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Who owns your block

600 block of S 52nd St

A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 8 homes behind $66,454 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $189K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$189K
$35K–$419K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$101
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$275K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $189K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 48
$22K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
46%
22 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
19%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$66K
8 of 48 behind
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 15% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$118
5 years
+135%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+101%
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 $189K — 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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$189K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied23%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (36 violent) and 221 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
92
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
221
46 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Fraud10
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint38
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Street Defect28
Abandoned Vehicle15
Salting13
Illegal Dumping12

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
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$250K$500K$189K2016: $94K2017: $94K2018: $77K2019: $80K2020: $80K2021: $80K2022: $80K2023: $163K2024: $163K2025: $176K2026: $176K2027: $189K2016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,4502016: $1,1692017: $1,1692018: $1,0112019: $1,0442020: $1,0532021: $1,0532022: $1,0662023: $2,0772024: $2,0772025: $2,3322026: $2,3322027: $2,4502016202020232027

▲ +110% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

4
4 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 $21,974 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%
$1,029pays now $3,404at the full rate

633 S 52nd St is assessed at $243K but pays $1,029 a year — about 30% of the $3,404 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 +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8210025020162019202220252027This block 201 Philadelphia 201

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

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+101%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 53 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
53arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 3 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels2 parcels4 parcels7 parcels12 parcels4 parcels18 parcels
$35K$281K+

The block's largest owner, Cu Properties Llc, carries 1 open violation across 6 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Cu Properties Llc16$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Gmm Properties Llc25$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Mahari Yared Development13$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Liberty52 Lp12$703Kphila.gov ↗
Pataron Inc22$377Kphila.gov ↗
Pmc Real Estate Llc12$392Kphila.gov ↗
Cedar Food Market Inc11$268Kphila.gov ↗
Mahari 602 Real Estate Llc11$262Kphila.gov ↗
At Homes Llc11$274Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
600 S 52ND ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $130K in 2014. Owner-occupied $268K —/— 3,476 1925 2 tax lien
601 S 52ND ST Bought for $70K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Absentee individual $156K —/— 1,920 1925 3
602 S 52ND ST Bought for $157K in 2017, use permit in 2017, sold for $250K in 2022 (+59%). Investor / LLC $262K —/— 2,128 1925 2 rented
603 S 52ND ST Bought for $40K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $180K —/— 1,650 1925 1 rented
604 S 52ND ST Bought for $1K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $27K in 2004. Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,856 1925 4 abated
605 S 52ND ST Bought for $1K in 1999. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $180K —/— 1,650 1925 2 rented
606 S 52ND ST Bought for $150K in 2020, change of use permit in 2020, sold for $270K in 2023 (+80%). Absentee individual $168K —/— 1,768 1925 2
607 S 52ND ST Bought for $140K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $254K —/— 1,800 1925 3
608 S 52ND ST 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $110K (2017). Absentee individual $150K —/— 1,856 1925 1
609 S 52ND ST sold $140K (2003); Appeal dismissed (2015). Owner-occupied $238K 4/1 1,800 1925 1 tax lien
610 S 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $141K —/— 1,856 1925 0 tax lien
611 S 52ND ST Bought for $11K in 2014. Vacant $75K —/— 1
612 S 52ND ST 5 L&I violations (2018); 8 L&I violations (2020); 6 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,856 1925 0 4 viol
613 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $254K —/— 1,800 1925 0
614 S 52ND ST 4 L&I violations (2007); sold $14K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $91K —/— 1
615 S 52ND ST 6 L&I violations (2012); 7 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $189K —/— 1,987 1925 0 rented
616 S 52ND ST Bought for $90K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $176K —/— 1,856 1925 1
617 S 52ND ST Bought for $140K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. Absentee individual $171K —/— 1,800 1925 3
618 S 52ND ST Bought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,856 1925 2
619 S 52ND ST Bought for $19K in 2011, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2017. Investor / LLC $188K —/— 1,729 1925 2 rentedabatedtax lien
620 S 52ND ST Bought for $14K in 2009. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $110K —/— 1,450 1925 2
621 S 52ND ST sold $30K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $174K —/— 1,830 1925 1
622 S 52ND ST Bought for $51K in 2012. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. Absentee individual $137K —/— 2,400 1925 1 tax lien
623 S 52ND ST sold $70K (2016); 5 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,830 1925 1 4 violtax lien
625 S 52ND ST Vacant $35K —/— 0
626 S 52ND ST Bought for $130K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $355K in 2020. Owner-occupied $403K 4/2 1,800 1925 2
627 S 52ND ST Bought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $205K —/— 2,160 1925 1
628 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $272K —/— 1,800 1925 0
629 S 52ND ST Absentee individual $213K —/— 2,240 1925 0
630 S 52ND ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $129K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 abated
631 S 52ND ST Bought for $25K in 2011. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $258K 4/1 1,760 1925 3
632 S 52ND ST sold $12K (2000); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020). Absentee individual $267K —/— 1,800 1925 1 rented
633 S 52ND ST Absentee individual $243K 4/1 1,728 1925 0 abated
634 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $272K 4/1 1,800 1925 0
635 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $254K 4/1 1,760 1925 0 tax lien
636 S 52ND ST L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,800 1925 0
637 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $188K —/— 1,984 1925 1
638 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,800 1925 0 tax lien
639 S 52ND ST sold $63K (2011); 3 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $188K —/— 1,984 1925 1
640 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $281K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
641 S 52ND ST sold $23K (2004); 5 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $261K —/— 1,760 1925 1 tax lien
642 S 52ND ST Owner-occupied $281K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 tax lien
643 S 52ND ST Bought for $130K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $300K in 2022 (+131%). Owner-occupied $419K 4/1 1,760 1925 3 tax lien
644 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $134K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 1 viol
645 S 52ND ST Bought for $55K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $254K 4/1 1,760 1925 1 rented
647 S 52ND ST Bought for $138K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $178K —/— 1,760 1925 1 tax lien
649 S 52ND ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $274K —/— 2,014 1925 0 rented
651 S 52ND ST Bought for $144K in 2019. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $230K —/— 2,560 1925 1 rentedtax lien

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