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Who owns your block

400 block of N 53rd St

A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 8 homes behind $105,883 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 176% since 2016, now about $125K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% a year.

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
$125K
$19K–$1.5M
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$86
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$125K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $125K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $22K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 46
$21K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
43%
20 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
28%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$106K
8 of 46 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 11% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$114
5 years
+100%
value · tax +$881
10 years
+176%
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 $125K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below 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$125K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied33%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (68 violent) and 305 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
68 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
305
74 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults47
All Other Offenses16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Thefts11
Fraud10
Weapon Violations8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection77
Maintenance Complaint76
Illegal Dumping36
Abandoned Vehicle16
Street Defect13
Traffic Signal Emergency11

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 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$100K$200K$125K2016: $45K2017: $45K2018: $45K2019: $60K2020: $63K2021: $63K2022: $63K2023: $63K2024: $63K2025: $115K2026: $115K2027: $125K2016202020232027

▲ +176% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7182016: $2802017: $4932018: $6232019: $4752020: $8372021: $8372022: $8372023: $8762024: $8762025: $1,6072026: $1,6042027: $1,7182016202020232027

▲ +514% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr

3
3 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 $20,997 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

31 homes pay the full 1.40%15 pay less
$309pays now $1,709at the full rate

The starkest example: 418 N 53rd St is assessed at $122K but pays $309 a year — about 18% of the $1,709 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 276 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $276 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+176%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.2 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 2 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels2 parcels1 parcels23 parcels9 parcels8 parcels
$19K$177K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kmc Holdings LLC152$7.7Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Agl Capital Investments L135$4.9Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Bay Shore Properties LLC129$3.7Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1326 Associates LLC15$800Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Moss Investments LLC24$275Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Maisie Capital Investment14$472Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Dml Pa Properties LLC12$477Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Peggy Moses (individual)22$253Kphila.gov ↗
T&A Rentals LLC12$298Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
N & 4ds LLC22$179Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Ne Group LLC11$153Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Gemline LLC11$155Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 46 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
400 N 53RD ST Bought for $53K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $177K —/— 1,980 1925 2
401 N 53RD ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2005 → $160K in 2025 (+7900%). Investor / LLC $70K —/— 2,196 1925 3 rented
402 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,436 1925 1 tax lien
403 N 53RD ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,458 1925 0 abated
404 N 53RD ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2007 → $45K in 2012 (+67%). Investor / LLC $125K 3/1 1,436 1925 2 rented
405 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
406 N 53RD ST Bought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $127K 4/1 1,508 1925 2
407 N 53RD ST Bought for $37K in 2017, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2017, sold for $210K in 2024 (+475%). Owner-occupied $204K 3/3 1,450 1925 2
408 N 53RD ST Bought for $30K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $120K 3/1 1,436 1925 1
409 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
410 N 53RD ST Bought for $26K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $90K in 2022 (+246%). Investor / LLC $153K —/— 1,436 1925 2 rented
411 N 53RD ST Absentee individual $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 1 rented
412 N 53RD ST Bought for $12K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $125K 4/1 1,620 1925 1 tax lien
413 N 53RD ST Bought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $128K 4/1 1,546 1925 2 rented
414 N 53RD ST Bought for $20K in 2024, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $35K in 2024 (+75%). Vacant $19K —/— 2
415 N 53RD ST Bought for $75K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
416 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Investor / LLC $158K —/— 1,528 1925 0 tax lien
417 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 0 1 violtax lien
418 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 1,490 1925 0 abated
419 N 53RD ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
420 N 53RD ST 2 L&I violations (2018); 10 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025); 6 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $1.5M —/— 17,896 1925 0 6 violtax lien
421 N 53RD ST Traded 4×: $19K in 2001 → $60K in 2006 (+216%). Investor / LLC $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 4 rented
422-24 N 53RD ST Bought for $35K in 2000, built new under a 2007 permit. Absentee individual $86K —/— 900 2001 1
423 N 53RD ST Bought for $13K in 2001, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $125K in 2026 (+877%). Investor / LLC $155K —/— 1,450 1925 2
425 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
426 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
427 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $140K 4/1 1,744 1925 0 tax lien
428 N 53RD ST built new under a 2013 permit. Absentee individual $157K —/— 1,436 1925 0 rented
429 N 53RD ST built new, sold for $16K in 2005. Vacant $25K —/— 1 tax lien
430 N 53RD ST L&I violation (2020); sold $142K (2021); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,436 1925 1
431 N 53RD ST Bought for $16K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $133K in 2020 (+731%). Investor / LLC $155K 3/1 1,450 1925 2 rented
432 N 53RD ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,500 1925 0 tax lien
433 N 53RD ST Bought for $70K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
435 N 53RD ST Bought for $11K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $155K 3/1 1,450 1925 3 rented
437 N 53RD ST Bought for $17K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
439 N 53RD ST Bought for $30K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $155K —/— 1,450 1925 2
441 N 53RD ST Traded 6×: $5K in 2005 → $70K in 2026 (+1300%). Absentee individual $59K 3/1 1,450 1925 6 2 violtax lien
443 N 53RD ST Bought for $39K in 2007, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $60K in 2024 (+126%). Investor / LLC $159K 3/1 1,450 1925 3 rented
445 N 53RD ST 8 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 0 rented
447 N 53RD ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $106K —/— 1,450 1925 0 abated
449 N 53RD ST 4 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014); sold $183K (2024). Owner-occupied $125K 4/2 1,450 1925 1
451 N 53RD ST Traded 2×: $22K in 2014 → $75K in 2023 (+241%). Investor / LLC $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 2
453 N 53RD ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
455 N 53RD ST Traded 3×: $58K in 2003 → $130K in 2023 (+124%). Absentee individual $155K —/— 1,450 1925 3 rented
457 N 53RD ST sold $11K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022). Absentee individual $121K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
459 N 53RD ST Bought for $95K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $184K —/— 1,944 1925 1 rented

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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