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Who owns your block

200 block of N 53rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 20 open code violations and 10 homes behind $109,403 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$168K
$110K–$502K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$96
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$325K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $168K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 37
$26K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
65%
24 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
16%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
20
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$109K
10 of 37 behind
▲ block 27% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$206
5 years
+127%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+102%
value · tax +$1K

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 $168K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$168K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied46%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 164 reported crimes (64 violent) and 374 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
164
64 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
374
76 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults45
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
All Other Offenses20
Thefts19
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Fraud9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection112
Maintenance Complaint58
Illegal Dumping40
Abandoned Vehicle31
Street Defect27
Salting25

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
James Rhoads
4901 Parrish St · 415 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$125K$250K$168K2016: $83K2017: $83K2018: $83K2019: $71K2020: $74K2021: $74K2022: $74K2023: $108K2024: $108K2025: $152K2026: $152K2027: $168K2016202020232027

▲ +102% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2192016: $9322017: $9322018: $9322019: $9602020: $9942021: $9942022: $9952023: $1,4492024: $1,4492025: $2,0132026: $2,0132027: $2,2192016202020232027

▲ +138% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

4
4 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 $25,791 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%
$3,889pays now $4,898at the full rate

228 N 53rd St is assessed at $350K but pays $3,889 a year — about 79% of the $4,898 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 +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8610025020162019202220252027This block 202 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $202 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+102%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
28arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 6 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

2 parcels20 parcels5 parcels3 parcels2 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$110K$350K+

The block's largest owner, Golden Capital Llc, carries 2 open violations across 20 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Golden Capital Llc120$3.3Mphila.gov ↗
Tamarack Flats Llc118$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Jeron Goddard (individual)26$876Kphila.gov ↗
Vincent 447 Llc13$881Kphila.gov ↗
Ttw Investment Group Llc12$295Kphila.gov ↗
Tans Properties Llc11$159Kphila.gov ↗
Fintie Developers Llc11$206Kphila.gov ↗
Dhi Holdings L.P.11$382Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 37 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
200 N 53RD ST Investor / LLC $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 1
201 N 53RD ST Bought for $171K in 2022. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $238K —/— 2,835 1960 1
202 N 53RD ST Bought for $10K in 2004, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $325K in 2024 (+3150%). Owner-occupied $265K 4/2 1,760 1960 3 13 violtax lien
203 N 53RD ST Bought for $32K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $229K —/— 2,589 1960 1
204 N 53RD ST sold $35K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $206K —/— 1,664 1960 1 tax lien
205 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $162K 4/1 1,650 1960 0
206 N 53RD ST Investor / LLC $206K 4/2 1,664 1960 0
207 N 53RD ST Bought for $50K in 2003, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2017. Owner-occupied $317K 5/2 1,650 1960 3 abated
208 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 0 tax lien
209 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $253K —/— 2,475 1960 0 tax lien
210 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $163K 4/1 1,760 1960 0
211 N 53RD ST 4 L&I violations (2013); 12 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2020); sold $130K (2023); L&I violation (2025). Investor / LLC $502K 7/4 3,813 1960 1 rented
212 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 0
213 N 53RD ST Absentee individual $168K 4/1 1,650 1960 1
214 N 53RD ST Bought for $75K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 1
215 N 53RD ST Bought for $42K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $167K 4/1 1,650 1960 2 rented
216 N 53RD ST Bought for $304K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 1 rented
217 N 53RD ST Bought for $19K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $166K 4/1 1,650 1960 2
218 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $110K 4/1 1,664 1960 0 abated
219 N 53RD ST Bought for $57K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $171K 4/1 1,794 1960 1
220 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,664 1960 0
221 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $172K 4/1 1,830 1960 0 tax lien
222 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $124K 4/2 1,664 1960 0 abatedtax lien
223 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $214K —/— 1,740 1960 0 rented
225 N 53RD ST Bought for $8K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $162K 4/1 1,650 1960 2
227 N 53RD ST Traded 3×: $106K in 2021 → $235K in 2024 (+122%). Owner-occupied $162K 4/1 1,650 1960 3
228 N 53RD ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $350K —/— 5,070 1960 0 rentedabated
229 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $208K —/— 1,650 1960 0
230 N 53RD ST Bought for $190K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $320K —/— 3,605 1960 1
231 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,650 1960 0
232-34 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $211K —/— 1,638 1960 0
233 N 53RD ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $67K in 2004 (+34%). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,650 1960 2
235 N 53RD ST Absentee individual $206K —/— 1,650 1960 0 rented
236 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $177K —/— 1,638 1960 0 tax lien
237 N 53RD ST sold $35K (2001); 18 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2013); 10 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $158K 4/1 1,650 1960 1 tax lien
238 N 53RD ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 8 L&I violations (2020); 7 L&I violations (2023); Appeal denied (2025). Investor / LLC $382K —/— 6,366 1960 0 7 violtax lien
239 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $158K 4/1 1,650 1960 0

Neighborhood

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

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