Who owns your block
500 block of S 52nd St
An investor-heavy block: 53% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 14 open code violations and 2 homes behind $7,829 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 66% since 2016, now about $246K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $246K — about 1.1× 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 | $246K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 9% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (29 violent) and 217 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
- $246K typical home, up +66% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,014 to $2,165 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.3M assessed, $93,085/yr to the city, about $2,909 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +66% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +7% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
524-26 S 52nd St is assessed at $672K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $9,412 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.7% 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 $166 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 32 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 12
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear & Co | 4 | 15 | $4.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Regeis Realty Llc | 1 | 12 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cu Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mahari Yared Development | 1 | 3 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jack Alt Llc | 1 | 3 | $814K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cds Realty L L C | 1 | 1 | $701K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bailey & Fliegelman Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mahri Yared Development C | 1 | 1 | $218K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tnb Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $298K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Skn Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $184K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ej Investment Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $138K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sbre Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $127K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $395K | —/— | 3,798 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 501 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $701K | —/— | 5,346 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 502 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $156K | —/— | 1,928 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 503 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $422K | —/— | 4,058 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 504 S 52ND ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | —/— | 1,728 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 505 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $212K | —/— | 2,232 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 506 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $164K | —/— | 1,728 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 507 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $218K | —/— | 1,998 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 508 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $133K | —/— | 1,640 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 509 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 2,232 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 510-12 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $410K | —/— | 4,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 511 S 52ND ST New constructionBought for $89K in 2002, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $342K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 2,520 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 514 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2015. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $184K | —/— | 1,940 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 516 S 52ND ST History2 L&I violations (2018); sold $40K (2021). | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 524-26 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $672K | —/— | 3,712 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 528 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | 14 violtax lien |
| 530 S 52ND ST Historysold $11K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $138K | —/— | 1,706 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 531-43 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 23,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 532 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4.5M in 2021, demolition permit in 2013, sold for $4.5M in 2021 (+7483%). | Investor / LLC | $279K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 534 S 52ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $295K | —/— | 17,148 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 540 S 52ND ST | Investor / LLC | $329K | 3/— | 1,737 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 540 S 52ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $277K | 2/— | 944 | 2023 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 540 S 52ND ST | Investor / LLC | $270K | 2/— | 910 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 540 S 52ND ST | Investor / LLC | $277K | 2/— | 944 | 2023 | 0 | abated |
| 542 S 52ND ST | Vacant | $62K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 544 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2005, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $180K in 2023 (+283%). | Investor / LLC | $129K | —/— | 2,256 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 546 S 52ND ST History7 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $159K | —/— | 1,674 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 548 S 52ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 9 L&I violations (2014); 9 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $274K | —/— | 1,674 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 550 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 552 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,674 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 554 S 52ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $44K in 2008, use permit in 2012, sold for $107K in 2021 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $136K | —/— | 2,390 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 556 S 52ND ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2010. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $350K | —/— | 3,894 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)