Who owns your block
1800 block of S 54th St
A mixed-ownership block: 49% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $250 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 179% since 2016, now about $120K. 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 $120K — 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 | $120K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (29 violent) and 146 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
- $120K typical home, up +179% since 2016
- Tax bill $552 to $1,457 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.1M assessed, $38,321/yr to the city, about $1,095 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +179% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +164% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1827 S 54th St is assessed at $120K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,676 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 +9.8% 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 $279 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 27 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc, carries 6 open violations across 72 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 Rental Sfig Llc | 1 | 72 | $9.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Habana Holding Corp | 1 | 28 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tpd Real Estate Llc | 1 | 22 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Z Block Llc | 1 | 7 | $854K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apterus Llc | 1 | 6 | $916K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Northeast Capital Investm | 1 | 4 | $470K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wilder Property Acquisitions Llc | 1 | 4 | $551K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pibi Inc | 1 | 3 | $382K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Levin Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $244K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sutaner Llc | 1 | 1 | $120K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $73K in 2006 → $58K in 2011 (-20%). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1817 S 54TH ST | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1819 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1821 S 54TH ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1822 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1823 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1824 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1825 S 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); sold $15K (2014); L&I violation (2018); 7 L&I violations (2022). | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1826 S 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1827 S 54TH ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1828 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1829 S 54TH ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1830 S 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); 4 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1831 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1832 S 54TH ST Historysold $18K (2011); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1833 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1834 S 54TH ST Historysold $11K (2005); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1835 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1836 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1837 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $139K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1838 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1839 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1840 S 54TH ST New constructionBought for $37K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1841 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $76K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1842 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1843 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,108 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1844 S 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1845 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $18K in 1999 → $35K in 2000 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1846 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $13K in 2001 → $51K in 2005 (+304%). | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1847 S 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2009, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $1.9M in 2017 (+3740%). | Investor / LLC | $130K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1848 S 54TH ST Historysold $20K (2002); L&I violation (2008); 4 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1849 S 54TH ST | Investor / LLC | $130K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1850 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2007 → $510K in 2025 (+1940%). | Investor / LLC | $104K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1851 S 54TH ST HistoryAppeal complete (2023). | Absentee individual | $130K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1853 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 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)