Who owns your block
400 block of N 54th St
A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 4 homes behind $19,101 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 311% since 2016, now about $138K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% a year.
- 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 $138K — about 0.6× 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 | $138K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 119 reported crimes (68 violent) and 225 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
- $138K typical home, up +311% since 2016
- Tax bill $325 to $1,715 a year, +16%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.6M assessed, $30,581/yr to the city, about $1,699 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +311% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +428% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +13.7% 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 $411 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Open Air Concepts Llc, carries 1 open violation across 29 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Air Concepts Llc | 1 | 29 | $706K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rysing Sun Llc | 1 | 7 | $286K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wharton Ventures Ii Llc | 1 | 3 | $168K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmpa Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $123K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aces Realty Ll | 1 | 1 | $434K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2004 → $30K in 2014 (-25%). | Absentee individual | $159K | —/— | 2,898 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 403 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2004, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $90K in 2023 (+100%). | Investor / LLC | $146K | —/— | 1,958 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 405 N 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2006 → $135K in 2022 (+242%). | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,850 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 407 N 54TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $88K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $189K | 4/2 | 1,850 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 409 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,850 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 411 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $183K | —/— | 1,850 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 413 N 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $221K | 6/2 | 2,070 | 1915 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 415 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $148K | —/— | 1,300 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 417 N 54TH ST Historysold $48K (2006); L&I violation (2021); 5 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $123K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1915 | 1 | 5 violtax lien |
| 419 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $123K | 4/1 | 1,608 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 420 N 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 422 N 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $122K | —/— | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | 8 viol |
| 424 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 6 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 426 N 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2005 → $46K in 2023 (+31%). | Absentee individual | $124K | —/— | 1,154 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 428 N 54TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $80K in 2013 (+5233%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 2/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 430 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 6 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 432 N 54TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 434-50 N 54TH ST New constructionBought for $550K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $700K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $434K | —/— | 5,396 | 1990 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)