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Who owns your block

1000 block of S 56th St

A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $6,098 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 195% since 2016, now about $116K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$116K
$26K–$242K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$121
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$163K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $116K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 27
$16K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
59%
16 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
7%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$6K
2 of 27 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+14%
value · tax +$533
5 years
+160%
value · tax +$871
10 years
+195%
value · tax +$945

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 $116K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below 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$116K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied44%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 104 reported crimes (39 violent) and 187 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
104
39 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
187
42 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults27
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Thefts9
All Other Offenses8
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Burglary Residential7

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping47
Maintenance Complaint33
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection24
Abandoned Vehicle23
Construction Complaints7
Street Defect7

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
Mastery Charter School At Harrity
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$100K$200K$116K2016: $39K2017: $39K2018: $39K2019: $41K2020: $45K2021: $45K2022: $45K2023: $62K2024: $62K2025: $102K2026: $102K2027: $116K2016202020232027

▲ +195% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4952016: $4942017: $5502018: $5502019: $5772020: $6242021: $6242022: $6242023: $8732024: $8732025: $9622026: $9622027: $1,4952016202020232027

▲ +203% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

9
9 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 $16,351 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%
$230pays now $1,629at the full rate

1050 S 56th St is assessed at $116K but pays $230 a year — about 14% of the $1,629 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 +10.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 295 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $295 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+195%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.8 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M20052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 4 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

1 parcels2 parcels1 parcels18 parcels2 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$26K$199K+

The block's largest owner, Okh-Ph Owner Llc, carries 20 open violations across 83 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Okh-Ph Owner Llc283$11Mphila.gov ↗
Hbih Llc15$610Kphila.gov ↗
Nn Inc22$246Kphila.gov ↗
Essia Rise Llc11$110Kphila.gov ↗
Noa Real Estate Holdings Llc11$116Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 27 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1000 S 56TH ST built new under a 2011 permit. Absentee individual $119K 3/1 990 1925 0
1002 S 56TH ST Bought for $52K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $79K 3/1 960 1925 1
1004 S 56TH ST Bought for $15K in 2020, addition and/or alterations permit in 2021, sold for $215K in 2021 (+1333%). Owner-occupied $242K 3/2 1,920 1925 2
1006 S 56TH ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $87K in 2026 (+74%). Investor / LLC $110K —/— 960 1920 2
1008 S 56TH ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
1010 S 56TH ST Absentee individual $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 tax lien
1012 S 56TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2004. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 1 abated
1014 S 56TH ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2013 → $240K in 2024 (+465%). Owner-occupied $199K 3/2 960 1925 2
1016 S 56TH ST Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 960 1925 1
1018 S 56TH ST Traded 6×: $14K in 2001 → $110K in 2022 (+709%). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 6
1020 S 56TH ST Traded 3×: $17K in 2016 → $68K in 2020 (+292%). Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 960 1925 3
1022 S 56TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
1024 S 56TH ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 1
1026 S 56TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $68K 3/1 960 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1028 S 56TH ST Traded 2×: $19K in 2009 → $8.1M in 2021 (+42400%). Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 960 1925 2 rented
1030 S 56TH ST Bought for $91K in 2023, built new (tax-abated), sold for $222K in 2024. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 2 abatedtax lien
1032 S 56TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1034 S 56TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
1036 S 56TH ST Bought for $59K in 2004, use permit in 2007, sold for $8.1M in 2021 (+13586%). Investor / LLC $68K 3/1 960 1925 3 rented
1038 S 56TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
1040 S 56TH ST Bought for $61K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $207K 3/2 1,030 1925 2 tax lien
1042 S 56TH ST Absentee individual $116K 3/1 960 1925 0
1043 S 56TH ST Appeal city affirmed (2008); L&I violation (2020). Absentee individual $26K —/— 898 1925 0 tax lien
1044 S 56TH ST Bought for $115K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 960 1925 2
1046 S 56TH ST Bought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 960 1925 2
1048 S 56TH ST Traded 4×: $31K in 2005 → $30K in 2020 (-3%). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,188 1925 4
1050 S 56TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2001. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 960 1925 1 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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