Who owns your block
100 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 18% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $22,980 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 198% since 2016, now about $276K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $276K — about 1.2× 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 | $276K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 9% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 151 reported crimes (46 violent) and 174 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
- $276K typical home, up +198% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,296 to $3,869 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.6M assessed, $35,022/yr to the city, about $3,184 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +198% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +199% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.5% 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 $298 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 11 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Arch Vii-Lih Walnut Assoc, carries 2 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Vii-Lih Walnut Assoc (individual) | 4 | 5 | $723K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ps Investment Llc | 1 | 2 | $498K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5548 Chestnut Llc | 1 | 1 | $244K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 56th Street Apartments Llc | 1 | 1 | $276K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 11 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116-22 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $285K | —/— | 12,960 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 124-26 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $131K | —/— | 6,480 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 128-30 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $131K | —/— | 6,480 | 1920 | 1 | rented2 viol |
| 131 S 56TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $276K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 132-34 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $88K | —/— | 6,480 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 133 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $89K in 2006 → $260K in 2020 (+192%). | Investor / LLC | $276K | 4/2 | 2,400 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 135 S 56TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); sold $285K (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $276K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 136 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2006 → $5.8M in 2019 (+28900%). | Vacant | $244K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 137 S 56TH ST History5 L&I violations (2007); 5 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019). | Absentee individual | $276K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 139 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $90K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $276K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 141 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2020 → $300K in 2023 (+614%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 6/2 | 2,400 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)