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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.

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
$145K
$47K–$831K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$90
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $12K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 25
$16K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
40%
10 of 25
city 41%
Rentals
16%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▲ block 16% · city 5%
Back taxes
$214K
6 of 25 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax +$26
5 years
+68%
value · tax +$796
10 years
+29%
value · tax +$401

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 $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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$145K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied4%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.

Crimes · 12mo
133
59 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
277
58 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults33
Thefts21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
All Other Offenses11
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Fraud9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Maintenance Complaint39
Illegal Dumping29
Shoveling18
Information Request16
Other (Streets)15

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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$145K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $98K2019: $86K2020: $86K2021: $86K2022: $86K2023: $134K2024: $134K2025: $146K2026: $146K2027: $145K2016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7252016: $1,3242017: $1,3242018: $1,0012019: $9202020: $9292021: $9292022: $9292023: $1,7042024: $1,7042025: $1,6992026: $1,6992027: $1,7252016202020232027

▲ +30% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

6
6 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 $16,353 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%
$837pays now $8,379at the full rate

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

7610025020162019202220252027This block 129 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+2.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+29%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+2.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-0.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-4.2 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 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

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
26arm's-length sales since 1996
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 25 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 1 25parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels8 parcels5 parcels2 parcels2 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$47K$298K+

The block's largest owner, Sunoco Llc, carries 45 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Sunoco Llc139$34Mphila.gov ↗
Daniel Freeman (individual)22$368Kphila.gov ↗
Contenair Llc12$167Kphila.gov ↗
Ministers Calvary (individual)22$222Kphila.gov ↗
52nd St Lofts Llc11$599Kphila.gov ↗
329 S 52nd Street Partners Llc11$90Kphila.gov ↗
331 S 52nd Associates Llc11$106Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
300 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $298K 4,560 1925 0 rented
301-13 S 52ND ST built new under a 2012 permit. Investor / LLC $831K 1,568 1960 0 6 viol
302 S 52ND ST Bought for $4K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $283K 2,856 1925 1 tax lien
304 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $264K 2,929 1925 0
306 S 52ND ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $195K 2,528 1925 0
308 S 52ND ST 5 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $136K 1,432 1925 0 rented
310 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $145K 1,522 1925 0
312 S 52ND ST Bought for $40K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2017. Absentee individual $123K 1,522 1925 1 tax lien
314 S 52ND ST built 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 Bought for $35K in 2018, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $599K 3,249 2023 3 rentedabated
317 S 52ND ST Bought 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 Bought for $40K in 2002. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. Absentee individual $279K 1,572 1925 3
319-21 S 52ND ST demolished in 2026 and rebuilt (2020). Vacant $47K 0
320 S 52ND ST sold $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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $105K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $106K 1,116 1925 2 rented
333 S 52ND ST built 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)

Where this comes from

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