Who owns your block
400 block of S 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 25% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $220 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $187K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $187K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above 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 | $187K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 6% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (29 violent) and 221 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
- $187K typical home, up +90% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,377 to $2,616 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $43,352/yr to the city, about $2,709 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +90% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
400-16 S 52nd St is assessed at $7.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $105,077 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% 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 $190 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 15 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 3 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lois Pharr (individual) | 3 | 4 | $726K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Booker T Pharr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $374K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 52nd St Cba Associates Llc | 2 | 2 | $548K | phila.gov ↗ |
| A&J Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $667K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Love Real Estate Group Ll | 1 | 1 | $276K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 16 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400-16 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $7.5M | —/— | 93,512 | 1963 | 0 | abated4 viol |
| 418 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 420 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $159K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 422 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 424 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 426 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2008. | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 428 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 430 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $187K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 432 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $272K | —/— | 2,499 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 434-36 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $1.2M in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $667K | —/— | 7,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 438 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $315K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $441K | 3/3 | 1,832 | 1925 | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 440 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 2,800 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 442 S 52ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 2,800 | — | 1 | rented |
| 444 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $276K | —/— | 3,072 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 446 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $390K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $850K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $285K | —/— | 3,172 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 448 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $180K in 2012, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $850K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $262K | —/— | 3,406 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)