Who owns your block
1900 block of N 54th St
An investor-heavy block: 42% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 32% since 2016, now about $186K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $186K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above 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 | $186K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 91 reported crimes (35 violent) and 256 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
- $186K typical home, up +32% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,972 to $2,598 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.3M assessed, $31,957/yr to the city, about $2,663 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +32% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +32% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.5% 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 $132 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 11 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang Thung Lay (individual) | 2 | 3 | $528K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vip Home Rental Llc | 2 | 2 | $375K | phila.gov ↗ |
| E S Place Inc | 1 | 1 | $184K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1911 N 54th Llc | 1 | 1 | $162K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1913 North Llc | 1 | 1 | $205K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 2,713 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1903 N 54TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $187K | 1,906 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1905 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $163K | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1907 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $162K | 1,906 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1909 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2015 → $225K in 2023 (+29%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 2,170 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1911 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $107K in 2021 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 1,906 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1913 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2000 → $475K in 2026 (+479%). | Investor / LLC | $205K | 2,414 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1915 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $194K | 306 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1917 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a tank install/removal permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 2,166 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1919 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $185K | 2,428 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1921 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $400K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $191K | 2,649 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1923 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3,276 | 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)