 54th Llc | 1 | 1 | $123K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 S 54TH ST Improved | 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 TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2000 → $50K in 2019 (+316%). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1710 S 54TH ST Historysold $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 New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $117K | 4/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1722 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2016. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1724 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $117K | 4/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1726 S 54TH ST History2 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2005 → $18K in 2010 (-67%). | Investor / LLC | $117K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1734 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1736 S 54TH ST History2 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 History17 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 ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $571K | —/— | 9,887 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1742 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1744 S 54TH ST HistoryL&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)