Who owns your block
300 block of S 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 16 open code violations and 6 homes behind $213,677 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 29% since 2016, now about $145K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $145K — about 0.6× 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 | $145K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 4% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (59 violent) and 277 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
- $145K typical home, up +29% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,324 to $1,725 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $54,871/yr to the city, about $2,195 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +29% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +30% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
316 S 52nd St is assessed at $599K but pays $837 a year — about 10% of the $8,379 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.3% 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 $129 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Sunoco Llc, carries 45 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunoco Llc | 1 | 39 | $34M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Daniel Freeman (individual) | 2 | 2 | $368K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Contenair Llc | 1 | 2 | $167K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ministers Calvary (individual) | 2 | 2 | $222K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 52nd St Lofts Llc | 1 | 1 | $599K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 329 S 52nd Street Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $90K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 331 S 52nd Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $106K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $298K | 4,560 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 301-13 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Investor / LLC | $831K | 1,568 | 1960 | 0 | 6 viol |
| 302 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $4K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2,856 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 304 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 2,929 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 306 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $195K | 2,528 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 308 S 52ND ST History5 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $136K | 1,432 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 310 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 1,522 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 312 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $123K | 1,522 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 314 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $246K | 4,554 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 316 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2018, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $599K | 3,249 | 2023 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 317 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 1,240 | 1925 | 1 | 6 viol |
| 318 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2002. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $279K | 1,572 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 319-21 S 52ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2020). | Vacant | $47K | — | — | 0 | |
| 320 S 52ND ST Historysold $75K (2000); 7 L&I violations (2010); 9 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 1,728 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 322 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | 2,651 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 323 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $21K in 2013. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $88K | 1,086 | 1925 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 324 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $58K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $270K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $154K | 1,904 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 325 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2009. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $115K | 1,210 | 1925 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 326 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $131K | 2,416 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 327 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $90K | 1,116 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 328 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 1,696 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 329 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $90K | 1,257 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 330 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $110K | 2,040 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 331 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $106K | 1,116 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 333 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)