The Block Report

Mixed-use report

331 S 52nd St

2 stories · 1,116 sqft · CMX2 · built 1925

Investor / LLC · assessed $106K · sold 2×. On the 300 block of S 52nd St.

Street view of 331 S 52nd St
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$106KCity assessed value Last sale$208KRecorded 2019 Est. annual tax$1K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits1Shown in this report ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases

What stands out

From the public record

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1925: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1925: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

Who's behind it

331 S 52nd Associates LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 541 Oriole La, Villanova PA, 19085 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

The investment read

How this building has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$106K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$95
block $95 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
-37%
-4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$106K
-4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
15.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
kept in the family

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$125K$250K2017: L&I violation 2017: Appeal withdrawn2018: Sold $105K2019: Sold $208K2020: L&I violation2021: Alterations2022: Inspection failed2023: Inspection failed2024: 3 L&I violations 2024: Inspection failed ×22025: L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed$106K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $105K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

  1. 2017 L&I violationL&IAppeal withdrawnZoning
  2. 2018 $105KSold
  3. 2019 $208KSold
  4. 2020 L&I violationL&I
  5. 2021 AlterationsPermit
  6. 2022 Inspection failedL&I visit
  7. 2023 Inspection failedL&I visit
  8. 2024 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  9. 2025 L&I: 4 failed, 2 passedL&I visit

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
2
Interior
1,116 sqft
livable area
Lot
775 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
withdrawn 2017

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 331 S 52nd St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$106K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Block context

331 S 52nd St sits on the 300 block of S 52nd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 329 S 52nd St  ·  333 S 52nd St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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