Who owns your block
100 block of S 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 37% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 1 home behind $2,036 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 107% since 2016, now about $160K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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.
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 $160K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $160K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (44 violent) and 210 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
- $160K typical home, up +107% since 2016
- Tax bill $987 to $2,006 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $192,817/yr to the city, about $6,427 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +107% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
116 S 55th St is assessed at $143K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,006 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 +6.9% 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 $207 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ym Property Management Ll, carries 9 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ym Property Management Ll | 1 | 8 | $866K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tinish Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $722K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Curry Real Estate Group L | 1 | 3 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gsd 3 Llc | 1 | 3 | $590K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Opus Enterprises Group Ll | 1 | 2 | $281K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 55th Llc | 1 | 1 | $284K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zt Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $113K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ess Storage Acquisition Sixty Llc | 1 | 1 | $9.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| New Edge Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $101K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $102K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 102 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2006 → $114K in 2017 (+572%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 104 S 55TH ST History4 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2018); sold $67K (2019). | Absentee individual | $83K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 106 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 108 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $51K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 110 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 112 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 114 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); sold $23K (2015); 7 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 115 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $271K | —/— | 2,268 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 116 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 117 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2005, use permit in 2014, sold for $167K in 2025 (+271%). | Absentee individual | $281K | —/— | 2,418 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 118 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 119 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $308K | —/— | 2,480 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 120 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 121 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $284K | 6/2 | 2,480 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 122 S 55TH ST Historysold $53K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 123 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $167K | —/— | 2,480 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 124 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 125 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2010. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $197K | —/— | 2,340 | 1925 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 126 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2005, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $111K in 2018 (+85%). | Investor / LLC | $113K | —/— | 1,590 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 128-40 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Investor / LLC | $9.9M | —/— | 70,506 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 131 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $168K | 4/1 | 1,564 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 133 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $159K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 135 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 137 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2006. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $101K | —/— | 1,408 | 1925 | 3 | 3 violtax lien |
| 139 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 141 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 143 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 145 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 147 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2020. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $166K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)