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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $168K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 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.
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
- $168K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Tax bill $932 to $2,219 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.6M assessed, $80,513/yr to the city, about $2,176 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +138% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Golden Capital Llc, carries 2 open violations across 20 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Capital Llc | 1 | 20 | $3.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tamarack Flats Llc | 1 | 18 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jeron Goddard (individual) | 2 | 6 | $876K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vincent 447 Llc | 1 | 3 | $881K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ttw Investment Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $295K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tans Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $159K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fintie Developers Llc | 1 | 1 | $206K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dhi Holdings L.P. | 1 | 1 | $382K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 N 53RD ST | Investor / LLC | $159K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 201 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $171K in 2022. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 2,835 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 202 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $32K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | —/— | 2,589 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 204 N 53RD ST Historysold $35K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $206K | —/— | 1,664 | 1960 | 1 | tax lien |
| 205 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner 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 New constructionBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $253K | —/— | 2,475 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 210 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 211 N 53RD ST History4 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 ImprovedBought for $75K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 215 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $57K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $171K | 4/1 | 1,794 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 220 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $214K | —/— | 1,740 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 225 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $106K in 2021 → $235K in 2024 (+122%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 228 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $211K | —/— | 1,638 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 233 N 53RD ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,638 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 237 N 53RD ST Historysold $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 History2 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
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)