Who owns your block
500 block of N 52nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 23% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,489 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 135% since 2016, now about $114K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $114K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $114K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 146 reported crimes (59 violent) and 249 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
- $114K typical home, up +135% since 2016
- Tax bill $395 to $777 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.8M assessed, $42,396/yr to the city, about $1,631 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +135% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
505 N 52nd St is assessed at $114K but pays $193 a year — about 12% of the $1,593 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.1% 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 $235 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 7 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Willow Creek Manor Corp | 1 | 5 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Holistic Investors Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $661K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S J Property North Inc | 1 | 1 | $320K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5610 Hk Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $433K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 N 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2022, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $150K in 2022 (+650%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | —/— | 3,420 | 1936 | 3 | |
| 503 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $260K | —/— | 3,069 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 504 N 52ND ST Historysold $15K (2007); 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 5 (2019); 2 L&I violations (2025); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Absentee individual | $34K | —/— | 592 | 1915 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 505 N 52ND ST New constructionBought for $37K in 2005, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 506-10 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $320K | —/— | 11,920 | 1928 | 0 | rented |
| 507 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 509 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 511 N 52ND ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2005, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $193K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $185K | 4/2 | 1,362 | 1925 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 513 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,467 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 515 N 52ND ST Historysold $20K (2014); 5 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE (2019). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 516-26 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $689K | —/— | 23,050 | 1928 | 0 | rented |
| 517 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $71K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 519 N 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 521 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2008. | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 523 N 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $114K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 525 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 526R N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 527 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 527R N 52ND ST | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 529 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 536-42 N 52ND ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2009); 7 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2013); 5 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $227K | —/— | 2,588 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 544-48 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $370K in 2010. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $433K | —/— | 8,984 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 549 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 550-52 N 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $179K | —/— | 11,930 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 551 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 553 N 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)