Who owns your block
500 block of N 53rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 4 homes behind $25,710 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 371% since 2016, now about $102K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $102K — 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 | $102K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (54 violent) and 202 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
- $102K typical home, up +371% since 2016
- Tax bill $167 to $579 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.0M assessed, $14,088/yr to the city, about $1,174 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +371% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +247% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
525 N 53rd St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $4,695 a year — about 31% of the $15,130 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 +15.1% 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 $471 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecna Properties Llc | 2 | 8 | $206K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Angus Hsin Enterprises Llc | 2 | 2 | $245K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Selena A Hudgins (individual) | 2 | 2 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 N 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1K in 2022 → $65K in 2024 (+6400%). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 3 | tax lien |
| 516 N 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 518R N 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 518 N 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $28K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 520 N 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $136K | 3/1 | 1,550 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 522 N 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $88K in 2025 (+202%). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 524 N 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 4/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 525 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $375K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 15,970 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 526 N 53RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 528 N 53RD ST History2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 530 N 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $95K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 532 N 53RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2K in 2007 → $5K in 2019 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 3 | tax 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)