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Who owns your block

600 block of N 52nd St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 27 open code violations and 15 homes behind $110,851 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $127K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$127K
$10K–$772K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$79
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$80K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $127K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 59
$28K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
24 of 59
city 41%
Rentals
10%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
27
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$111K
15 of 59 behind
▲ block 25% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+15%
value · tax +$209
5 years
+95%
value · tax +$777
10 years
+126%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $127K — about 0.6× 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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$127K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied10%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 139 reported crimes (67 violent) and 159 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
139
67 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
159
37 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults40
Thefts13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses10
Weapon Violations8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Maintenance Complaint29
Illegal Dumping26
Abandoned Vehicle15
Construction Complaints5
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance5

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$127K2016: $56K2017: $56K2018: $53K2019: $70K2020: $65K2021: $65K2022: $65K2023: $88K2024: $88K2025: $110K2026: $110K2027: $127K2016202020232027

▲ +126% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,5992016: $3842017: $5382018: $6932019: $8092020: $8322021: $8222022: $8222023: $1,1672024: $1,1672025: $1,3212026: $1,3902027: $1,5992016202020232027

▲ +316% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $28,176 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,081pays now $10,808at the full rate

625 N 52nd St is assessed at $772K but pays $1,081 a year — about 10% of the $10,808 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 +7.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9410025020162019202220252027This block 226 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $226 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+126%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.2 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 58 arm's-length sales since 1997. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19982004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 1997
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 59 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 14 59parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 14

Value distribution today

13 parcels0 parcels15 parcels14 parcels10 parcels2 parcels5 parcels
$10K$273K+

The block's largest owner, Waldo Holdings Llc, carries 1 open violation across 18 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Waldo Holdings Llc118$497Kphila.gov ↗
Scottie A Williamson (individual)816$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Ricardo Taveras (individual)513$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Ua Investment Group Llc17$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
1326 Associates Llc15$800Kphila.gov ↗
Rmib Llc13$969Kphila.gov ↗
601 Smith'S Inc11$297Kphila.gov ↗
Haj Family Real Estate Llc11$24Kphila.gov ↗
Mirac Project Corp11$772Kphila.gov ↗
Pauline Miller Trust11$123Kphila.gov ↗
Legancy Real Estate Development Llc11$164Kphila.gov ↗
Bluechip Home Care Llc11$122Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 59 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
600-14 N 52ND ST 8 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2020). Vacant $204K —/— 0
601 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $297K —/— 4,563 1925 0 4 violtax lien
603 N 52ND ST Bought for $36K in 2018, use permit in 2018, sold for $285K in 2021 (+692%). Owner-occupied $257K 8/4 2,641 1925 4 rented
605 N 52ND ST Bought for $130K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $151K 5/3 2,121 1929 1
607 N 52ND ST 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $142K —/— 2,121 1925 0 tax lien
609 N 52ND ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2022 → $65K in 2024 (+30%). Vacant $24K —/— 2
611 N 52ND ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $151K —/— 2,121 1925 0 abated
613 N 52ND ST Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
615 N 52ND ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $123K 4/1 1,560 1925 0 tax lien
617 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $123K 4/1 1,560 1925 0 abated
619 N 52ND ST Absentee individual $96K —/— 1,560 1925 0
621 N 52ND ST Bought for $7K in 2002, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $65K in 2021 (+900%). Investor / LLC $165K 4/1 1,560 1925 3 1 viol
625 N 52ND ST Bought for $12K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $772K —/— 6,498 2022 2 rentedabated
627 N 52ND ST L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 13 (2017); 3 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $165K —/— 1,560 1925 0 tax lien
629 N 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2014); sold $63K (2022). Investor / LLC $165K —/— 1,560 1925 1 rentedtax lien
631 N 52ND ST Bought for $95K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $123K 4/1 1,560 1925 1 rented
633 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $122K 4/1 1,554 1925 1
635 N 52ND ST Bought for $8K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $164K —/— 1,554 1925 2 9 violtax lien
637 N 52ND ST Bought for $9K in 2011. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Absentee individual $164K 4/1 1,554 1925 1 tax lien
639 N 52ND ST Bought for $101K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $203K 4/2 1,554 1925 1 rented
641 N 52ND ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2010 → $155K in 2021 (+244%). Owner-occupied $156K 4/1 1,554 1925 3
642R N 52ND ST Bought for $1K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Vacant $10K —/— 2
642 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $136K —/— 2,340 1925 3
643 N 52ND ST Investor / LLC $122K 4/1 1,554 1925 1 tax lien
644 N 52ND ST Bought for $80K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $273K 4/2 1,846 1925 1
645 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $122K 4/1 1,554 1925 1
646 N 52ND ST Bought for $85K in 2018. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Absentee individual $132K —/— 2,112 1925 1 3 viol
647 N 52ND ST Bought for $4K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2014. Owner-occupied $122K 4/2 1,554 1925 5 abated
648 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $114K —/— 1,680 1925 0
649 N 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
650 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $127K —/— 1,500 1925 0
651 N 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
652 N 52ND ST Bought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $127K —/— 1,500 1925 1 tax lien
653 N 52ND ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
654 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $165K —/— 1,500 1925 0
655 N 52ND ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
656 N 52ND ST Bought for $40K in 2000, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024, sold for $110K in 2026 (+175%). Owner-occupied $165K —/— 1,500 1925 3 4 violtax lien
657 N 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
658 N 52ND ST Bought for $59K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $86K —/— 2,414 1955 2
659 N 52ND ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
660 N 52ND ST Bought for $15K in 2011. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,680 1925 1 tax lien
661 N 52ND ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2022 → $56K in 2023 (+72%). Vacant $23K —/— 2 tax lien
662 N 52ND ST Bought for $75K in 2006. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020. Absentee individual $151K —/— 2,218 1925 1 1 viol
663 N 52ND ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
664 N 52ND ST Bought for $3K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2020. Absentee individual $97K —/— 1,591 1925 2
665 N 52ND ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
666 N 52ND ST Bought for $75K in 2004, use permit in 2007, sold for $155K in 2017 (+107%). Absentee individual $113K —/— 1,664 1925 2 2 viol
667 N 52ND ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $399K 7/— 1,830 2023 0 rentedabatedtax lien
668 N 52ND ST Bought for $75K in 2004, use permit in 2007, sold for $155K in 2017 (+107%). Absentee individual $123K —/— 1,812 1925 2
669 N 52ND ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $23K —/— 0 tax lien
670 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Absentee individual $105K —/— 1,812 1925 0 3 viol
671 N 52ND ST Bought for $25K in 2010, use permit in 2011, sold for $33K in 2017 (+30%). Absentee individual $137K —/— 2,140 1925 2 tax lien
672 N 52ND ST 2 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $160K —/— 2,906 1915 0
673 N 52ND ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $20K in 2017. Owner-occupied $127K —/— 2,496 1
675 N 52ND ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Absentee individual $112K —/— 2,197 1950 0
677 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $195K —/— 3,840 1950 0
679 N 52ND ST Owner-occupied $135K —/— 2,324 1925 0 tax lien
681 N 52ND ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 1997. Owner-occupied $101K —/— 1,736 1925 1 abatedtax lien
683 N 52ND ST Bought for $100K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $162K —/— 2,384 1925 2

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